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Post by John on Apr 11, 2007 18:43:18 GMT -6
Oh, and Dave (or anyone else) Do you know where this is?
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Post by BlueStar7 on Apr 12, 2007 1:33:13 GMT -6
South of the Vermillion Rivewr, on the west side of Rt 23 (S) near the old Bridge tap, between Reading and Streator....?
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Post by John on Apr 12, 2007 22:26:21 GMT -6
No, it sounds like you are talking about the BNSF which is double track and a wide right of way.
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Post by DumDave on Apr 13, 2007 14:58:31 GMT -6
The old Burlington Zearing Route behind the football field? -DD
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Post by DumDave on Apr 13, 2007 15:02:39 GMT -6
Dave, I have looked into this and have found numerous possibilities. I am awaiting your answer on this one. My Bad. I forgot to check this. The answer to which 3 railroads crisscrossed in Reddick. 1) the I.I.I. Railroad aka NYC when we were growing up & now NS. 2) Wabash R.R. 3) Illinois Central. Here is my map. -Dave
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Post by DumDave on Apr 13, 2007 15:05:04 GMT -6
Your picture. another guess. Again the old C.B. & Q north of town going to Ottawa.
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Post by John on Apr 13, 2007 18:37:59 GMT -6
Yep, it's the old CB&Q just north of Marilla Park Road before it crosses the creek. It's a real picturesque section of track through there.
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Post by John on Apr 22, 2007 8:17:37 GMT -6
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Post by Job on Apr 22, 2007 8:36:02 GMT -6
Butch's photos reminded me of the two trestles we used to cross as kids. One was small, crossing Coal Run creek where the tracks ran into the Brick Yard. The other trestle was bigger, crossing the river from the Drain Tile to the pits on the other side.
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Post by John on Apr 22, 2007 9:02:20 GMT -6
Here is the trestle crossing the Vermilion River, used by Streator Drain Tile to haul clay from the clay pits. I believe this trestle is still in place today.
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Post by Job on Apr 22, 2007 9:46:59 GMT -6
The first summer I worked at the Drain Tile, I was assigned to a crew which had the job of clearing shale off of the tracks where it had spilled out of the cars pulled by the Dinkey. There used to be two parallel cables crossing the river about 25 yards north of the trestle. I never could figure out what they had been used for.
Two girls drowned one summer near that trestle. The river was up, and they were last seen by guys at the Drain Tile. One girl was washed down the river a couple of miles.
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Post by John on Apr 22, 2007 10:06:33 GMT -6
There used to be two parallel cables crossing the river about 25 yards north of the trestle. I never could figure out what they had been used for. Job, I have not verified this, but I have been told that those cables were a part of an old swinging footbridge that allowed workers who lived on Coalville Road to cross the river to go to work at the brickyards and drain tile factories.
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Post by Job on Apr 22, 2007 10:34:25 GMT -6
There used to be two parallel cables crossing the river about 25 yards north of the trestle. I never could figure out what they had been used for. Job, I have not verified this, but I have been told that those cables were a part of an old swinging footbridge that allowed workers who lived on Coalville Road to cross the river to go to work at the brickyards and drain tile factories. That is certainly possible. It is obvious that they were not apart of any trestle. As I recall it, they were attached to two big trees. About 75 yards north of the trestle, near the west side of the river. was one of the few places where you could swim. The bottom was smoothed off sandstone. On the east side of the river, a little farther north, was a large pile of sandstones called locally "the rocks." Hundreds of people carved their initials in those rocks. Another couple of hundred yards north, around a bend, is the site of one of the first fords of the river. On the east side of the river, there used to be a farm owned by the Hardings.
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Post by John on Oct 23, 2007 18:03:06 GMT -6
Remember when the Santa Fe went through Dana? You can still see remnants of the old roadbed there. The rail line went through Dana at a NE to SW angle.
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Post by JessWunman on Oct 25, 2007 18:26:05 GMT -6
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