We used this room until the mid 80s when we had a new yard office
built about a block south of Bank Street. This area was in the
central tower part of the depot, date is approximate as I can't recall
the exact time frame. Best, Archie
On Sep 17, 2010, at 7:42 AM, Duncan Cameron wrote:
> Archie,
> During what time frame was the upper story of the Keokuk depot used as
> quarters? Was this in the room under the central "tower" or over
> part of
> the baggage/express wing?
> Duncan Cameron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "archie hayden" <kliner@mywdo.com>
> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Depot interior question
>
> > Steve, looking back at sleeping accommodations that I made use of,
> > Lewiston,Ill in the freight room of the depot, Sterling, Ill. same
> > room, West Quincy, Mo back room of yard office, and Burlington, Ia.
> > second floor of depot, and also Keokuk, Ia second floor of old
> depot.
> > These quarters were provided for the enginemen but the train crew
> > often rode in on their coat tails.
> > On Sep 15, 2010, at 9:58 PM, STEVEN HOLDING wrote:
> >
> >> As far as the bed goes they were quite often used by extra or
> relief
> >> operators
> >> between shifts at the end of a long commute.
> >> We had one in the locker room at Congress Park used by section and
> >> MOW. I used
> >> it for the two weeks when I first started there and had to be to
> >> COMPASS(computer) school in Cicero at 8AM. I would sleep on the
> >> train in (one
> >> day woke up when the train stopped at Cicero) attend school till
> >> noon then ride
> >> out to CP and sack out in the Locker Room. Frank(the agent) would
> >> come and get
> >> me when my shift started at 3PM till 11pm Sleep going home on the
> >> train to
> >> start all over again the next day(No Hours of Service account
> >> breaking in and
> >> not a train order job)
> >> Steve retired again in SC
> >> and time to sack out
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Douglas Harding <doug.harding@iowacentralrr.org>
> >> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> >> Sent: Wed, September 15, 2010 7:14:40 PM
> >> Subject: [CBQ] Depot interior question
> >>
> >> List last Saturday I had the opportunity to see the interior of the
> >> CB&Q depot
> >> in Milton, IA. In the freight room was a small room
> >> suspended from the rafters and accessible via a ladder fastened to
> >> the wall. I
> >> was told a bed was found in the room, but that
> >> would have been when the town took over the depot. The railroad
> >> stopped running
> >> in Milton in 1969, I have no idea when the town
> >> acquired the building.
> >>
> >> I have created a new photo album "Milton IA" and uploaded two
> photos
> >> I took of
> >> this room. I can get access and take additional
> >> photos if needed.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any ideas of what the room was used for and why it
> >> was built
> >> the way it was built?
> >>
> >> Doug Harding
> >> www.iowacentralrr.org
> >>
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> >>
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