Re: [CBQ] CB&Q /CB&N Depot at Galena Junction

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Michael, Ken, Louis and Bryan,

Thank you for your replies regarding the depot at Galena Junction.  Here is what we have collectively found about the CB&Q/CB&N depot: 

Michael: Barringer Photo

Ken: post card photo

Louis: some additional information on what is the photo in Spoor Vol 2 P.79

Bryan: a mention of the depot photo in the Summer 2016 Classic Trains p.75

Dave: a link to an earlier photo of a CB&N depot (attached)

Yes, Bryan  I saw and purchased that edition of Classic Trains for just that reason.  Previous photos I had seen made the depot look like a small shed.  Then I recalled seeing the photo in Spoor V.2 that showed a real depot.  Now, Michael, has also shared a link to a Barringer photo that showed the depot from the opposite end seen in the Schmitz photo seen in Spoor V.2 .  Some additional searching and bit of luck turned up a photo (attached) of the older CB&N depot.  It was even a bit more elaborate.  Then another forum member, Ken, shared a post card photo of the depot from a slightly different angle so there are photos out there waiting to be discovered. The link to that photo of the other CB&N depot for anyone interested is one linked to the Encyclopedia Dubuque.  But I'm beginning to think that depot may have been in a different location because of the track arrangement

http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=CHICAGO%2C_BURLINGTON_AND_NORTHERN_RAILWAY_COMPANY

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY ...

www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=CHICAGO,_BURLINGTON_AND...

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND NORTHERN RAILWAY ... Burlington, and Northern Railway Company ... Retrieved from "http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title ...

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From: Bryan Howell tubaman21@yahoo.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Jul 3, 2016 4:41 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q /CB&N Depot at Galena Junction

 

I believe there was just an article on the trip in question in the most recent edition of Classic Trains by Dave Ingles. The depot is in one of the shots, but not much of it. Dave might have an idea.

Bryan J. Howell

 

There is a great Lou Schmitz photo of the Galena Junction in Spoor V 2, p.79.  I am searching for photos and some additional knowledge of this depot.  Was there a baggage room at the end opposite of the Schmitz photo vantage point, behind the operators window?  What year was the depot razed?  Did it last past the merger?  Does anyone have a plan or drawing of this depot?  There was a fan trip over that section of the CB&Q on May 20, 1961 behind O-1A #4690.  Maybe someone on that trip may have a recollection of the depot or better yet a few photos of other elevations of the depot.  I'd like to build a model if I can collect enough data to do a reasonable scale representation.

Thanks,  Dave Sarther   Tucson, AZ

sartherdj@aol.com

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