Greg,
Can not place the meet on double track. Of course I
was not there in the 40's. Give me some time and I'll
sure give it a try.
The 40's from the cab view that is labeled East Winona
is at Winona Jct. Look at the sign on the canopy roof
at left.
Aerial CB&Q38 is Winona Jct. also.
Aerial CB&Q39 is East Winona
The aerial view of Nelson clearly shows the line change
West of the SH25 crossing. This was done well after it
was double tracked. The old grade crossing would have
been about 20' to the right of the one in this view.
At least when I lived there you could take a 4-wheel
drive vehicle a ways up the old right of way. Trees
are probably getting too big now.
The aerial view of Trevino is much grown over by now.
In addition the highway was moved when the new bridge
was built.
41 and 42 are of East Winona. In the case of 41 the
tracks, from left to right, are Tail Track, GBW
Interchange, GBW Main, BN Main, Controlled Siding,
Old Siding, River Track. The Controlled Siding is the
original Eastward track. Note that the GBW could only
deliver on the Old Siding or River Track. Never heard
a specific name for the connection between the GBW Main
and the Old Siding. 42 is working up stream from over
East Winona. There are two groups of cars on the GBW
Interchange. About 3/4 of the way up in this view, just
before the tracks merge into the trees at Winona Jct
you can see the fill from left to right where the C&NW
trackage had been.
The Cochrane depot view clearly shows where the North
end door had been. Have to take back what I said about
Nelson. Didn't remember that door being so close to the
windows. Might just be a mirror image plan. Building
at right was the coal shed, of course. In the oil heat
days that I was there it was used to store salt for
grade crossing ice melting. IIRC it was just lifted
off it's foundation but I do not know where it went.
I have the "Cochrane" sign off the other end of the
depot. Train order board was scrapped by the Signal
Department. Mail crane which had been East of the
crossing was under the depot. It is at the Pepin
Museum now. Right up to the Early 80's the oversize
tie it had been mounted on was still in place. That
would be on the Westward track. Don't think anyone
would want to pull that one out.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Smith
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 03 March, 2004 23:02
Subject: [CBQ] some more photos
Hello,
I just added a few more shots including some taken by my friend Jim
Wetzler while doing some flying. The air shots date around 1980. I
was part of an HO club here in the Twin Cities area that loosely
modeled the Q between Trevino and LaCrosse. Much of the research
material and photos have been stored at another of the clubmembers
place, and he recently turned it over to me.
Greg Smith / Apple Valley MN
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