I knew most of the peoplr in the Medora area. what was your wife’s madian name?
Have received some of the e-mails I sent?
Sincerely,
Harold W. piggott
My e-mail address is: harold.piggott@yahoo.com
As I recall this Line was closed in1980 and there are areas south of Medora, that show where the tracks were.
The line abandoned from East Alton to WhiteHall, IL (almost Roodhouse) in 12/79; 45.7 Miles; ICC Finance Docket AB 6 - 75(F)
Concord to Whitehall (27.6 miles) went away in Sept, 1982 ( ICC Docket AB 6 (127)) where it joined the Beardstown Sub. at Concord.
BNSF still has a milepost equation at Concord, IL because of that set of abandonments (MP 0.09 Southward = MP 102.09 Northward, all mileposts increase southward, Bushnell to Paducah, KY)
You mentioned page 24 of the link. How do I find this page? isit in the internet or in a book?
Sincerely,
Harold Piggott
e-mail: harold.piggott@yahoo.com
I have really drawn some interest into this thread after I noticed some abandoned rails left in the pavement in West Alton, Mo while delivering some freight there. I then realized it was the reminants of the CB&Q, and what I thought was just another levee on the west side of 67 before the Mississippi bridge was the reminants of the line that crossed the river on the swing bridge (that no longer exists). Does anyone have a semi-detailed map of the rails on the Alton, IL side of the bridge? Also, am I correct in that the CB&Q became rolled into BN? If so, did the CB&Q cross the Wood River Creek on the abandoned ( but still existant) bridge on the North Northwest side of the Olin/Winchester plant and then continue Northish through what is now a rock quarry? Sorry for the such detailed questioning.
On another side note, were there ever rails further upstream the Mississippi River along route 100 than there is presently? Alton has an amazing rail history that I am slowly discovering.
bkpigs,
I don’t have a lot of answers at my fingertips. As I recall, the bridge over the Mississippi at Alton was owned by separate entity in which, I believe, the CB&Q had a stake. Check http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/misilbb.htm
The CB&Q did head north over the existing bridge up to Brighton and beyond.
I have a number of historic topo maps and aerial pictures of the CB&Q Beardstown - E. St. Louis subdivision. Interested parties should contact me directly.
Jim
k9se"at"comcast.net (replace “at” with @, of course.)
If my memory serves me right, the bridge at Alton was owned by the Missouri & Illinois Bridge & Belt, a most delightful name.
Going west, was the CB&Q & Alton routing west competitive in the St. Louis to Kansas City lane?
The General Pershing Zephyr comes to mind.
Thanks for the Automatic Mail.
I think the old CB&Q Railroad Line did parellel IL route 111 par ot the way from St. Louis to Beardstown, IL. when I was a young person in the 1940s & 50s I saw the trains on this line gothrough my father’s farm daily.
During the 1940s & 50s I saw the trains on the CB&Q Line from St. Louis to go through my fater’s farm daily on the way to Beardstown. Also as I recall this Line went parrellel to IL. route 111 part of the way to Beardstown, IL
Passenger service ended on this line in 1961. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find the exact date. Does anyone happen to have that date?
For those interested in the history, the line was built in 1870 by the St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago Railroad. In 1877, the Burlington leased the line. In 1882, the name was changed to the Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad. The Q absorbed the line around the turn of the century.
The right-of-way is still quite visible in many areas, especially along Ill. Rte. 267 south of Greenfield.
I remember this CB&Q Railroad Line, St. Louis to Beardstown, IL go by daily during the 1940s and 50s.
Resureccting an age old thread because my interweb search has brought up nearly zero info…this thread being the most info found. I grew up in Medora. My Father grew up in Kemper. In another thread a fellow suggested I contact the CB&Q histirical society which I did. They are not meeting until the 26th of this month and according to the email I will likely have to pay to get info and/or pics if they are available.
Really hoping to find any pics of trains running through Medora and Kemper. Thanks in advance.