Re: [CBQ] Downers Grove Belmont Avenue Wreck that destroyed the depot

["STEVEN HOLDING sholding@sbcglobal.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

The High Value stuff was in All Door Box Cars which caused the doors to come unglued and the debris field was huge.

Course Hulser was not very gentle with the "Clean UP" A D-9 running over boat motors Etc. 

It was just after COMPASS was put on line and so the cars showed at Downers Grove till Congress Park finally got them cleaned up in the computer

Steve  Extra Op at Congress Park at the time

Steve in SC

On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 9:49 AM, "David Weber dave@cimmarondesign.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

97 westbound track 2 with teddy cox and benny riebel

On Mar 29, 2017, at 7:18 AM, qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

The date of wreck and great pictures at on the website rrpicturesarchive.com. Search by location under Belmont,IL.

It's been over 40 years now so my memory may get a couple facts wrong. I was on the first westbound train,#97 as the site was being cleared. My memory was it was either #67 or #69 that had a burned off journal. There was a great deal of FAK and high value

Consumer merchandise on the train,TVs,clothing,boat motors,etc,etc. 

I was also at the site a couple days later on the east end wayfreight as we handled some

40 ft box cars that were re-railed and set into the Downers Grove yard.

Leo Phillipp

On Mar 29, 2017, at 7:51 AM, theoneafter909@sbcglobal.net [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Can anyone provide information about the derailment that took out the Belmont depot the early 1970's?

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Posted by: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>

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