The C&NW, in addition to its line from St. Charles down to Aurora on the west
side of the Fox River, also had a branch on east side to N end of Batavia to
serve a windmill plant there. Was abandoned quite a few yrs ago but some ROW
can still be seen. Ironically, CB&Q had branches on both sides but most of the
windmill plants were on C&NW tracks
Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: mmatalis@sprynet.com
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 08:29:26 -0500
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q Aurora Branch industries in Batavia IL
Photos were recently posted of some abandoned trackage on the east
side of the Fox River in Batavia IL:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36106399@N04/5555307322/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36106399@N04/5555313950/
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36106399@N04/5555310640/
On the upper right side of each photo page is a map that if you click
on it opens a window displaying a street level map showing the exact
location of the photo. There is a great deal of question as to who's
track these were. The only two railroads that I know of that served
Batavia IL east of the Fox river were the Q's Aurora Branch, and the
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin interurban. As far as I can determine the CA&E
stopped south of this area at Wilson St. Some people have also stated
that the C&NW served the area, but I cannot find any maps or
documentation to back that up, as far as I can tell the C&NW only
operated on the west side of the river, which leaves only the Q. So
my question is, did the CB&Q have any industrial trackage off the
Aurora Branch serving the east side of Batavia IL? The tracks in
question run along N River St.
Thank you kindly,
Michael Matalis
Downers Grove IL
You can see my railroad photography blog at
http://www.chasingheavymetal.com/blog/
You can see my photos and my ugly mug at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairierailfan/collections/
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