Mike
Yes it went to the gravel pits which are where Wabonsee College is. Was
used to haul gravel to the elevation work at both Chicago and Aurora.
sjh
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From: David E. Lotz <Dave_Lotz@m...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:19 PM
Subject: RE: [BRHSlist] Q branch at Sugar Grove?
> No mention of this in the 1917 Corporate History of the Burlington by W.W.
> Baldwin.
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> Dave
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mmatalis@s... [mailto:mmatalis@s...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 5:55 PM
> To: BRHSlist
> Subject: [BRHSlist] Q branch at Sugar Grove?
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> Did the Q at one time have a short branch north out of Sugar Grove? I
found
> a reproduction of a 1916 Illinois highway map being used as end papers in
a
> book about Chicago area interurbans, and it shows such a line running
> between Sugar Grove and the Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary to the north. Gary
> fans have never heard of this, and one reply stated that it was a Q spur
to
> a quarry near Bliss Woods. Any info out there? Thanks!
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> Thank you kindly,
>
> Mike Matalis
> Railroad Photographer and Raconteur
> Downers Grove IL
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