Re: [CBQ] Fox River Branch Passenger Service

["Leo qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Ed,

Starting in the in the mid 20s or so passenger service on the Fox River Branch was covered with a motor car making two rounds trips a day from Aurora to Streator and return. An upcoming BRHS bulletin will reference this service in discussing RPO service on what us operating employees referred to as the east end. 

Leo Phillipp

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On Aug 9, 2014, at 9:14 PM, "professorcarroll308@yahoo.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I have passenger car questions, if they have been answered before, then I would appreciate a reference to an approximate month and year.of the post.

1. Which cars, numbers or names, that might have been used in Fox River Branch branch line service in Lines East in the 1890s through the 1920s?

2. When cars in passenger service were changed to heavyweights which cars were used on the Eola, Ottawa, Streator passenger service?    Would wooden cars have continued to be used on such branch line service in Lines East through the 1920s?

If there is a reference work that some one could point me to, I will look this information up for myself. I just don't know much about passenger operations from the 1890s through the 1930s. I was told that passenger service on the Fox River branch ended before 1950 and that streamlined cars were never used on this branch line. Any information that confirms or refutes this hearsay evidence would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Ed Carroll

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