RE: [CBQ] Joliet line

["Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>]

Actually the Newberry has quite a few references to the CB&Q’s interest in running a line to Joliet.   They surveyed a line that would loop around through Joliet to tap the Coal City / Braidwood area and link up with existing Sheridan line, primarily because there was concern that the coal reserves in the Sheridan area were playing out.   They also considered buying /paralleling what became the EJ&E.   I believe I have some copies of some of the files and / or notes packed away.

Charlie Vlk

 

 

Doug

 

Search under Joliet,Rockford and Northern. Basically it's the line from Paw Paw to Burgess Jct,Sheridan Jct,Catherine(all the same place,just different names.

 

It's what we all referred to as the Baker Main. In a future BB you'll see a plat map of  Earlville where the JRN crosses the Denver main east of downtown Earlville and then crosses the CNW branch north of town;long before the switches were installed for trackage rights on the CNW

 

Leo

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On May 6, 2013, at 5:09 PM, dhartman@mchsi.com wrote:

 

Looking through the Aurora Beacon Feb 18, 1881, I noticed it mentioned the CBQ was surveying a line for either Mendota or Earlville to Sheridan to Joliet. Anyone know anything about this?

Doug

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