Thanks for the photos - every piece helps complete the puzzle.
John Sauer
--- In BRHSlist@y..., "clipperwr" <clipperw@E...> wrote:
> John,
> I posted a couple photos of the Downers Grove lay over yard this
> morning. They were taken around 1940 by my dad. One shows
> the engine servicing facility while the other looks west and
> shows the upper 5 track yard. Sorry, that my uncle is blocking
> part of the view. Hopefully, you will find these of some help in
> your modeling effort.
>
> --- In BRHSlist@y..., "nycbqfan" <jsauer@e...> wrote:
> > Ed,
> >
> > Thanks. No - you can go back to typing elsewhere (CUS
> book?).
> >
> > Actually, the PTJ articles you wrote (1988)had a couple of very
> > helpful photos, I discovered this morning. Like the shot of the
> GP7
> > on the Downers Grove turntable (now I know not only that there
> was a
> > table, but what it looked like). Plus a couple of views,
including
> > the passenger depot at DG. And I can see a bit of the layover
> tracks
> > in another shot.
> >
> > With the great info from Leo, I think DG would make a nice
> locality
> > to consider modeling. I am not sticking to a specific year for
> my
> > layout - or else I couldn't have both steam and gallery cab cars,
> or
> > steam and those beautiful P2K CB&Q GP20 and GP30 in
> Chinese Red. I
> > will try to keep era to mid 50's with some exceptions. But with
> some
> > history bending, I think Downers Grove could be interesting.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > John Sauer
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