[CBQ] CBQ] Rochelle-Iron Sponge track ?

["Michael Matalis mmatalis@sprynet.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

I love it when Yahoo eats a reply so let’s try this again.  See below.

Thank you kindly,

Michael Matalis

Downers Grove IL

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Michael Matalis <mmatalis@sprynet.com>

Subject: Re: [CBQ] Rochelle-Iron Sponge track ?

Date: September 7, 2016 at 10:33:39 PM CDT

To: Q <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>

The problem with this is that Sponge Iron and Iron Sponge are two different things.  Sponge Iron is a product that from what I've read would require a steel mill to make, while Iron Sponge (which is used to control hydrogen sulfide emissions) sounds like something that could be produced in a relatively small firm. 

Thank you kindly,

Michael Matalis

Downers Grove IL

You can see my railroad photography blog at http://www.chasingheavymetal.com/blog/

You can see my photos and my ugly mug at http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairierailfan/sets/

And you can now find me and my fine felines on Facebook

On Sep 7, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Michael Woodruff mwoodruff54@gmail.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Rochelle Iron Sponge:

http://archives.nauer.org/archives/BRHSLIST/2013-01/msg00287.html

msw

largofl

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Richard Townsend richtownsend@netscape.net [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Could it be Iron Springs? Not that it would solve the mystery.

 

 

Richard Townsend

Lincoln City, OR

 

 

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Sent: Wed, Sep 7, 2016 7:11 pm
Subject: [CBQ] Rochelle-Iron Sponge track ?

 

Bud Linroth just sent me an awesome find of a few switch lists from the agent at Rochelle to the Condr on the southbound Wayfreight in October 1928. There's several items that will eventually find there way to a future article on a job called the "roustabout" which would have connected with this southbound Wayfreight. Note everything says "southbound", not eastbound as this dates from the time when the Shabbona to Paw Paw line was in place. Train assignments were much different than all us old Aurora div. guys experienced. I'll cover that in the article.

Here's the time that I need help on. The agent lists cars under the track they are on and what he wants done. One heading is the Iron Sponge track. That got me. Can anyone who's research Rochelle fill me in on the Iron Sponge track ?

Bob H.,Rich G.?

Leo

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