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Re: [BRHSlist] Eola

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Eola
From: "VLBG" <VLBG@s...>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:30:40 -0600
This is stupid! Spell checker changes this when it send them.
Got to turn that off. This is what Outlook revised:

Leo,

"Velvet"? Could that name have start with "L"? Heard he stayed on the engine
to the bitter end.

Russ

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <qutlx1@a...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 26 March, 2002 21:04
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Eola
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> 
> > Russ, as to the Austin Western property I was referring to the property 
> > EAST 
> > of McClure(the back lot) there was a lead into there from the larger 
> > property 
> > of Austin Western, west across McClure. I shoved and pulled Austin on more 
> > nights and midnights than I care to remember.Believe me,I used to know 
> > those 
> > leads.
> > The scrap dealer you refer to was Gordon Scrap(put a gon or 2 in there 
> > too).They're long gone and so is the "industrial lead". I also remember the 
> > time "velvet" (if I recall correctly) was tied on to a potash train in the 
> > east yard and the "foot soldiers" forgot to tie the air in.He started 
> > pulling 
> > that train down to double it over and couldnt get it stopped w/the engine 
> > brake and ended up slamming into a gon spotted at Gordon before coming to a 
> > halt.Both the engine and gon were a little off center to the rails(still 
> > have 
> > a couple photos of that one).
> > The lumber dealer you refer to was indeed west of Farnsworth off the 
> > "industrial lead" they were named Globe Lumber and had those strange,unique 
> > rubber tired transports that ran from the spur up Farnsworth and New York 
> > Streets to the lumber yard.Globe is gone now too and the site is owned and 
> > operated by Siegles' out of Elgin. They're lumber comes in off the old 
> > C.M.ST.P.&P. until Menards and Home Depot become a duopoly in the Fox 
> > Valley. 
> > 
> > As to east yard 1 and 2, yes indeed they have been lengthened all the way 
> > down to the west end of the yard and come into the lead as close to McClure 
> > as possible. The slag hole ws sfilled in to accomplish this. So does 3; 
> > which 
> > is new. The old yard 3 is now 4,etc. Alll this was done a few years back by 
> > inserting the new yard 3.
> > Leo
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> > 
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