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Thank you, Rupert.
This article shows some very clever engineering solutions to an interesting civil engineering problem.
I am passing this on to my kid brother who retired from Army Corps of Engineers and did a stint at Savannah running the Army Depot and its railroad. I am sure he will appreciate it as he also dealt with the 1993 flooding on the Iowa side from Burlington to
Des Moines.
Edward V. Carroll
Distinguished Professor of History - Emeritus
Heartland Community College
1500 West Raab Road
Normal IL 61761
ed.carroll@heartland.edu
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Subject: [External] [CBQ] CB&Q ferry
The idler car issue reminded me that the Burlington operated a ferry across the Ohio River in 1915, pending the construction of the bridge to complete the track between Metropolis
and Paducah. I haven’t come across any photo of the ferries, described in the article as double-track decks scows hauled by tugs. The terminology suggests that there was more than one in operation.
According to the 1915-16 Directors’ Annual Report, the CB&Q owned 3 tugs, 47 barges, car floats and canal boats and 11 other items of floating equipment.
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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