[CBQ] Chicago Div Loco Assignments 63-65

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Jon,
 
A future BHRS Zephyr article will have a little info on how units were  
shuttled around on the Chicago and Aurora Division and maintenance assignments  
based on my memories from Eola rdhse 68-72.
 
 Bottom line, almost any NW/SW and Geep assigned to Chicago(Cicero)  could 
find it's way to the numerous smaller yards across the Aurora Division so  
unless someone has the register books for these points specifics are 
difficult.  There was a cascading of responsibilities from Cicero to Eola to 
outlying points  with units being shuttled for inspections/maintenance 
depending on 
the local  mechanical dept staffing and abilities. Outlying unit 
assignments changed with  the 30 day inspection cycle.
 
As to Rochelle in particular,I may be wrong,but believe in 63-65 all  
switching there was still being done by the Rockford wayfreight which came down 
 
the branch in the early morning hours and then returned to Rockford. It was 
only  after Carnation was built and Del Monte expanded by building 199  that 
 there was round the clock switching service at Rochelle and based there. I 
 believe this happened more toward the later 60s.
 
Leo Phillipp
 
 
 
 

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