OK, experts.
Category: short line railroads
Question, two parts:
A short line railroad for over 25 years maintained a service and repair facility (roundhouse, TT, sand house, water tower) for its locomotives that was located at least 75 miles from its home trackage. Which railroad?
Where was it?
Why?
Would it have something to do with car ferries?
Nay. But a good guess.
Hint No.1: midwest, RR still in ops
Let me try this, I am not sure but I think I might know.
The EJ&E?
Sullivan IL?
To service coal mines for locomotive coal?
BINGO. Close enough. Rossville, Illinois. The J had trackage rights on the CEI to run trains down to Rossville for locomotive coal. They built the service facility for obvious reasons.
It still stands:
How did you know?
I had read about it a couple of years ago. I wasn’t sure but it seemed about right.