It would be an interesting sidetrip, especially for those folks not from the
area. The feed elevator is still there. Some of the sheep barns are still in
use by a lumber treatment company - Chicago Flameproof. The yard itself is
still active, being used by the Burlington Junction rwy to interchange with
BNSF and to sort industry cars for International Paper, Home Depot, Chicago
Flameproof and VVF (formerly Dial soap).
Sadly the old signal bridges recently gave way to progress.
Could also possibly see an Illinois Railnet train as well, which uses the old
Streator branch. Daily lugging 60-70 cars of silica up the branch to Eola.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@...> wrote:
>
> Larry
> It would be a good time. I spent a couple hours a year or so ago shooting up
> the alley and went out on Hurd's Island you can get some good photos of the
> Fox
> River Bridges as the meet is the first weekend in April and the leaves are
> still
> very small.
> About the only time I go railfanning is when I go to a meet. Sometimes you
> need
> to just shot the area as every time you snap the shutter you are recording
> history. My not use it soon but if you do not shot something today it may
> not
> be there tomorrow, next week or next month to say nothing of when you many be
> in
> the neighborhood again. I missed a neat factory that way.
> Steve in SC
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "Llarryo1@..." <Llarryo1@...>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, January 23, 2011 10:31:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Sheepyard tracks
>
>
> With the Spring Meet being held in Batavia this year (and only about 7
> miles away), would this be a good site for railfanning and maybe seeing what
> is still there from CB&Q days?
>
> Larry Owen
>
>
> In a message dated 1/23/2011 8:52:40 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> sholding@... writes:
>
> Mike
> You got it. Remember the elevation was put in with the old alignment still
> being used for normal service and there was a full wye between the
> C&I(Geneva
> Brancy)and the Main Line(used to turn the helper engines which shoved the
> trains
> out of Aurora westbound) (There was also a ramp between Clark and Benton
> Streets
> before the concrete bridges were put in) The Eastbound Main was filled and
> put
> into service on April 20, 1920(the big fill from Montgomery to Rathbone
> and
> Sard Ave.) (use to cut asparagus along the east side of it) There was a
> guy in
> the Passenger Dept at BNSF who had been talking to METRA about running the
> third
> main back thru town and all the way to the Bypass 30 and I told him he
> could not
> do it acct the fill. He did not even know about it being too narrow for
> three
> mains.
> Look for me in April
> Steve in SC
>
> ________________________________
> From: o_rrman <_mofferman@..._ (mailto:mofferman@...) >
> To: _CBQ@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com)
> Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 10:13:40 PM
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: Sheepyard tracks
>
> Thank you Leo and Steve. As always, your stories are great! Just so I am
> clear,
> the sheepyard lead is currently the track that parallels mains 1 and 2 to
> the
> west through Montgomery? It starts at the C&I main, drops down a little to
> the
> switch leading into the sheepyard and then back up to where it joins main
> one
> across from the old Lyon plant? I always thought that was the 'old north
> main'.
> If so, is the old north main actually down in bowl of the sheepyard
> itself? If
> so, I'm thinking its the track closest to the elevation - correct?
>
> Here is what Leo had posted a while ago which is what I was using as a
> reference
> --
>
> "Just as FYI: From the double mainline Northward(timetable direction
> based)
> here were the track names at the sheep yd:
>
> Old North Main
> B/O- any body know why? It's in the history of that track.What happened to
> the b/os placed on this track ?
> Middle
> ????????( I cant remember)
> elevator
> North/South Chutes."
>
> end of Leo's text
>
> By the way - I am modeling in N scale and am using Atlas code 55, so
> compared to
> the bigger mainline track it should look pretty flimsy...
>
> As always, I appreciate your help.
>
> Mike Offerman
>
> --- In _CBQ@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com) , qutlx1@
> wrote:
> >
> > And I used to really wonder when I 'd the rail and joints bars raise up
> > many inches as the cars passed over.
> >
> >
> > Was always a concern of mine while hanging there with that animal right
> > against the boards.
> >
> > Leo
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > To: _CBQ@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com)
> > From: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@>
> > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:42:23 -0800 (PST)
> > Subject: Re: [CBQ] Rochelle Meat Packing Plant-smells
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Now come on Leo you know it was held to gether with the weeds
> > Steve in SC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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