Speaking of taking pictures from bridges….. Anybody ever get an overhead shot of the roof of an E-5B? The E5-Bs had different radiator vents than either the Phase I or Phase II E-5A units (for
Hol and Group, Our mutual friend Jim Miller built one of these bridges on his Princeton module on the original Midwest MOD-U-TRAK layout. Jim told me the hardest part was bending the upright support
Neat photo, their is lots of these, on the Q. I've been through their on the rail. Don't remember that one, but their is one like it at Red Oak, Iowa. Thanks __._,_.___ Posted by: macon249@yahoo.com
There was also one about about a half mile East of the summit on the West Burlington hill. The bridge carried West Burlington Avenue which has been replaced with a concrete bridge. Sent from my iPad
It had intermediate signals on it too. __._,_.___ Posted by: "Alan Seeger" <alseeger@mchsi.com> Visit Your Group New Members 1 Yahoo! Groups • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use __,_
Michael, It was known, by railroaders at least, as the "Mushroom Farm Bridge", located on, appropriately, "Mushroom Curve". I have several photos taken back in the '60's, both from the bridge and of
Older maps identify it as Essex Road. It was bridge 26.07. Glen Haug To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:27:41 -0800 Subject: [CBQ] Re: Wooden bridge over trac
And here's what it looked like: https://picasaweb.google.com/111371098753160118549/Railroads#5731750562120725970 __._,_.___ Posted by: lwsallee2@gmail.com Visit Your Group New Members 1 Yahoo! Groups
And here's what it looked like, a view from each side: https://picasaweb.google.com/111371098753160118549/Railroads#5656843077920247890 https://picasaweb.google.com/111371098753160118549/Railroads#57
Also, I realized I have the bridge identified as Yender Road. There are other pictures in the 'net that also identify it as that. So...take your pick - Essex or Yender??? __._,_.___ Posted by: lwsall
Larry, Thanks for sharing the two photos of the bridge between Lisle and Naperville. There is slightly different view of the bridge in Mike Spoor's book, CB&Q In Color, Volume 1, on page 37 taken by
Larry, Thanks for sharing the two photos of the bridge between Lisle and Naperville. There is slightly different view of the bridge in Mike Spoor's book, CB&Q In Color, Volume 1, on page 37 ta
I am going with Yender Rd because a couple of other people have identified it that way. It was a nice quiet spot to take pictures; now it's a yuppie enclave. Mike On Feb 25, 2015, at 6:19 PM, lwsalle
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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:32:33 -0500
This is not Yender Rd. Yender is 1/2 mile to the east of the bridge, one block west of Yackley. It does not, or ever did cross the tracks. Yender is along the tangent track, while the bridge in quest
This is not Yender Rd. Yender is 1/2 mile to the east of the bridge, one block west of Yackley. It does not, or ever did cross the tracks. Yender is along the tangent track, while the bridge in ques
Bill, your photo was definitely taken from that bridge, looking west. I have a similar photo shot with that perspective, and from my photos I can confirm the road bridge was marked 26.07, the signal
This was known as Yender Road. Yender Farm was located on Ogden Avenue, now a big auto dealership, and had a farm store. We bought eggs and chickens there when I was a young kid in the 1950'smwhen we
Irrespective of what the bridge was called, does anyone have a plan or drawings for it? There were an almost identical one at Belmont, Nebraska, that I’d like to build. Also, does anyone know r
Rupert: The BNSF Bridge Department might still have a 'tengwall' bridge drawing (schematic) of these bridges. I'm going back to the Midwest for the Spring Meet at Batavia, and hope to work in a trip