Re: [CBQ] Re: Re: La Crosse WI

["Ted Schnepf railsunl@sbcglobal.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Hello,

when I worked in Lacrosse, for the "other railroad" about 1973, there 
was a caboose hop that traversed the entire Lax downtown line and 
returned on the mainline with boy scouts and friends.
ted

At 09:13 AM 5/31/2014, you wrote:


> Micheal,
>
> Illini RR Club ran at least two excursions to LaCrosse during the 
> fan trip era. On occurred on July 18, 1959 and the second on May 1, 
> 1960. Both were pulled by O5B no. 5632. On at least one of those 
> trips, On at least one of those trips, the excursion train and 
> locomotive operated into the downtown area on the old line. I have 
> photos of the stopped in the street. LaCrosse trips were also 
> operated out of the Twin Cities by the Minnesota Railfans 
> Association; one on October 4, 1959 and the other on September 2, 
> 1962. One report indicates that the second trip went all the way 
> south to Dubuque, but I can't confirm that. Whether either of the 
> Twin Cities trips used the old line through LaCrosse, I don't know. 
> Suffice to say that the old line was fully operable at least to 1960.
> Bill Barber
> Gravois Mills, MO
>
> On May 31, 2014, at 3:07 AM, 
> <mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com>CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> >
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