Re: [CBQ] Last Steam Locomotive in Mt. Morris?

["Louis Zadnichek via groups.io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>]

June 23, 2022

 

All - Perhaps, the steam locomotives ran to Savanna, IL, for coal at the chute there.  Or, as Bill points out, they used the coal jobber, or the Q spotted a gon load of coal at Oregon that was hand shoveled by section gang gandy dancers into the tenders.  The coal had to come from some where - Louis

 

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL

In a message dated 6/23/2022 8:23:32 PM Central Standard Time, bill.diven@gmail.com writes:

 

Hi All:

Can't ID the last steam dinky to Mt. Morris but will note a few things:

1. My copy of a Jan. 2, 1952, "Assignment of diesel switch engines" shows 9100-, 9200- and 9300-series switchers all around Northern Illinois including the 9228 assigned to Rockford-Rochelle. Nothing on the list for Oregon. I was born in early 1951 and was told by my parents when I was fussy they'd take me to the depot to watch the steam switcher working, and when it took off for Mt. Morris, that meant it was time for my nap. That might get us to 1953.

2. There was a coal jobber near downtown Oregon on the city line, so could be a source of engine coal. When the 4960 backed into town with an Oregon way freight in 1966, it was coaled by a clamshell crane from a gondola (as I recall). Whether that was company coal or from the jobber I don't know.

3. Before my time, Oregon had two standard water tanks with the crane between the main and the siding. I've been searching for a news clip of them coming down but am pretty sure it's not dated but probably not later than 1955 when my train memories begin kicking in.

4. The last steam train out of Forreston before the Mount Morris-Forreston C&I tracks were pulled up in 1932 appears from my fuzzy photo of a photo to be K-10 4-6-0 958.

Bill

_._,_._,_

---

   Groups.io Links:

You receive all messages sent to this group.

View/Reply Online (#63919) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic
Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [archives@nauer.org]

_._,_._,_