[CBQ] line north from Hardin [was] Parkman, WY

["Norm Metcalf normmetcalf@yahoo.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

That was the original line from Sheridan to a connection with the NP near Custer MT.  It was severed from the NP but served as a beet spur for years, after the new connection at Huntley entered service.  Norm Metcalf, Boulder Colorado

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From: "Chris Atkins tcatkins@gmail.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Parkman, WY

Mr. Extra,

I wondered about east bound helpers to Parkman in the steam era. The Steinheimer photo shows a double header going east, but I assume the second engine was dropped off at Parkman. Do you think this would have been put on at Hardin?

Do you know if the North Line to the sugar factory in Hardin was built to connect the plant to the main or if it had an earlier purpose? Was the sugar factory the only industry on it?

Take care,

Chris Atkins
Argyle, TX

On 6/29/15 8:51 AM, runextra@gmail.com [CBQ] wrote:

 

Between Sheridan, WY and Hardin MT there were wyes at Parkman (MP724), Wyola (MP 736), Lodge Grass (MP 754), and "Area Wye" (MP 782) just east of the Big Horn River at Hardin. The Area Wye at Hardin was torn out when I-90 was finished thru there and the state replaced it by adding a new east leg at the Hardin North Line "junction"  in Hardin about 1.5 miles west of the old wye. All were for steam helpers that went various distances down the Little Big Horn River to get on eastbound trains and for turning the power on Fall sugar beet runs.

East of Sheridan to Gillette there were wyes at least at Ulm, Arvada, Sparta, and Gillette.

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Posted by: Norm Metcalf <normmetcalf@yahoo.com>

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