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The most obscure rail line on the Burlington Route or in Illinois?
I’ve always been a big Burlington Route fan and tracking down old lines on maps. I found this spur off the Burlington Route north of Gladstone Illinois. It shows up on maps in the 1930’s then disappeared after 1940. Coincidentally the lock and dam 18 on the Mississippi River was built at that time. I’m guessing the spur was buikd to bring materialls to the site but i have no proof. The line is not listed in any Time tables from the era also.
https://wx4.org/to/foam/maps/1_habegger/1941-10-26CB%26Q_Galesburg49-Jon%20Habegger.pdf
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=ebe6691b9c843a7c5983de1444a4c0e9
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=33d48c97e1ad79132d7b159e1e2a8e4d
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=8fd37554ff53725a1b7a789e8c3cedbf
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=dc713395b0c36c5fbd4441d3bfb63d88
History/Significance Construction on Lock 18 began on Jan. 26, 1934, and was completed in April 1935. Construction on Dam 18 began in September 1935 and was completed in May 1937. The structure was placed in operation on September 8, 1937. https://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Portals/48/LD18FactSheet.pdf
Here are some links and images fromt thr maps i found. Any other Info would be appreciated.
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