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The author should be cautioned that in 1906 the railroad would have referred to the yard as “Hawthorne” and not Cicero. I don’t know when “Morton Park” came into use or if that was narrowly the name for the engine terminal. Clyde was likely later and Cicero after the Hawthorne station was renamed.
Haven’t tried to establish the time line of names yet.
Has the author asked about locomotive types, classes and names? Should also be cautioned to use “waycar” instead of “caboose”. Truss rod cars would still be common so hobos could ride there but more likely inside box cars or in empty open cars to hide from the railroad police. Air Brakes would have eliminated brakemen crawling over cars to set the brakes by 1906.
I imagine that the suburban water columns would have not been needed and Aurora would be the first place to get water for a freight unless they had work at Eola and it was more convenient to get water there….not sure water was set up there for the main what with the coal chute over the main and water columns on the east end of the Aurora Roundhouse complex being so close.
Charlie Vlk
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Bryan:
I got a similar request from the Newberry Library, who had been contacted by this author. I gave the Newberry a list of terminals where crews would have changed, plus some other locations where trains might have hypothetically taken on addition fuel or water, but I am not an expert, so if anyone else cares to share specific information on these types of stops, then I will forward it on to the author.
Glen Haug
All,
I received a request from an author asking about the locations of water stops along the Q between Cicero, IL, and Omaha, NE, in 1906. They are writing an historical fiction novel on hobos. I'm sure the information would be listed in an Employee Time Table, but the ones that I have are from a much later period. Can anyone help out?
Thanks!
Bryan J. Howell