There was also a "Little International" for college and probably high school students in the 1920s. My Dad went to the University of Illinois, majored in Agriculture and ran the Little International
Thanks Fred I grew up in nearby Oswego on a farm, and one of my classmates father worked at the Sheep Yards. At one time, the Montgomery Stockyards were the largest sheep barns in the world. [2] The
Ken - I am attaching a list of Iowa facilities, and structures. if you would like this narrowed down to a particular set of cities, I would be happy to try to accommodate. Any additions or correction
Re Yorkville request There are two URLs of interest http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=788166 (gives a better perspective of track side and end of the building) https://littlewhites
Thanks Jim. You have a remarkable model railroad-it is almost the real thing! Thanks for posting. I Have added this to my database at www.ExploreRailHistory.com. There are 80,000 records in the Bibli
I have a personal interest in Mendota, since my Grandfather's brother had a business in Mendota in the 1900's, and my Grandfather had a similar business in Earlville, just a few miles east of Mendota
Here are several additional links Building a Fairmont W44 model (Many pics) https://www.yosemitevalleyrr.com/modeling/current-projects/ Fairmont Catalog (36 pp) https://www.wplives.org/mow_pages/pd
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I think this tower was involved with the head on collision of a Burlington passenger train going west and a Rock Island passenger train going east coming off the Fox River branch in the 1960s. _._,_.
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Thanks for the background. I also think they had a sawmill and maybe a logging operation In Oregon. It was a big operation. _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. Vie
Dave-this is a great idea. Thanks for suggesting it. How about a cake design with "Q 175" in the middle? _._,_._,_ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#66
The Western Star was a secondary train that stopped in Aurora to take on commuters to Chicago, while the Empire Builder did not. I rode the Western Star (not sure of the exact date-but probably in th
I passed by there many times in the 1950s and 1960s. You could go almost anywhere on railroad property and take pictures but not now. Unfortunately, I never thought to take a picture of the Clyde rou
I did a little research and came up with the following. It appears that the "Palace Stock Cars" were used between 1871 and the early 1900's: 1. Colorado Midland Palace Stock Car #4201 drawing HO-54 C
Thanks Hol. The FWR [Regulation Feed, Water & Rest, was applicable to Livestock, Cattle, Stock Car shipments and Stockyards. It was known as the 28 Hour Law of 1873. Passage of the law led to improv
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The community is adjacent to the Mississippi River, approximately five miles north of St. Peters and 34 miles northwest of St. Louis. St. Charles is the nearest large town. A post office was establ
The idea of a pdf desktop calendar is a good one and/or making it part of the "Members only" menu. I have all of the old ones in a closet where I can't view them except by unloading the closet! _._,_
Thanks Hol My records show the following: The delux service Aristocrat replaced the Colorado Limited in 1929 as part of the CB&Q's Anniversary Fleet commemorating the Burlington's 80th Anniversary. T