There has been an article turned in on the elevation only needs photos
The old alignment when thru the old yard where the METRA yard is now and along
the west or Right side of the present elevation(looking west toward Galesburg)
At one time there was a ramp between Clark and Benton Streets to the Elevation.
Where the present abandon depot sits was a quarry that was filled and the old
mainline went across the North Ave Bridge and split at South Aurora Tower right
at the west end of North Ave. C&I north west Mainline West and the Alley
north.
The track on the west side of the Mainline often called the Old North Main was
just that. There was a full wye from the Mainline to the C&I as the Fox River
Line was built from Streator thru Ottawa to Montgomery and north via the NIFA
(Northern Illinois Fair Assoc.) Branch thru Mooseheart and on to Geneva
Northern Illinois Fair Assoc was on the North side of the Illinois Tollway in
North Aurora and site of the first Aurora Airport and old Aurora Downs.
What is better then the Burlington Boxes is the Burlington Castles
SJH
----- Original Message -----
From: graywolfs2
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:34 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Tracks through Aurora Illinois
Hi Jim,
Burlington Bulletin #37 titled "Burlington Boxes" which covers all
of the brick "box" stations on the "Q" has some of the answers to
your question.
I copy some of the text from that issue as follows:
The elevation project was done in phases over a period of eight
years starting in 1915. The grade elevation was completed and put
into service in November 1922, but the depot wasn't finished until
the following spring. It (the new depot) opened to traffic on May 1,
1923.
There are some pictures that go along with the text.
I also believe that it was BRHS member Jerry Hamsmith that gave a
presentation at one of the Meets (Aurora?) that covered quite a bit
more of the elevation project than what shows in Bulletin 37.
I hope that this helps further answer your question and I look
forward to more input from the afore mentioned Loren Johnson and
Jerry Hamsmith.
Greg K.
Minnesota
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "James Schwarz" <jas.schwarz@...> wrote:
>
> Were the tracks always elevated through Aurora?
>
> If not, what year were they elevated, and is their a track plan of
> where the tracks ran before the elevation.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
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