Leo,
At Ayers it went to the right side of the CMStP&P and
then crossed the Savanna at the West end of the yard.
That would make it Ebner from left to right.
Then Ayers from right to left.
Then Savanna from left to right at Savanna.
Just look at the trackage, it's all there.
Russ
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From: <qutlx1@aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, 16 February, 2009 17:22
Subject: [CBQ] Ayers Switch
> In the mid 70's when word of the impending removal of the Milw line from
> Savanna to Ayers came out and lacking much to do on one of those looooong
> layovers at Savanna I walked the line from the yard xing to Ayers and
> back. Hey it
> was a nice spring day, I got some exercise and studied the line before it
> was
> gone. The track was gravel ballasted and in good shape but there was only
> the
> one Milw wayfreight to the Quad Cities each day. I recall finding a tower
> foundation and some signal piping.
> Once the line was removed the Milw local came off the their mainline near
> the double xing in Savanna and ran to Ebneron the BN.
> See my old post about almost rear ending that job one foggy morning due to
> lack of flagging protection.
>
> Looking at a 1928 atlas the Milw line to the Quad cities on the east side
> of
> the river actually came off their Savanna main east of town at a point
> named
> Ashdale and crossed the Q at Ebner. I suspect when this line was pulled
> the
> line from Savanna yard to Ayers was built with trackage rights from Ayers
> to
> Ebner. A local township road uses this old Milw right of way under the
> old Q
> ROW east of Plum river.
>
> Leo Phillipp
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