Haven’t seen a Midwestern where is it in a while so I thought I’d throw one out for the sake of it.
This town in a midwestern state was the only location in the state where two double track main lines crossed- it was also the home of a very small interurban railroad. The town today is also notable for it’s welded rail plant, which was one of the first of it’s kind in the Midwest.
What state am I?
What is the town name?
What was the interurban?
What were the two double track roads that crossed here?
Good luck!
Two double main line tracks crossing, and an interurban? Sounds like Illinois, perhaps?
But he said it was the only place in the State where two double lines crossed. Wouldn’t Illinois have had several such places ?
Chicago is rather stuffed with them. I think you can rule out Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. On the other hand, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin all bear closer investigation.
S. Hadid
I guess he’s not counting Illinois as part of the Midwest.
In that case, the answer (complete with CNW’s welded rail plant and its crossing of the MILW) is:
Tama, Iowa.
Oh, I almost forgot: Tama & Toledo.
Unless you know where to look, you can hardly tell that at one time two double track mains crossed there. The welded rail plant has been gone for about 10 or so years.
In a park/soccer field complex west of Toledo, just north of US 30, there is a small locomotive on display. I’ve been told it was the last one the T&T used.
Jeff
We have an answer! I was thinking the welded rail plant would be the giveaway-
The answer is Tama, IA
Was the only double track crossing in the state- and now there are no double track crossings in Iowa.
And I do count Illinois as part of the Midwest- it’s where I grew up!