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With the twin crossings of the Skunk River there would have been a lot of fill work there. Before the trucks of today rail contractor railroads were used by many large jobs. The 60 mm rail equipment of WWI was used by state highway dept. to build bridges and roads and the Hennipin Canal across Ill was built by rail as were the chanalization of the Ill. River in the early 30's. The Aurora elevation work on the curve from Downtown to Farnsworth was all moved by contractor rail. Steve in SC
On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 07:54:01 AM EDT, Dave Lotz <dave_lotz@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Ken,
It is highly likely that a contractor was hired for this and yes, they did provide their own locomotive power.
Dave
From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Ken Vandevoort
I was handed this newspaper clipping this morning at the Henry County Heritage Trust board meeting in Mount Pleasant. The locomotive has a H K Porter builders plate and appears to be an 0-4-0. It has a saddle tank, but the woman behind the cab appears to be standing on a footboard. I checked Corbin's book and couldn't find a locomotive like this unless I missed it. Would the Burlington have used a contractor to put in the second double track and they would have furnished their own locomotive? _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#62194) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic _._,_._,_
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