Found the following web site with aerial photographs of 45 Illinois counties this past week from the late 1930s and early 1940s. http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/webdocs/ilhap/county/ This gives a v
In July, a friend of mine came up from St. Louis to the Illinois Railway Museum to donate a mail crane. He invited me to join him that day and we were given a tour of a number of areas normally off l
It is in the Miscellaneous section of Photos. On the second page. Jon Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> To unsubscribe from this gr
Having grown up in Geneva and now a resident of Batavia, I have been interested in the local rail lines. The west side line was built as part of the Ottawa, Oswego and Fox Valley RR in 1871 per the P
You can view Galva using an aerial photograph from the Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse website http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/webdocs/ilhap/. While there are no photograph
The RPO day will feature CBQ 1923. Tentative Schedule - RPO Saturday. September 20, 2008 at Illinois Railway Museum Union, Illinois Approximate Time Event 10:15am or 10:30am First coach train with RP
I posted five photos of the Mark Twain Zephyr and two photos of one of trucks. These photos were taken August 14, 2008 at Gateway Rail in Madison, IL. Dan Kohlberg organized the tour of the Gateway R
Three weeks from today, on September 20, 2008, the Illinois Railway Museum will host a day remembering Railway Post Office operations. The centerpiece of the day will be the inclusion of CB&Q 1923, a
CHARLES STALLCUP 1906-2007 Charles Stallcup a retired CB&Q Brakeman at Hannibal, Missouri passed away in December 2007 at the age of 101 years and 1 month. Mr. Stallcup was born in Southern Missouri
Reminder of IRM RPO Days this coming June 13 and 14 Just a reminder that the Illinois Railway Museum will be making catches from the Coach Train this coming Saturday and Sunday (June 13 and 14, 2009)
IRM RPO Days ? June 13 and 14 June 13 and 14 (Saturday and Sunday) will feature former RPO (Railway Post Office) clerks at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM). Eight or more former clerks are expected
Photos of the MTZ at Gateway Rail are in the photo section of this group. I took these photos in August 2008 when on a tour of the facility arranged through the 2008 St. Louis RPM meet. Jon Habegger
Two weeks from today, the Illinois Railway Museum will host RPO Days on Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13. At present, I know of a dozen or more former Clerks who plan to attend. Again this year, t
Tomorrow and Sunday (June 11 and 12) the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinios, is hosting RPO (Railway Post Office) Days. Former RPO Clerks will be at the Museum to "make another catch" of a ma
Greetings, A friend of mine sent this question to me. Any assistance would be most appreciated. In the mid 1950s anyone have any idea what was the CB&Q MofW equipment numbered 9014, 9018 & 9026? Than
The individual asking the question received word for another that the 9000s were hi-rail vehicles. Thanks for the responses provided. Jon Habegger -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on th
This coming Saturday and Sunday (June 8 and 9) the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinios, is hosting RPO (Railway Post Office) Days. Former RPO Clerks will be at the Museum to "make another catc
I headed down to the Aurora Depot to make a few photos of the building before it is completely torn down. While there this afternoon, about a half dozen individuals came to watch the demolition. Two
I hadn't planned on returning to the Aurora Depot demolition, but I happened to be in the area today. I added additional photos to the Aurora Depot Demolition folder in the Photos section. It was aft
Yesterday at the Illinois Railway Museum, a photo titled "Last of the Wheels done at Aurora Shops March 1974" was handed to me by Nick Kallas. On the back of the photo was a list of the individuals w