BNSF's video news said the lift span would be floated into place on December 20th. Joe LeMay -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Y
Since the tail of the wye IS the interchange track, a backup move would not even be necessary. The train would merely pull a tight U-turn between the Santa Fe and BN and continue on its way. If this
The line Rich is referring to is Metra's ex-GM&O Heritage Corridor to Joliet. However, the BNSF/Burlington cars are not in use on the Heritage Corridor, so Rich's friend was probably riding the South
If there ever was a bridge there, it was gone by 1939 (or it was both built and removed between 1939 and 1961). HistoricAerials.com shows that there has always been a "trespasser's shortcut" patch ac
If the issue hasn't been printed yet, I recorded 5 more cars with lettering applied (new ones spotted marked with an *): BURLINGTON (at least 11): 742 743 756* 760 763 767 768 772 773 780 786 BNSF RA
Since apparently nobody else actually read the caption on the photo: "Note the new gallery car cut in third car back. The CB&Q was in the process of receiving new bi-level commuter coaches from Budd
Only three will have "Burlington" applied, all the rest will have "BNSF Railway". The three Burlington cars are: 742 773 786 The two so far with BNSF Railway lettering: 750 757 Joe LeMay -- Yahoo! Gr
Several of the ex-Q and a few ex-BN cars are/were stored up in Owosso, Michigan on the Great Lake Central Railroad. Three of them were used in the hourly passenger excursions during last summer's Tra
Only the last sentence was written by Ryan. Andrew was responding to a post that Ryan had made in a topic that had otherwise ended a couple months ago. Andrew didn't make it clear that he had copied
I've actually got an HO scale model of the Western Springs water tower, along with a few of the downtown businesses. They came from the layout of man who passed away. His wife donated all the buildin
The bridge is at Milepost 24.56. There's a decimal point after the 24 on the concrete marker, but it was probably worn or you just didn't notice it. All bridges and overpasses have a milepost number
Funny, that's the way I was shown how to thaw a lock and it works on the modern 105 locks. A fusee's the only thing we carry that's hot enough to thaw a frozen lock. Probably a good idea not to drop
Actually, the original poster made the boo-boo. The trains detoured on November 28th, not December 4th. I chased #8 from Fountain City, WI all the way down to Prairie du Chien on that day. I posted f
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it was my understanding that back when the 4th Main track was in service between Downers Grove and Eola, that Belmont, Lisle, and Naperville each had two island p
Today the Chicago Operating Rules Association (CORA) has a big blue binder that every employee working on a foreign road in CORA territory (defined as all trackage within the loop of the EJ&E) must h
Originally the plant was to be situated in the northwest quadrant of Rochelle, along the BNSF and served solely by the BNSF. However, Nippon Sharyo decided to locate the plant along I-88 and the City
Lombard Hobbies near the Lombard station on the UP West line is also within walking distance. Joe LeMay -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group
The only trains run on the line anymore are a few manifest trains and coal trains to Thomas Hill via the Bevier & Southern line. Here's a list of the trains regularly run: H BRCTUL (Manifest - Belt R
The museum within the Milwaukee Road car in Savanna has somewhat irregular hours. I lucked out one day I was up there and it was open. Somebody would have to check the hours posted on the car, becaus
The museum within the Milwaukee Road car in Savanna has somewhat irregular hours. I lucked out one day I was up there and it was open. Somebody would have to check the hours posted on the car, becaus