By the early 1950s with the longer trains with diesels (and the siding extensions with CTC) , the C&I had only three through freight trains each way, not enough traffic to require double tracking eve
Glen, Q's decisions concerning the C&I obviously worked. During the '40s and '50s, some of the fastest scheduled passenger operations in the country, occurred on that line. As I recall, some of those
-- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, William Barber <clipperw@...> wrote:>> ... That required > running at more than 100 MPH. It seems like Oregon to Rochelle was > the really fast area.> > Bill Barber> Gravoi