I grew up on a farm 3 miles west of Serena and attended 12 years of school in
the Serena schools.
Serena is a typical small farming community located on US 52 in northeast
LaSalle County, On the CB&Q it is south of Sheridan and Burgess Junction and
north of Wedron. In the 1950's - 60' there was a grocery store with a locker
plant, Post Office, Farm Supply grain elevator/feed mill/petroleum sales, cafe,
barber shop, farm implement store, auto repair shop, 2 gas stations, church,
school and rural fire department. I would estimated 50 houses and a population
of 150 to 200. Earlier there had been a bank, but it was closed before 1955. I
don't know much about the earlier history.
The depot was located just north of Route 52 on the west side of the tracks. It
was closed in the early 60's. The part-time station master at the time became a
janitor at the school. The depot has been torn down for some time. A friend of
the family's claims to be the small boy in the photo in Diesels West.
Many of the small business have since closed. The church, school, fire
department, cafe, and grain elevator remain with a population about the same.
My introduction to the Q was watching trains from the school yard and sometimes
the class rooms.
----- Original Message -----
From: William Ewinger
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 5:42 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Serena, Il.
--- William Ewinger <b_ewinger@y...> wrote:
> hi all
> from aledo down new boston the right of way is still
> visabule.this line if i am not mistaken came out in
> the late 70's under bn.i travel through the area
> every
> other week.depot is still in aledo and is being used
> what i don't know.i have not found any other signs
> of
> depots in joy or new boston and i don't travel east
> of
> aledo so i can't help you there
> bill ewinger
> --- Rupert and Maureen <gamlenz@i...> wrote:
> > Listers
> >
> > There is a photo of an un-numbered motor car at
> > Serena, Il. in "Diesels West" page 24, and I'm
> > trying to find out more about the town.
> > According to the Station Index (undated) in
> > "Everywhere West", Serena was on the Aurora -
> > Streator timetable #72, together with Yorkville,
> > Weldon, Ottawa and Grand Ridge. Any ideas on its
> > history?
> >
> > In passing (as I thought the similar timetable
> > numbers might suggest the two routes might join)
> has
> > anyone a copy of timetable #72A including Galva
> to
> > New Boston (via Nekoma, Woodhull, Viola and
> Aledo)?
> > Were these the terminals for this line? Studying
> > the Station Index with an atlas suggests the track
> > followed a similar line to Highway 17 from Galva
> on
> > the Aurora-Galesburg-Quincy line to the
> Mississippi.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rupert
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> > removed]
> >
> >
>
>
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hi all
i can't say what was used for power in the great days
of the "Q" but under the bn when i saw the line
working the used the gp-7
bill ewinger
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