Ken,
Thanks for the reference. I will try to find a copy of that article as it
sounds interesting. Those old trade magazines often had some very good
detailed articles. 'Railway and Engineering Review' was a good magazine in
this respect in its time.
Best,
Bill Saenger
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@...> wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> this doesn't really answer your question but there is an article in the 1898
> "The Railway and Engineering Review" that decribes the rebuilding the Quincy
> trackage when they built the loop. It also has a map showing the new trackage
> but not the area in question.
>
> The Railway and Engineering Review Page 52
>
> http://lhldigital.lindahall.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/rrjournal&CISOPTR=2614&CISOBOX=1&REC=18
>
> Ken Martin
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 13, 2012, at 1:09 PM, bsrls@... wrote:
>
> > List,
> >
> > I have a question(s) about the track layout at Quincy, Illinois. Due to
> > conditions of topography and the need to cross the Mississippi River the
> > track arrangement was unusual. I made a map showing the basic track layout
> > based on a CB&Q Valuation Section Map from 1919. This map is the only
> > document that I have showing this area prior to the 1960's. A copy is
> > posted to the files section in a Folder titled "Quincy Tracks".
> >
> > Best,
> > Bill Saenger
> >
>
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