Steve & leo,
Many thanks.
That was 1 thing , I had never considered a turntable!
Paul
On 30/03/2011 03:54, STEVEN HOLDING wrote:
> Paul
> I put the track charts for Buda in the File section under track charts
> AU 85 is the Mainline side
> GT 80 is the Galesburg Div Side(Branch)
> Yes there was a roundhouse there but I have no idea what size. Turntable was
> a
> 63.75 ft deck girder air crab table built in Burlington in 1882 moved to Buda
> in
> 1902
> line abandon south in 1979 to Lombardville
> Line was used to move coal from mine to the Mainline(Galesburg to Aurora)
> Steve in SC
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> From: Paul Evans<paul@peke.com>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, March 29, 2011 10:13:45 AM
> Subject: [CBQ] The Elmwood branch at Buda
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> I am hoping that somebody can answer a few question to help the
> detailing of my model railway.
>
> My modelling is progressing quite nicely, with the depot more or less
> complete.
>
> I have been studying the photographs (p54,& P55) in Michael J Spoor
> book CB&Q in colour - volume 4 and it shows that there was a small yard
> off the Elmwood Branch.
>
> My questions are
> 1. How many roads were there in the yard (including the branch line)
> 2. Did at least 1 track run round the shed and rejoin the branch line
> 3. Was the shed railway property and what was it used for.?
> 4. What was the yard used for? (the photo shows MOW equipment)
>
> My photos from 2008 show that the area was being used for storing of
> track etc.
>
> 1 last question,
>
> When was the wooden bridge over the main line, just west of the depot,
> replaced by the modern steel& concrete one.
>
> Many thanks to all those who have responded to my previous questions.
>
> Paul Evans.
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