Glen,
I left Monmouth in January of 68. A fleeting movement was installed on the
interlocking plant by the signal department. I was replaced by a button and the
3rd trick operator position was abolished.
Lenny
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, GLEN HAUG <glenehaug@...> wrote:
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>
> Bud:
>
> I don't think they were for the RRI&StL Main, because both signal bridge MP
> locations are east of the former depot, and the diamond was west of the
> depot. I am inclined to believe Lenny's explanation that there was no reason
> for a signal bridge at MP 179.05, and therefore it's reference on an old
> station map is a mistake. The other bridge (at MP 179.13) is well
> documented, and I remember seeing several photographs of it in various books.
>
> It would still be interesting to hear what others remember however.
>
> Glen Hanug
>
>
>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: wcman8@...
> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:07:59 -0800
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Monmouth - Was Morse lost language
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Glen and Larry The signal bridges you refer to may have protected the old
> Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis line that crossed the Galesburg to
> Ottumwa
> double main just west of the depot. Even though the trackage between Gerlaw
> and
> Roseville was removed in 1938, the Monmouth Yard engine still worked small
> yards
> on both sides of the Ottumwa main in the 1950's. I will contact the Ottumwa
> Line old heads and see if anyone can shed further light on this.
>
> R. W. "Bud" Linroth
>
> ________________________________
> From: GLEN HAUG <glenehaug@...>
> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, November 18, 2010 3:18:48 AM
> Subject: RE: [CBQ] Monmouth - Was Morse lost language
>
> Lenny:
>
> What did you remember about the signal bridge (bridges) at Monmouth? Old maps
> suggest that there may have originally been two (at MP 179.05 and 179.13). I
> have verified the one at 179.13, but am not sure about the other one. Was it
> still up in 1967? Thanks,
>
> Glen Haug
>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: wohrnell@...
> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:56:41 +0000
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: Morse lost language
>
> Pete,
>
> A little story about Morse, this happened in Monmouth. There were two
> operators
> in the office when a pretty young lady came to the ticket window.
> One operator tapped out a short message about the young ladies looks. She
> smiled
> and thanked him, turned out she was a Western Union operator.
>
> We still had a wire between the Q and C&NW (M&StL) in 67 at Monmouth.
>
> Lenny
>
> I ended up with Paul's bugs after he passed away in January.
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