Yes Ayers is near Smithboro but we are talking about
"Ayers Switch"
First CMStP&P crossed at Ebner and was built in 1904
on East end and 1886 at West end. Next cross was at
Ayers, MP 51.69. Next after the CMStP&P crossed the
West end of the west part of the yard at Savanna.
Ayers went to Savanna via 1886. Yes there is a river
at "Plum River" but I have no idea what is being talked
about "Plum River" as being some important. Even today
it is double track but the switch is West of Plum River.
The Railroad generally does not want bridges on switches.
It is either east of it or west of it.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "jj dietsch" <lcmtv1@yahoo.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, 15 February, 2009 22:48
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Ayers Jct, IL - old Galesburg ETT
ayers is north of smithboro, illinois
--- On Sun, 2/15/09, GLEN HAUG <glenehaug@msn.com> wrote:
From: GLEN HAUG <glenehaug@msn.com>
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Ayers Jct, IL - old Galesburg ETT
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 8:42 PM
Gerald:
I don't have any original timetables that old, but I did look on an old
track profile from Denrock to Savanna that is dated February 1909, and it
shows
a reference to Ayres Tower at survey station 2729+09 (MP 51.687) and in
parenthesis it says "Formerly Plum River Tower". The crossing is also
referenced at ss 2729+87.4. There is no mention of ownership. If the
Milwaukee
was built here prior to 1904, then my guess is that the Q was junior at this
location, because it doesn't look like the original Q line into Savanna
crossed the Milwaukee here, but the 1904 cutoff from Ayres to the Plum River
bridge did. I have an old Illinois District July 1904 timetable that I
copied
at the Newberry Library that I believe pre-dates the cutoff, and Ayres is
not
mentioned at all.
Glen Haug
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.comFrom: vje68@hotmail.comDate: Sun, 15 Feb 2009
17:26:12
+0000Subject: [CBQ] Ayers Jct, IL - old Galesburg ETT
Anyone have a 1920 or earlier Galeburg Div ETT to check whether there was a
tower @ this point way back when? (it may have been Milw) Was just south of
Savanna. Alos, anyone have info on the 2.3 mile branch that ran from Osborn
(5
miles east of Barstow) to the Cleveland Coal Mine? Was built in 1880's &
abandoned by 1920.Speaking of old ETT's - I have Chicago & Aurora #48
(June 6, 1926) that I will swap for a LaCrosse Div from the 20's or early
30's. Thanks, Gerald
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