--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "zephyr98072" <glenehaug@m...> wrote:
> The line change at McPherson appears to be part of a large line
> change from Villisca to Emerson, IA., including realignments
through
> Stanton and Red Oak. The old CB&Q R/W maps show a new alignment
from
> these two points that criss-crosses the original line several
times.
> It is possible that the line change was done in stages, but the
angle
> of intersection between the old and new lines where they cross
> indicates to me that the line change was planned as one large
project.
>
> The reason for the line change would have been to reduce curves
and
> grade. The date of the line change was probably 1902 or 1903. An
> article on the Red Oak depot places the date of the line change as
> 1902. Several concrete trestle bridges on the line change have
dates
> of 1903. And there is a reference on one map at Stanton that the
> original line was taken up through town in 1903.
>
> While the relocated line goes through McPherson, the original line
> was located slightly to the south, going through Hawthorn. From
> looking at the maps, it would be very interesting to try and trace
> this line change on the ground today.
>
> Glen Haug
>
> ,--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Morgan-Fine,Richard" <Richard@m...>
> wrote:
> > I was look at Terrasever images and Topographic maps to day of
> track around
> > McPherson Iowa (about 5 miles west of Red Oak).
> >
> >
> >
> > Can any one tell me what year the track was realigned?
> >
> > And for what reasons.
> >
> >
> >
> > Richard E. Morgan-Fine
> >
> > Richard@m...
> >
> > East of Stanton, through & west of Red Oak you can still see
some of the of the old ROW. Also you can see the old bridge
abuttment on the west side of the river at Red Oak.
I too hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.
> > Tom Bentley
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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