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1. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "Ronald Peterson" <rcp95240@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:23:13 -0600; You can't (couldn't) beat/top spending a nice summer day watching the Q at Washington Park. It was great fun to drive those 15 miles to Galva. Passing to the south of the Foundry was how I got to the; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-10/msg00099.html (10,148 bytes)
2. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "Rory Murchison" <murchi209@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:10:32 -0600; Galva An old Galva phonebook has a very nice map of the Q & CRIP. I have one somewhere, will try and find it and send you a copy. USAPhotomap (freeware - google it) shows the Q, but the Rock was long; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00021.html (10,198 bytes)
3. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "Rory Murchison" <murchi209@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:15:05 -0600; Galva Just found it on the internet: http://www.billselleck.net/towns/galva.html Any Q's give a shout! Rory -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Transfer from your equities account. Receive up to $1,000 f; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00022.html (10,527 bytes)
4. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: fred starr <frdstarr@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 13:36:34 -0800 (PST); Hi. i also lived in galva in the 40s and 50s, i worked with my dad at H.S. Garrigans coal and ice. also worked for the Galva creamery co. M y dad was Jesse Starr. I thank you very much for info. Fred; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00023.html (10,851 bytes)
5. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "John Swanson" <dwlscbq@insightbb.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 12:52:30 -0600; I to grew up in Galva, left in Nov 1957. Galva is a study of small town America. In 1960 there were over 60 viable little stores around the square. When I went back in the late 1990's there were 4 pl; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00029.html (10,636 bytes)
6. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: fred starr <frdstarr@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 11:02:57 -0800 (PST); Yes i know as i also lived and worked in Galva. went to school there class of 55. i can remmber when all the stores were open, including swanks hardwear, witch is now hawathys. fred John Swanson [Non; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00030.html (11,225 bytes)
7. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: richard haave <therrboomer@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 13:21:04 -0800 (PST); Old maps of Galva very interesting! On the 1923 map it looks like another rail line on S.E. First street ending in a wye south of the downtown area. Was this an interurban? The map dated 1975 showing; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00031.html (11,644 bytes)
8. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "Rory Murchison" <murchi209@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:29:21 -0600; Yes, first street interurban went from in front of the Galva Hotel/CRIP depot to Kewanee. A fellow RI'er! I was a switchman in the yard at Peoria during the summer prior to going to Bradley. (1970) R; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00032.html (12,598 bytes)
9. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: Norm Metcalf <n.metcalf@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:33:22 -0700; Per George W. Hilton and John F. Due's The Electric Interurban Railways in America, pp 344-345 the Galesburg & Kewaunee Railway opened 7 Dec 1906 between Kewaunee and Galva. They had streetcars in Ke; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00033.html (13,007 bytes)
10. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: Noel Raley <bnrifan@verizon.net>; Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:48:23 -0600; Rick, Are you referring to the ROCK or BN? What side of US 34 are you referring to? There was a ROCK track on the SE side of US 34 that went through town, crossed over the CBQ mainline, snaked throug; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00034.html (12,249 bytes)
11. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "Rory Murchison" <murchi209@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:29:25 -0600; The foundry was switched by both the Q and the RI. As I recall, the Q would setout boxcars full of casting sand. The rock would setout coke, not coal, for the blast furnace. (or maybe the other way a; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00036.html (13,053 bytes)
12. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: Noel Raley <bnrifan@verizon.net>; Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:46:20 -0600; Rory, My dad and grandma used to work at Lilly Tulip, and my dad got pics of the whole place before they tore it down. Maybe he has some pictures of the track you are talking about. I was going on th; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00037.html (15,200 bytes)
13. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: fred starr <frdstarr@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:15:47 -0800 (PST); Ya i rwemmber unloading some coke there with my exbotherinlaw, as he worked at the foundry, also road the dolly to nekoma where i live at the time. Also the q would spot cars at the windish eve. and; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00038.html (13,422 bytes)
14. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: fred starr <frdstarr@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:18:42 -0800 (PST); the q ran right through town. the rock ran in back of the hotel and in front of the ford garge. fred Rory, My dad and grandma used to work at Lilly Tulip, and my dad got pics of the whole place befor; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00039.html (15,239 bytes)
15. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: fred starr <frdstarr@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:23:31 -0800 (PST); you did a story in model railroader ,did you not about windhish mill? fred John Swanson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00040.html (11,228 bytes)
16. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "Rory Murchison" <murchi209@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:37:34 -0600; Noel, yes the Q ran somewhat parallel to the RI west of town. This line went to New Boston. Its the line the "Dolley", a Q gas electric, would take. Got pics somewhere from a local rag called the Gal; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00043.html (17,100 bytes)
17. Re: [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: fred starr <frdstarr@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 08:40:52 -0800 (PST); hi I think they stoped using it in 1962 as i recall the last run was with school kids from galva road it had a pice in the paper about it. fred The line was abandoned in the 40's sometime. (way befor; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00045.html (17,303 bytes)
18. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "John Swanson" <dwlscbq@insightbb.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:43:29 -0600; The Windish Mill was in RMC as was Memories And A Fallen Flag about the Rock. I also had at least one piece in Vintage Rails. John Swanson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Yah; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00046.html (11,245 bytes)
19. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: richard haave <therrboomer@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:43:19 -0800 (PST); To answer Noel's questions: The Rock Island entered the foundry from the east side. When I worked the job there was but one track off the Rock main into east side, which went between two of the found; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00047.html (12,191 bytes)
20. [CBQ] Re: yards at galva il (score: 1): Author: "Rory Murchison" <murchi209@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:57:47 -0600; 1952 maybe, not 62. I used to play on the pile of tiles that blocked the tracks in 62. Check this link out. Always wondered why it was called the Dolly. http://www.thehawkeye.com/columns/Hansen/2003/; /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-03/msg00048.html (18,988 bytes)

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