Thanks for clearing that up. I guess the crews lied to a young 14
year old railfan. Ashland Ave makes a lot more sense. I know the
Congress Park set out was mostly East traffic (ie NYC). I stand
corrected and thanks.
Yes, my former neighbors traded the smell of livestock for the rumble
of the diesel reefer. And they were loud.
Richard Forst
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Russ Strodtz" <borneo@...> wrote:
> Leo,
>
> I did not want to be too much of an "expert" so I waited for
> someone else to say it.
>
> CB&Q delivered direct to the US Yards via the CR&I/CJ at
> Ashland Avenue Yard. While the IHB was affiliated with these
> roads and had it's own line to the Stockyards they did not
> handle any traffic for the roads that delivered to the US
> Yards direct.
>
> In reality that line, (most of it double track), was built
> to expedite the movement of both meat and livestock from
> the Stockyards area East for the MC and NYC (West).
>
> The last five regular destinations for livestock moving
> East from the CB&Q to IHB at Congress Park were:
>
> Sheep = Wolverine Packing, Detroit MI, Via MC
> Hogs = Tobin Packing, Rochester NY, Via MC-CASO-NYC
> Hogs = Tobin Packing, West Albany NY, Via MC-CASO-NYC
> Hogs = Northeastern Packing, Somerville MA, Via MC-CASO-NYC-B&M
> Hogs = Hygrade Food Products, Richmond VA, Via C&O
>
> Russ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: qutlx1@...
> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 November, 2007 08:02
> Subject: Fwd: [CBQ] Re: Montgomery Stock yard operations
>
>
> Not to be contradictory but are you sure those stock cars set on
the south
> wye were for the Chgo stock yards?
> The recent posting of Condrs. lists s/o at Congress Park shows
them headed
> to points east on the NYC,etc.
> I thought that the Q delivered directly to the stockyards via
Western Ave
> since it was a charter member of the stock yards. Road crews
delivered their
> trains directly to the yards for many years.
>
> One side note is that once the mechanical reefers took over for
the ice cars
> the neighbors in Brookfield were none too pleased listening to the
diesels.
> Soon a line was added to the special instructions that if setting out
> mechanical reefers at Cong. Park they had to be shoved west of
the depot.
>
> Leo Phillipp
>
>
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