[CBQ] current traffic SW from Galesburg (was: UP trains still using ex-CB&Q...)

[Frederick Ripley <fjr68@live.com>]

Thanks Bill- based on what I've seen on full days on the AT&SF (only several UP trains), that must mean UP traffic from the Golden State Route to Chicago is not overwhelming.


Can anyone comment on current typical BNSF traffic on the CB&Q southwest from Galesburg?
(to southern IL from Bushnell, to KC from W. Quincy, and to St. Louis from 
W. Quincy).


Fred R.

Fred,

No, they use the old Santa Fe mainline to Chicago. I have friend just recently retired from UP that ran those trains to Fort Madison from KC. He liked the run because if your train could keep the speed, the dispatcher would keep the signals green and you would have a fast trip out and back.

According to some BNSF friends, the high-wide loads are sent up the old Q main to Chicago. Another issue is on the old Santa Fe they can run with one crew KC to Galesburg while on the old Q line they need three crews (KC-Brookfield, Brookfield-West Quincy, West Quincy-Galesburg).

Bill Hirt

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