Tom Lampman posted two photos with the comment: "The Milwaukee Road at Kittredge, Illinois. MP117. The train is on the D&I westbound and the track running straight is the RS&W to Milwaukee. The RS&W was abandoned in 1980. If that year is not correct and anybody knows, please correct me. 1942. Photographer unknown."
Patrick Flynn: Knew a gal dispatcher at ATSF that was born and raised in Kittredge in the later 50's thru early 70's, she was totally freaked to found out I knew about the towns' MILW history!
[Looking at an old aerial photo and some topo maps, I could not find a town in which the ATSF dispatcher could have lived.]
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The branch line headed Northeast through Freeport and Beloit to...
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| 1963 Rockford Quad @ 1:250,000 |
...Racine, not Milwaukee.
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| 1963 Rockford Quad @ 1:250,000 |
The tree lines show that the icon marks the location of the former junction.
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| Satellite |
When the branch was abandoned, they made the curve in the mainline more gradual. This mainline is now owned by Canadian Pacific (CP Rail Systems).
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| 1985 Boone Branch Quad @ 24,000 |
The bridge in the foreground of the first photo must have been over a creek.
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| 1942 Mt Carroll Quad @ 62,500 |
This confirms that there used to be a bridge over a creek.
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| 1939 Aerial Photo via ILHAP |
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