RE: [CBQ] Ore Cars on Non-Unit Trains

["'David P. Jordan' dpj1974@mediacombb.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Speaking of ore trains, can anyone confirm the years that CB&Q handed some 
Granite City-bound off to Illinois Terminal (via P&PU) at East Peoria? Most 
sources seem to agree that this was in the years 1966-1968. Ore trains ceased 
using ITC because that carrier had shifted to IC's "Green Diamond" line from 
Springfield south in 1968 and the IC didn’t want ore trains on it. 

David P. Jordan
Dunlap, Illinois

>Up until about the mid-60's, ore trains to Granite City did not run in "unit 
>trains" but in "blocks" of cars in the regular trains from Galesburg via the 
>>Beardstown Division into Granite City. Remember in those days, there were no 
>multi-car or unit train rates from the iron range to Granite City. After the 
>BN >merger, they moved down the K-line, to some extent. Some of the ore, at 
>one time moved via the old Litchfield & Madison, from Litchfield to Granite 
>City. That >stopped with the C&NW-L&M merger.



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Posted by: "David P. Jordan" <dpj1974@mediacombb.net>
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