The Q connection to Ordil was removed in 1954. During
WW II, it a very active shiping point.
--- Myron & Lois Dudenbostel <myroloi@egyptian.net>
wrote:
> From what I could see when I was at school at
> VTI/SIU (65-66), the only
> service to this operation was by the IC. By this
> time the line just went to
> some ware houses and IIRC were private operations. I
> do not believe there
> was any rail service to any of the still active
> ordnance plants, the trucks
> got all of this. One weekend, that I gone home, one
> of the bomb storage
> place blew up. The guys in the dorm said it shook
> pretty good and that they
> found some piece from the blast out by the parking
> lot.
> One weekend a year in the fall the government
> would open up some of the
> roads on the Crab Orchard Refuge for a self guided
> tour. I don't know how
> many miles of track were back in there. They did
> make sure you did not get
> off the marked tour route!
> Myron Dudenbostel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>
> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] re: Ordnance depots on the Q
>
>
> >
> >
> > Don't forget Ordinance Plant of Illinois, located
> at
> > Ordil, south of Herrin Junction on the Beardstown
> > Division.
> > --- gaedgar66 <vje68@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > There was also one near Edgemont, SD. Iwas by
> there
> > > in "78 or "79; a
> > > contractor was using part of it to repair frt
> cars &
> > > locos. A real
> > > steep grade at one point.
> > > The whole subj of the Q & military facilities
> would
> > > be a great Zephyr
> > > or Burl. Bulletin article - a map showing
> locations
> > > and yrs active,
> > > some pics of the Q servicing the facilities
> (troop
> > > train, ammo, fuel,
> > > etc) Need a 'point man' to gather photos,
> memories,
> > > data, etc - a
> > > volunteer??? This is how material developes
> for
> > > our BRHS publica-
> > > tions!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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