The thread about the Galena depot got me to look through
the entire Q section of the
Barriger library photos. I am unable to locate an index on
either flickr or the UMSL website. So Look on pg 4,photo
331. It shows 4 very well ballasted tracks with all four
signaled. I then went to Barrigers bio. He did spend
1933-41 as RR chief of the government reconstruction
finance board. There are many other Chgo and Aurora div.
photos in the collection.
Based on Overtons "Burlington Route" p338 the fourth main
was installed between Eola and Downers Grove in 1929-30.
Based on my of collection of Aurora division employee
timetables the fourth main was shown in #75 dated 9/33 and
was omitted starting in #76 dated 1/34.
Maybe others know of a different location where there were
4 nicely main tracks ballasted with steel mill slag and
signaled but I don't. I'm thinking the shot is between
Naperville and Eola but not sure. Given the rural
background it's not east of Cicero.
Could this shot show the often discussed and debated 4th
main on the east end ?
Leo Phillipp