Tim,
According to my retired depot Agent/operator of my grandfather, the
trains have always been taconite pellets. If you are planning on
modeling movements from Savanna towards East Dubuque, would you want
a rough track layout of Galena Junction from the operator there? I
could jog my grandfather's memories of the junction's track plan and
send it to you.
Sam Weber
In BRHSlist@y..., "Tim VanMersbergen" <killercarp@y...> wrote:
> Greetings group,
> I am looking for information on the ore trains that ran to Granite
> City from Minnesota off the GN in the 1968-1970 period. I'm
looking
> at possibly modeling this movement in the area between East Dubuque
> and Savanna, IL.
>
> How often did they run, what was the typical tonnage, and what was
> the usual power for these moves?
>
> Did the empties return as a solid train, or on regular trains, and
if
> a solid train of empties, what was typical power for those?
>
> Was it raw ore, or taconite in this time period?
>
> Finally, given the wide experiences in this group, would anybody
have
> any anecdotes about running these trains in any era? These kind of
> first-person stories are one of the best parts of this group and a
> fantastic source of information.
> Thanks,
> Tim VanMersbergen
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