I was just digging around myself on that even though I considered it a
very long shot and pretty much came to the same conclusion. The next
time I'm in the area I'm going to try for a better look.
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
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On Nov 6, 2011, at 9:13 PM, GLEN HAUG wrote:
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> Michael:
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> I asked the Milwaukee list about the Milwaukee Milepost at Steward
> Jct., on the off chance that the 19.?? might be a Milwaukee number.
> Doesn't look like it, as the Milwaukee mileposts for this line start
> at Janesville, and Steward Jct. is MP 47 about. So the 19. remains
> a mystery for now.
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> Glen Haug
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> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: mmatalis@sprynet.com
> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 17:04:28 -0600
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Mileposts and viaducts on the "C&I"
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> Undoubted the "83 is part of the 77.83, apparently the "77." is
> obscured by a reinforcing I beam. As for the "19", it's most
> definitely "19 point" and not just "19", I can see the point and the
> backside of the next number to the right, and the spacing would not
> work if it was a third or fourth digit without a point. I wish that I
> could have gotten a closer look, but that would have involved
> trespassing.
>
> Thanks for looking up the info, I really do appreciate the effort!
>
> 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/sets/
>
> On Nov 6, 2011, at 4:48 PM, GLEN HAUG wrote:
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>> Michael:
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>> There is a double 6' x 6' concrete box at MP 77.83. It is located
>> 50' or less west of where the Milwaukee switch was. I don't know
>> what the 19 is for, possibly a construction date with the last two
>> numbers illegible. I don't have a date for this structure.
>>
>> Glen Haug
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>> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>> From: mmatalis@sprynet.com
>> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 15:21:20 -0600
>> Subject: [CBQ] Mileposts and viaducts on the "C&I"
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>> I was out Friday catching action on the BNSF around Steward IL (BNSF
>> mp 77.3) on the Aurora Sub and noticed a small decrepit concrete
>> viaduct just west of Steward Rd in the vicinity of former connection
>> with the Milwaukee Road. The viaduct is in sad shape and has been
>> reinforced with I-beams, which unfortunately obscures some of the
>> data
>> cast into the concrete. On one side I can make out a "something 83"
>> and other clearly has a "19. something". I'm not sure what to make of
>> this, off the top of my head I'd say that the "19.something" is a
>> milepost marking, but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense since 19
>> miles in either direction puts you out in the middle of nowhere. Any
>> educated guesses as to what I saw? The "something 83"might be part of
>> date, is it possible for a concrete viaduct that old to still be in
>> service? They built stuff to last back then.
>>
>> 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/sets/
>>
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