Go to www.mapquest.com and enter arenzville il to see it is the second place
listed south of Beardstown. The first 3 zoom levels will still display the
CB&Q trackage. I think the grade between Arenzville and Concord is a little
over 1 degree, John Mitchell could tell you the exact grade. Heavy trains
like iron ore headed for St Louis (mid-late 1950's) had to come up the hill
in 2 or 3 sections. Before that the Q used to keep a crew with a pusher
engine available to help trains up that grade.
Bob
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Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:43 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Arenzville Hill grade...
> Mike,
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> Where is Arenzville? Not shown on any current track charts.
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> Russ
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> Subject: [CBQ] Arenzville Hill grade...
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> On Sunday I was out roaming around and made it as far as Arenzville, IL.
> Does anyone have any charts that they could look up just what kind of
percentage
> that grade is? The station and roundhouse (all 16 stalls!) are still
standing
> in Beardstown and worth seeing. I was also able to see a train from the
high
> road bridge at Stewart Siding for the first time... really an impressive
spot
> for Illinois. Also spent some time driving around what was Camp Ellis
near
> Ipava (WW2 training camp) and dropped by the FCNG station in Lewistown
and was
> pleased to meet Verlin White. Found the branch off the main south of
Vermont
> that ran east to the strip pits but the huge dragline shovel that was
there in
> the early '90s has been moved out or cut up. Interestingly, the
high-power
> electrical stubstation for the shovel is still there but abandoned.
Part of
> the fill for the branch to Rushville has been removed near the highway
but the
> wood pilings are still in place south of Vermont.
>
> Mike Martin / Peoria Heights, IL
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