Charlie,
CB&Q/IC did not "paralled the CB&Q/IC". CB&Q abandoned
West of Portage after they made an agreement that made
the IC with two double track. What that actually means
is that for a while there were three tracks in service.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, 09 October, 2008 17:46
Subject: Re: [CBQ] help with a layout location
> Jim-
> The CB&Q and CGW did not see each other in Savanna.... the Milwaukee Road
> had a large yard adjacent to the Q yards there though.
> You are probably thinking about East Dubuque, where the Q and IC shared
> trackage rights and CGW joined them at Galena... and took
> the IC over the bridge at East Dubuque to Dubuque.
> MR had an article about the point where the IC split off from the Q, went
> into a curved tunnel bored through the palisades to cross the
> Q at a right angle and crossed the river on fixed spans and a swing
> bridge.
> I am including that area in my N Scale railroad and Jeff Wilson had
> articles in MR about his HO railroad that modeled the point (Portage)
> where the IC joined the Q (or rather their lines paralled, as the IC built
> along the river to East Dubuque first).
> Charlie Vlk
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 5:31 PM
> Subject: [CBQ] help with a layout location
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> Please feel free to contact me off list. I am planning on a new HO
> layout and had been planning on modeling the CBQ/CGW lines near
> Savanna, Il. However with a 11' x 20'room , I don't think I have
> enough room to do what I was planning without too many compromises. My
> era would be mid to late the 1960's and I would still like to base a
> layout on CB&Q and CGW - mostly freight operations. My question is
> there other locations where these two railroads operated that would be
> worth considering?
>
> Jim
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