The last run of the Dolly on the Keithsburg line was Feb 16, 1952.
The track from Galva to Nekoma was ripped up in 1958. You are correct
Bill that the track still ran from the Peavine line to a junction at
Alpha down to the grain elvator at Woodhull and on to Nekoma. But the
6-7 miles from Nekoma to Galva was gone in 58.
Rory
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, William Ewinger <b_ewinger@...> wrote:
>
> the piece of track that ran east of the galesburg to quad cities
line lasted until the burlington nrthern time
> bill ewinger
>
> Rory Murchison <murchi209@...> wrote:
> 1952 maybe, not 62. I used to play on the pile of tiles
that blocked
> the tracks in 62.
>
> Check this link out. Always wondered why it was called the Dolly.
>
> http://www.thehawkeye.com/columns/Hansen/2003/Hansen_0622.html
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, fred starr <frdstarr@> wrote:
> >
> > hi
> > I think they stoped using it in 1962 as i recall the last run was
> with school kids from galva road it had a pice in the paper about
it.
> fred
> >
> > Rory Murchison <murchi209@> wrote:
> >
> > Noel, yes the Q ran somewhat parallel to the RI west of town.
This
> > line went to New Boston. Its the line the "Dolley", a Q gas
> electric,
> > would take. Got pics somewhere from a local rag called the
> Galvaland.
> >
> > The line was abandoned in the 40's sometime. (way befor my time!
> born
> > in 52)
> >
> > But the track ran behind the area of Galva you lived in just to
get
> > to Lilly Tulip. It was just long enough for the SD7 and a 50'
box.
> > There were a whole mess of ties and scrap metal from Hank
> McMillians
> > crap yard on the track further west in the 60's.
> >
> > My best friend Mike lived right across from the foundry. When the
> RI
> > trains would come into town from Silvis, they would stop at the
> West
> > edge of town and phone the Q tower to get clearance to cross the
> > diamond. My buddy Mike and I would sometimes walk down the track
> and
> > ride the caboose back to his house. Train would be going at a
> pretty
> > good clip when we got there! (I know, I know. Dangerous! Kids
don't
> > do this! We were dumb, invicible kids at the time!)
> >
> > Ahhhh yes, the old-old-daze!
> >
> > Rory
> >
> > --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Noel Raley <bnrifan@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rory,
> > >
> > > My dad and grandma used to work at Lilly Tulip, and my dad got
> pics
> > > of the whole place before they tore it down. Maybe he has some
> > > pictures of the track you are talking about. I was going on the
> > > memory of a 12 year old, as I was born in '69 in Kewanee, but
my
> > > family and I have always lived in Galva.
> > >
> > > I did not know the CBQ switched the foundry and did not know
that
> > was
> > > coke, not coal. Makes sense, because you are correct. What came
> > out
> > > of the bottom of those cars, went into the elevated dumper that
> > went
> > > up to the blast furnace. I had three uncles that worked at the
> > > foundry, and when we would go visit to drop something off to
them
> > > (like their lunch or just to talk to them briefly) I would
watch
> > the
> > > elevated dumper work.
> > >
> > > When the ROCK would come into town from Bishop Hill, I would
run
> > from
> > > my grandma's house (about 12 houses west from the foundry), and
> > watch
> > > the ROCK do their thing in town. I remember fondly the growl of
> > the
> > > geep diesels as they idled and their bells a dinging, as they
> > blocked
> > > US34 traffic while switching the foundry.
> > >
> > > Ahhh the good 'ole days.
> > >
> > >
> > > -Noel
> > >
> > > PS According to Bill Selleck, there was also a CBQ line next to
> > the
> > > ROCK line that crossed over US34 at w. division street. I do
not
> > > ever remember Burlington locomotives in that area of Galva, but
> > then
> > > they could have been, before I was born.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 06:28 PM 3/4/2007, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >The foundry was switched by both the Q and the RI. As I
recall,
> > the Q
> > > >would setout boxcars full of casting sand. The rock would
setout
> > > >coke, not coal, for the blast furnace. (or maybe the other way
> > around)
> > > >
> > > >The Q would also setout 50' boxcars at Lilly Tulip cup co,
which
> > was
> > > >right next to the foundry. Had a heck of a curve and they used
> > SD7's.
> > > >Would squeel like mad as the flanges hit the rail!
> > > >
> > > >Rory
> > > >--- In <mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Noel
> > Raley
> > > ><bnrifan@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Rick,
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you referring to the ROCK or BN?
> > > > >
> > > > > What side of US 34 are you referring to? There was a ROCK
> track
> > on
> > > > > the SE side of US 34 that went through town, crossed over
the
> > CBQ
> > > > > mainline, snaked through where those huge Gateway COOP
storage
> > > >silos
> > > > > are, and came out by the foundry, crossed US 34 and then
> finally
> > > >went
> > > > > around the backs of most of the houses on west division
> street
> > to
> > > > > Bishop Hill viaduct. The roadbed is still quite visible
> through
> > > > > town, even behind west division and across US34 near where
the
> > > > > foundry used to be.
> > > > >
> > > > > Btw, did the ROCK switch the foundry? I remember black coal
> cars
> > > > > sitting there (a few of them) some with the white and blue
> THE
> > ROCK
> > > >on them.
> > > > >
> > > > > I lived in Galva all my life up till 2000, when I moved to
> > Kewanee,
> > > > > then Southern, IL where I am at right now.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -Noel
> > > > >
> > > > > PS Sorry for OT post about ROCK on CBQ group.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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