Bob: My alignment chart is from the mid 60's, so is probably the same one that
Russ Strodtz posted of 1965 era. This picture shows the Quincy Main heading
south just after leaving the depot. Prior to 1930 this wasn't the case,
because as you stated, the Quincy Main started further west and went around the
west side of the roundhouse (this is clear in Russ's 1930's photo of the yard).
In the 1965 photo, the Peoria Main and Quincy Main appear to cross each other
east of the roundhouse. That is what initially confused me.
I agree with you that it seems impossible that the two lines could have been
separated.
By the way, all of the photos of the yard layouts are very helpful for
reference. Thanks, Russ.
Glen Haug
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: amtrak347@aol.com
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:20:32 +0000
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Question on Galesburg
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "zephyr98072" <glenehaug@...> wrote:
>
> At Galesburg, after leaving the depot area, did the Quincy Main go over the
> Peoria Passenger Main on a bridge? The alignment charts seem to show the
> tracks this way. If so, was the clearance minimal? There would not have been
> much distance for the two lines to achieve much vertical separation.
>
> Glen Haug
>
Glen -
What is the date of the alignment chart you're looking at? To the best of my
knowledge, the Peoria Main and the Quincy Main are pretty much at grade level.
The Quincy Main does rise up higher in elevation to go over an employee
underpass providing access to the roundhouse. The underpass is still there, but
filled in with earth. There is a company service road at grade level near the
location of the now closed underpass. In Russ' alignment chart (1930s) it shows
the Quincy Main west of the roundhouse. This was later changed (I believe, in
the 1930s revamp of the yard configuration) to an east side routing around the
roundhouse that forms the west leg of the "Peoria Wye" that still exists today.
The "tail" of the "Peoria Wye" forms the 50-mile Peoria Main. I do recall the
removal of the "east" leg of the "Peoria Wye" being removed, I believe before
the 1970 merger, and then having to be re-installed after the increased coal
traffic to Peoria, post-merger. Interesting to note on Russ' chart the
existance of Peoples Traction and the Rock Island Southern interurban lines.
Bob Campbell
Naperville, IL
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