Re: Mt Morris-Highlights

["herrick01" <bherrick@k...>]

--- In BRHSlist@y..., qutlx1@a... wrote:
> Prior to the stubbing of track at Mt Morris on (8/30/32 per L.O. 
>Murdock asst to v.p.) the branch was served by a job based in 
>Rochelle that was a 2 man crew(train that is)

Leo,

An interesting point. I assumed, pre 1932, that this job was based 
in Forreston, where there was a turntable and roundhouse. After 
reading your post, I went back to the 1917 Valuation map of Rochelle 
and dang! There was a single stall engine house next to the 60' 
turntable. 

Bob Herrick