RE: [CBQ] Waycar Brake Whistles [3 Attachments]

["Dave Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@bellsouth.net>]

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Duncan,

 

Cascade, or Cascade Landing as it is known in Burlington, is at the end of a ravine that ends with a small, cascading waterfall, hence the name.  Before the MTZ was placed into service, the Q had to figure out how to turn the MTZ at Burlington for its return trip to STL.  There is not enough real estate near the depot, nor anywhere else in the downtown area for a wye because of the surrounding hills.  There was an existing wye at the West Burlington shops, but taking the train set there would have taken too much time.  Someone figured out that this ravine, about a mile and a half south of the depot, was deep enough, and wide enough that a wye could be constructed there.  Attached is a photo that Hank Kuepper took of the MTZ being turned on the wye.  BB23 has another showing the Pioneer Zephyr being turned here also.   I would assume that the 9902 would have also used the wye when running from Chicago to Hannibal via Burlington.

 

I've also attached images showing the location in relationship to the depot and bridge, and another showing where I believe the tracks used to be.

 

http://tinyurl.com/7uswpos

 

Dave

 

-----Original Message-----
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Duncan Cameron
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:49 AM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Waycar Brake Whistles

 

Okay, have to ask: where is Cascade?  Not a name I can remember hearing before.

Duncan

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Kenneth Martin

To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 2:10 AM

Subject: Re: [CBQ] Waycar Brake Whistles

 

Closer to a mile and a half.

Ken Martin

On Jun 19, 2012, at 8:30 PM, archie hayden wrote:

After the Mark Twain Zephyr was turned at Cascade they made a backup move from there to the stub track just west of the two mains on the south end of the depot.  There were two stub tracks there and the brakeman was supposed to stop the train before bumping the bumping post.  One time it didn't quite get stopped in time and the tail end suffered a dent right beside Mark Twain's face.  He never heard the last of that move.  That back up move was probably over a mile.  Archie

Attachment(s) from Dave Lotz

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Burlington.jpg

Cascade.jpg

MTZ at Cascade.jpg

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