daytons bluff yard (st. paul) was the terminal for any
freights inbound from southeast(la crosse etc.) and
cars sent to other twin city railroad yards via
transfer runs w/nw-2s etc. for power see mike spoor's
number 2 and al holck's number 2 books for photos
--- Paul/Celine Kossart <kozys@t...> wrote:
> At 09:14 AM 9/20/02, you wrote:
>
> > My question now is, other than the Twin Cities
> Zephyr, what freight
> > routes would have existed in Minnesota in the
> mid-fifties? I really do
> > not know where to look for this information in the
> area I live in.
> > Wally D.
>
>
> Hi Wally,
>
> I'm not conversant on the 'Q up that way since my
> current area of modeling
> interest is in the locale "somewhere" between
> Chicago and Galesburg, but I
> recall recently reading about trains of coal from
> the Beardstown Division
> and the coal fields there, coming up your way
> through Savanna. Others more
> knowledgeable on the subject can fill you in on the
> particulars, or correct
> me if I'm wrong. Either way, we'll both benefit !
>
> Keep us posted on your progress.
>
> Paul Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA
> Modeling the CB&Q & fictional Illiniwek River Valley
> area in the 1960's.
>
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