Re: [CBQ] Re: Nifa was Decorah

["Michael Woodruff mwoodruff54@gmail.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Here is the NIFA branch bridge over the Tollway, which I understand has since been removed:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=860161

msw

largofl

On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 11:26 AM, dhartman@mchsi.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I think the Wright brothers did a demonstration flight at NIFA. Wonder if the Q ran a special to that (past confronting the future as it were)?

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Nifa was Decorah

 

Bill,

The Bulletin editor has a full article on the "Irish Mail on the West Batavia branch". It includes the history of Nifa,a cash fare receipt showing Nifa,train orders for race specials,pictures of a special on the branch,correspondence about circus train to Nifa and much,much more. 

The race train specials operated when the early spring race season was on at the fairgrounds. 

Today the fair grounds are a business/industrial park. The tracks to Nifa were removed a couple years back and now stub just south of the tollway.

Leo

On Jun 1, 2015, at 8:28 AM, William Barber clipperw@gmail.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Rupert and Archie,

Gregg, listed in the 1888 TT was and is now Westmont and East Grove, also shown on the 1888 TT, was later renamed Fairview Avenue as it is today. Both are regular stops for some trains. There was also a station north of Aurora called Nifa (Northern Illinois Fair Association) which may have showed up on some TTs. Some trains went to Nifa for horse racing attendees. When I was young (long time ago) if you paid your fare on the train (as opposed to purchasing a ticket at the depot) the conductor or collector would give you a receipt that had all of the stations listed on it including Nifa. The conductor punched the two stations you were traveling between. As I understand it, trains only operated to Nifa when activities were going on there. I do not know how people going to a Nifa event, knew which train to take and when. BTW, the fairgrounds still exist, but there is no train service and the tracks may be gone. Possibly, someone els e knows that part of the story.

Bill Barber

Gravois Mills, MO

On Jun 1, 2015, at 3:22 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:

Re: Decorah

Sun May 31, 2015 7:25 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"archie hayden" archieh1946

Rupert, The 1888 PTT shows the following stations: Union Station, 
Chicago Station at MP 1, Western Ave. MP 4, Douglas Park, Millard 
Ave. MP 5, Clyde MP 8, Riverside MP 11, LaGrange(5th Ave) Mp 
13, La Grange (Stone Ave.) MP 14, Western Springs MP15, Hinsdale 
MP 17, Clarendon Hills, MP 18, Greggs MP 19, East Grove MP 20, 
Downer's Grove MP 21, Lisle MP 24, Naperville MP 29, Eola MP 
34, Aurora MP 37, South Aurora MP 38. My 1883 timetable shows the 
following stations: Union Pass. Station, Chicago Station MP 1 1/2, 
CC&IC Cross MP 4, Millard Ave. MP 5, Hawthorne, Clyde, Riverside 
MP 11, La Grange Fifth Ave MP 14 and La Grange Stone Ave MP 14 1/2, 
Western Springs MP 15, Hinsdale MP 17, Clarendon Hills MP 18, 
Downer's Grove MP 18, Lisle MP 24, Naperville MP 29, Lunds MP 33, 
Aurora MP 37 Archie
On May 31, 2015, at 3:13 PM, 'Rupert & Maureen' gamlenz@ihug.co.nz 
[CBQ] wrote:

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