Re: [CBQ] Thanksgiving! (and tugboats)

["cvlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>]

Gerald-

I did run across a Chicago Tribune story about the Erie Carfloat operation; I 
am not sure that any other railroads had such equipment in Chicago.   The Erie 
had an isolated  yard (no rail connection!) and freight house on the North 
Branch of the Chicago River and brought cars up from their main freighthous on 
the South Branch.
They had a Gas Mechanical 0-4-0 Switcher stationed at the North Branch 
facility.   My guess is that they had enough LCL traffic coming from Sears, 
Mongomery Wards,
etc. and maybe some steel business to warrant the operation of a tug and 
carfloats on the Chicago River for such a short distance.   Given the 
alternative routing around Chicago over several roads to get to the same area 
it probably cut a day or two off the delivery time.  The Erie T&HS had a two 
part bulletin story on the operation.

Charlie Vlk

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