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The answer is yes, but the name was used at different times. According to the employee timetables the junction east of the Mississippi River opposite Burlington was called Carthage Jct. until 1924, when it was re-named Illinois Jct.
Carthage Jct. at Quincy was the name given to the location of two switches on the Galesburg Main on the north side of Quincy at MP 261.55. The name was first used there in 1947. The north switch was the new south end of the Carthage Main, and it was also
referred to as MP 70.30 on the Carthage line. The other switch was to the newly constructed (in 1947) direct main to West Quincy (from Galesburg). Neither switch existed before 1947, because prior to this time the Carthage line ended further south at a junction
with Route "B" of the Quincy Loop, and the only direct route from West Quincy to Galesburg was via the Quincy Loop using Route "A" and going past the Quincy Depot and then heading north up the hill. The name may not have been used after 1960 when the hi-level
bridge was constructed over the Mississippi River, which resulted in a number of track changes on the north side of Quincy.
This is off the subject, but CB&Q used the same name for stations at several locations at different times. Three names that come to mind are Miner, which was used at three locations north of Savanna, and Troy and Cleveland which were used at different locations
on the mainline in Iowa.
Glen Haug
From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of Dave Lotz <Dave_Lotz@bellsouth.net>
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Carthage Junction
...not from Quincy, and from Burlington, that was my first thought. I did note that the north junction was called Illinois Junction. So, do we have a case of two location with the same name?
Dave
From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of Philip Weibler <pawnbaw@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 12:46:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Carthage Junction
Hello Dave, Thomas and All-
And what do we call the junction of the Carthage line with the KC mainline at Quincy, Illinois?? PAW
On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 09:39:27 AM CST, Jack Schroeder <jack@highlandwebworks.com> wrote:
Hi Thomas,
Carthage Junction (also known as Illinois Jct.) is located at the eastern end of the Q’s Mississippi River bridge, across the river from Burlington, Iowa. From the research I’ve done on the Burlington area, this junction
was interlocked early and later by CTC, both methods controlled by the operators at Wood Tower in Burlington.
I’ve attached an alignment chart showing the Jct. and a photo from the Barringer collection that shows the only known building and one of the Massey concrete instrument houses there.
Dave Lotz
Hello,
I'm in search of pictures and information about Carthage Junction, Illinois; specifically, any railroad structures that stood there such as a depot and/or tower.
Thanks,
Thomas
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