I am sure one of you, if not a number of you can answer a question that I have regarding the old commuter yard area in Downers Grove. I have seen in photos of the yard area on the BRHS Flickr section
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Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2022 19:23:14 -0500
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Thank you Lou, Doug Ramsay On 10/08/2022 5:23 PM Leo Phillipp via groups.io <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.io> wrote: Doug, The tanks were for a bulk distributor, not the Q. Old Photos would be a good source
I have yet to find any old photos of them except from the rail yard side. But I will keep looking. Thank you Leo. Doug Ramsay On 10/08/2022 5:23 PM Leo Phillipp via groups.io <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.i
I have yet to find any old photos of them, except from the rail yard side. I will keep looking Thank you Leo. Doug Ramsay On 10/08/2022 5:23 PM Leo Phillipp via groups.io <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.io> w
Leo, sorry about the name mix-up Doug Ramsay On 10/08/2022 7:39 PM Doug Ramsay <drramsay@comcast.net> wrote: Thank you Lou, Doug Ramsay On 10/08/2022 5:23 PM Leo Phillipp via groups.io <qutlx1=aol.co
Doug, I grew about two blocks from those oil tanks on Seeley Ave. having moved there with my parents in 1946 and lived there until 1966 when I graduated from college. I often walked the rail yard and
Thank you, Leo and Bill, after not finding info on the tanks at the historical society museum collection, I was thinking maybe CB&Q related and possibly a spot for me to use my railroad owned tank ca
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Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 14:37:09 -0500
Yes the east end w/f would work these but also in a pinch if the Congress park was in Downers with a cut of cars it could be told to do the work. Same with Pepperridge farm Leo -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Doug, Hines Lumber, definitely, mostly box cars and bulkhead flat cars carrying lumber and other building products. The Hines Lumber facility included a large building with a rounded roof. In the 60s
Hines was served until it closed in the late 1990s or 2000s. I remember fantasizing that if I won the lottery and bought a private car, I would buy the Hines property as a place to store it. -- David
Leo & Bill, Thank you. this is a lot of great info in my quest of learning more about the CB&Q and the suburban area. Doug Ramsay -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sen