Bill,
Thanks for posting the great photos taken at Oregon, IL. They bring back some
great memories of my riding on those trains to and from college in that exact
era. In fact now I am in the midst of creating a replica of the Oregon, Il
station. Now that I have additional information about the freight house and
other RR structures from other photo postings here on the "CB&Q" site I hope to
eventually expand the station structure into more of a diorama.
Now that I have seen your photos I have a few questions:
Were you a native of Oregon, IL?
On your "original postcard view" of the station a sign is quite evident on the
wall section between the baggage room door and the station agent's door. Can
you tell what that sign says?
I recall from a vintage "Buick inspection car" photo posted on another of the
Oregon, IL photo collections here on the site that was taken from a trackside
station view that there was a "Bell phone" sign near the waiting room door. Do
you have any knowledge as to whether there was a similar sign near the waiting
room door on the street side?
Do you have an approximate date for the photo of the E-5 taken at Oregon? Was
it from this same time period as the other photos you posted?
I never realized how many of the old troop cars were used on the Eola/Oregon
Turn. Do you have any idea as to how many might have appeared in the average
"turn" at the height of business?
I especially appreciate the photos of the Zephyrs, the Builder and NCL at
Oregon. They bring back some vivid memories of racing along the Mississippi
Palisades in the domes watching the signals change to red and wishing the trip
along the river wouldn't end, and of dozens of views of the Oregon station from
the domes of those trains between 1963 and 1967.
Thanks, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
correct posting time was Sunday, May 3, 2009 8:25 local time
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