not sure about the rest but the 1st R stands for Rocford, it was the
Rockford Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad Company
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From: "zephyr98072" <glenehaug@msn.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 3:41 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Oquawka, ILL
> I have a couple of questions about Oquawka, Ill.
>
> Would someone be able to tell me, from an old alignment chart or from
> memory, where the end of the track was at the north end of Oquawka
> after the 1952 removal between Arpee and Oquawka?
>
> I am also looking for the what the first "R" stands for in the name
> of the R.R.I.&St.L. RR. My notes indicate that the track between
> Keithsburg and Gladstone was constructed by the St.L.R.I.&C., but I
> have noticed that the R.R.I.&St.L. is noted on much of the R/W.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Glen Haug
>
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