Philip,
How likely do you think it would be that the tower in Keokuk was taken down
during the 50's? I suppose I should ask the same question about the CB&I water
tank at the same end of the yard.
Duncan
----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Weibler
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: coal tower
Hello Duncan, Rory, Rob and All -
The coal conveyor system was in use in June of 1954. I don't know when the
coal tower was removed, but the one in Quincy was gone before 1952 and replaced
with the same type coal yard conveyor system as used in Keokuk. PAW
----- Original Message -----
From: Duncan Cameron
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: coal tower
Thanks Rory. I'll take a look.
Duncan
----- Original Message -----
From: Rory Murchison
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:23 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Re: coal tower
Try this one too Duncan:
http://www.debenllc.com/servlet/Detail?no=2395
Not sure if its close to Keokuk, but it is a Fairbanks Morse wooden
model.
Rory
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Duncan Cameron" <d.cameron@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Rob. I'll look for one of those. Not entirely sure when
the tower was removed. It certainly wasn't being used in the early
sixties (or even at the end of Wabash steam in Keokuk). It had been
replaced by a conveyor system by the roundhouse. Unless I can find
out when it was pulled down, I'm going to include the tower for
visual interest.
> Duncan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Adams
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] coal tower
>
>
> Hi Duncan;
>
> I just finished commuting home in our lovely Iowa winter weather
and saw
> your post. Unfortunately, the tower plans in the June 84 MM are
for a
> substantially different tower design than the one at Keokuk (if
my
> recollections of that series of articles is still accurate).
>
> But all is not lost for us Keokuk fans. There is a kit once
produced by
> Gloor Craft (Their catalog No. 406) that could serve as the basis
for
> the Keokuk tower with several modifications. The basic size,
shape and
> construction details are similar. Modifications of several
framing
> details, the roof, and sheathing on the hoist tower would make it
a a
> very close fit. Top it off with some modified Tichy parts for the
> discharge chute and gate and you'd have a pretty credible and
nicely
> detailed model (in my humble opinion anyway). I have one of the
kits
> and this is my present plan for an eventual Keokuk terminal
model.
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
> Kind regards, Rob Adams
>
> Duncan Cameron wrote:
> >
> > It caught my attention because the old tower in Keokuk was the
same
> > capacity.
> > Rob Adams has a couple of pictures of it on his K&W website.
Timber
> > construction, spanning one track and serving a second.
> > Duncan
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kenneth Martin
> > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com <mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CBQ] coal tower
> >
> > Duncan,
> >
> > The article is on the 150 ton tower at Eola, there is no
mention of who
> > built it.
> >
> > Ken Martin
> >
> > Duncan Cameron wrote:
> >
> > >Mainline Modeler, June 1984 apparently had plans for a CB&Q
coaling
> > tower. Does anyone have this issue? If so, can anyone tell me
whether
> > this might have been a Fairbanks-Morse design?
> > >Thanks.
> > >Duncan Cameron
> > >
> > >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
>
> --
> Rob Adams
> Wellman, IA
> steamera@...
> Modeling the CB&Q RR's Keokuk & Western branch,
> along with connecting Wabash and CRI&P operations, circa 1938
> <http://www.KeokukandWesternRR.com>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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