Rupert,
There's a thumbnail history and photos of the MI&L on the Fallen Flags website.
You can find it at:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-m/misc-m.html
According to the above link, the line was abandoned and scrapped in 1929.
Mark Heiden
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@...> wrote:
>
> Randall
>
> I can't help with your query but I was looking for information this weekend
> about old subsidiaries and came across photos of the Macomb Industry &
> Littleton at Western Illinois University Digital Collection at
> http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/index_wiu_digimgc.php?CISOROOT=/wiu_digimgc
>
> I searched on "Macomb railroad" and found some interesting photos including
> 001872.JPG which appears to be a 6 wheel car labelled "motor car on Macomb &
> Western Illinois Railroad".
>
> What happened to the MI&L?
>
> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randall Hicks" <randallhicks@...>
> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:54 AM
> Subject: [CBQ] Macomb Switcher
>
>
> > Would anybody like to speculate on what type of locomotive would have been
> > used as the Macomb (IL) switcher c. 1915? At that time the Q was
> > interchanging with a local shortline, the Macomb Industry and Littleton,
> > and a switcher was stationed there. Thanks!!!
> >
> > Randall
> >
>
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