The 1891 Poors indicates (for the C&I);
Consolidation, June 1 1870, of the Ogle and Carroll County R.R. Co.
(chartered February 15, 1857; charter amended in 1859) and the
Chicago and Iowa R.R. Co. chartered March 30, 1869. Main Line put in
operation in May 1872. The Chicago, Rockford and Northern R.R. Co.
was chartered in November 1874; road opened in August 1875; leased to
the Chicago and Iowa R.R. Cp. for 30 years, at a rental of 25 per
cent of its gross earnings. The latter road was in the hands of a
receiver from August 1, 1877 to July 1, 1882, when it was turned over
to the present company. During 1882 the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy R.R. Co. acquired control of this road and its leased lines.
At 10:08 PM 3/26/2011, you wrote:
>Ed,
>
>No, the construction of the line from Rochelle (starting in January 1868) to
>Oregon was done by the construction company named "The Ogle and Carroll
>County Railroad Company." Upon completion of the line (April 8, 1871), the
>company was immediately merged into the Chicago and Iowa Railroad Company.
>The C&I after being in receivership (starting 8/1/1877), it was acquired by
>the Chicago, Rockford and Northern Railroad on January 1, 1892 and
>immediately leased to the CB&Q. Then, on June 1, 1899, the line was deeded
>to the CB&Q.
>
>Dave
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Carroll,
>Ed
>Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:52 AM
>To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [CBQ] rail bridge over the Des Moines River at Keokuk
>
>Hi Dave,
>
>Did this firm build the CB&Q bridge over the Illinois River at Ottawa?
>
>Ed
>________________________________________
>From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [CBQ@yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Duncan Cameron
>[d.cameron@sympatico.ca]
>Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 11:37 PM
>To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [CBQ] rail bridge over the Des Moines River at Keokuk
>
>Dave, that's what was making the most sense to me. It's just that I hadn't
>been able to find any mention anywhere of the bridge's construction and I
>didn't want to state as fact something that was supposition.
>Thanks, and I'll be in touch.
>Duncan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dave Lotz
>To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com<mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:08 AM
>Subject: RE: [CBQ] rail bridge over the Des Moines River at Keokuk
>
>Hi Duncan,
>
> From the Baldwin Corporate History, it appears that the bridge was built by
>the Mississippi Valley and Western Railway Company, which was a
>consolidation of the original Mississippi Valley and Western Railway Company
>and the Mississippi and Missouri River Air-Line Railroad Company. The line
>from Canton, MO to Buena Vista, IA (at the junction with the Keokuk & Des
>Moines [CRI&P]) was opened on June 24, 1872.
>
>I also have an extra copy of Bernie's book that I will sell you. Contact me
>offlist and we can discuss a price.
>
>Dave Lotz
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com<mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>
>[mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com<mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>]On Behalf Of
>Duncan
>Cameron
>Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 8:38 PM
>To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com<mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [CBQ] rail bridge over the Des Moines River at Keokuk
>
>Archie,
>Bernie's book has been on my list to get for a while. I keep watching e-bay
>and Amazon for someone who will ship one to Canada.
>But thanks for the lead. In terms of the corporate history that joint
>ownership would make sense, but the bridge was there in 1872 which was prior
>to the StLK&NW and maybe prior to the K&W as well (haven't got to that part
>of my notes yet).
>My best guess is still that it was built by the MV&W, but I'll keep you
>posted.
>Duncan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "archie hayden" < kliner@mywdo.com<mailto:kliner%40mywdo.com>
><mailto:kliner%40mywdo.com> >
>To: < CBQ@yahoogroups.com<mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>
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>Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 7:41 PM
>Subject: Re: [CBQ] rail bridge over the Des Moines River at Keokuk
>
> > Duncan, Do you have Bernie Corbin's K&W book? Page 29 may help sort
> > out a little of the question. It seemed to be a joint ownership
> > between the K&W and the StLK&NW. Archie
> > On Mar 25, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Duncan Cameron wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry for the cross posting but I'm throwing the net as widely as I
> >> can.
> >> I'm working on my notes on Keokuk's railway history and came up
> >> against a gap I can't fill.
> >> Who built and owned the first rail bridge over the Des Moines River
> >> at Keokuk?
> >> Initially the Mississippi Valley and Western Railway Compnay used
> >> trackage rights over the K&D to enter Keokuk.
> >> It seems they did have a small amount of track in Iowa at Buena
> >> Vista (near Keokuk) so it seems logical that they built the bridge.
> >> It (or its replacement) is now owned by BNSF.
> >> Does anyone have any details?
> >> Duncan Cameron
> >>
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