Lead from BNSF This explains why BJRY has recently acquired two former Louisville & Indiana GP16's. The BJRY is going to get a lot of business from these two lines in Quincy - three ADM plants (the
If National Carbide is the same as Midwest Carbide (now Elkem Carbon) then it was located on the Mooarline. That line went further north to the CB&Q main across southern Iowa at one time but not sur
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As for barrels, for yrs (still today?) Hiram Walker cut & cured Hiram Walker & Sons vacated their Peoria distillery in late 1981 after selling it to Archer Daniels Midland. I was curious if the Q han
Hiram Walker's distillery and cooperage facilities were separate. The cooperage plant was along the Q main (within yard limits) along Washington St. while the distillery was located several blocks t
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Ken and Bill, I think most of the appeal of RR Days is what goes on throughout the year anyway - the chance to see the BNSF's major hub at Galesburg. As long as the swapmeet is held at the college an
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running from Chicago through Galesburg and Quincy, IL to Kansas City, MO in the early 1970's right before Amtrak took over. There was a remnant of either the Kansas City Zephyr or American Royal Zep
Since October 2002. KJRY still wants it. And if they get it, the diamonds will have to be put back in and the signals re-activated. DPJ -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours f
Big city waste-water treatment plants come to mind. Of course, the chlorine plants themselves would ship in large quantity though they seem to be in Louisiana or other southern states. DPJ -- Yahoo!
Gates Rubber owns this one and it is located on the Peoria Sub. Carbon black cars can be seen on spot and on the spur lead. You can get pics from the parking lot (but be quick just in case). These a
There's a rubber molding plant there. Take your broom with a 15' handle and a dust mask. if he doesn't respond by Tuesday. That would be BTR Sealing Systems on the Mooarline. It is located at 3200 M
street is across from the hy vee food store.moore line startsdown on the river front were it comes off the k-lin in the yards.by why of trackage it is about two miles from the yards because of all t
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That's the yard...sometimes those cars sit for a week before they are spotted! Interestingly, the Cat tire facility used to be Hiram Walker's Cooperage facility until 1972! The Q brought in boxcars
List, Can anyone on the list recall the implementation of expedited runthrough freights on a NYC-CB&Q-UP routing sometime during the 1965- 1966 time period? I believe the westbound train may have bee
Thanks, Russ! I wasn't sure of the details. I couldn't find any reference in the Operating Data Sheets. Can you approximate a year that this change took place? It seems that the Q took a hit in traf