Charlie, any chance of getting those scans please?
Thank you!
Rory
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@...> wrote:
>
> I have a couple of pictures of the Congress Park tower that I could
(eventually) scan and post in the files section if it would be of
interest.
> Also determined that the ruling grade on the Q (probably east of
the Mississippi) was, prior to about 1890, the run up the hill from
then
> West Grossdale to LaGrange (State Road, now LaGrange Road). When
the predecessor to the IHB built to Congress Park the Q raised
> the tracks in front of the station (which had been at street level
grade) so by the time the Q reached the foot of the former grade it
crossed
> the Belt tracks (which were depressed maybe 3 feet), thus reducing
the grade a great deal. Later, (probably during the 20's when the
> pedestrian subway was added and the entire front of the station was
demolished due to a derailment) the tracks were raised another 3-4
feet
> to accomodate taller equipment which is where it is today. The
IHB has been further undercut to allow auto racks and stack trains to
clear
> the Q bridge since the 1960s.
> Charlie Vlk
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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