Re: [CBQ] Re: CB & Q Roundhouse & Shops, Broadway & Spring Strets, Aurora, Kane County, IL

[John Sloan <sloanfamily123@gmail.com>]

The roundhouse and shops closed in 1974

On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM, bdurham260 <bdurham260@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

When did the Q stop using the round house turntable?

Brian Durham

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "handstjoe_fan" <sloanfamily123@...> wrote:
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> Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Roundhouse & Shops, Broadway & Spring Streets, Aurora, Kane County, IL
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> Historic American Buildings Survey, Engineering Record, Landscapes Survey
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> http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/il0390/
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> Notes:
> Significance: The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Roundhouse and Backshop Complex are all that remain of what once was one of the midwest's largest railroad ship facilities. In the era of steam these were the major repair and construction shops for the railroad, employing as many as 2,000 workers in periods of peak operation. During the twentieth century, changes from the construction and repair of steam locomotives to the construction of part for streamlined passenger cars paralleled developments throughout the railroad industry.
> • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3
> • Survey number: HAER IL-8
> • Building/structure dates: 1954 Initial Construction
> • Building/structure dates: 1974
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