greyhounds ... The BNSF will have to fill in about 7.2 acres of marsh. The Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources considers this insignificant and BNSF will replace the wetlands with wetlands elsewhere. I guess by buying a marsh and signing it over to the state. ...
... The BNSF will have to fill in about 7.2 acres of marsh. The Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources considers this insignificant and BNSF will replace the wetlands with wetlands elsewhere. I guess by buying a marsh and signing it over to the state.
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Beyond Savanah, what % of traffic is from/to Aurora and what % from/to Galesburg?
Boyd,
The 'Preferred Route'(ex-NP) from St Paul to Fargo, is basically Double Track or 2 MT-CTC. The 'gap' in the Big Lake/Becker area is being restored, and that will leave the single track from Gregory to Philbrook. BNSF has plans to add a 2nd MT between Little Falls and Darling. The Gregory - Little Falls area will remain single track due to the Mississippi River bridge. West of Philbrook is all double track or 2 MT-CTC, IIRC. I suspect 'stitching' the single track sidings together between Darling and Philbrook may be on the BNSF 'wish list'.
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.
Not mentioned; This is ex-CB&Q track, not Great Northern. The 'CTC Islands' in the Double Track ABS are as follows:
St Croix River Crossing - Burns to Prescott
Bay City, WI - Power Cross-Overs
Chippewa River Crossing - Mears to Trevino
Winona Jct to East Winona(plus siding to CP3236)
La Crosse - Grand Crossing to Graf 2nd MT was laid in 2014 between Sullivan(North end of yard) and Grand Crossing. Work to lay the 2nd MT between Grand Crossing and Graf starts in 2015.
Wisconsin River Crossing - Crawford to Ports
Joint CN Trackage - East Dubuque to Portage
Galena River Crossing - Portage to Galena Jct
Savanna - CP Crossing to Plum River
From Plum River, it is Single Track CTC to Aurora, except for 2 MT CTC between Flag Center and Steward.
The Golf Course 'relocation' was in the original BNSF plan. The 'wetlands' issues was due to the State of Wisconsion getting the funding from BNSF. The State did not have to secure new wetlands in La Crosse County. However, the State finally agreed to spend the funding in La Crosse County. For the love of politics!
BNSF does not normally turn over traffic to competitors in the Mpls/St Paul area, unless there is a shipper routing order. Traffic is heavy on this line, but it has not been too heavy unless there is major winter storm action.
Does BNSF have to turn over traffic to CP, UP, or CN between St. Paul and Chicago or route traffic through Galesburg due to these stretches of Single Track?
There is a four mile stretch of single track in La Crosse, WI. The line runs through a golf course. The BNSF wants to add a 2nd track on these four miles and has apparently appeased the city government. The BNSF will have to fill in about 7.2 acres of marsh. The Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources considers this insignificant and BNSF will replace the wetlands with wetlands elsewhere. I guess by buying a marsh and signing it over to the state.
The golf course will be modified at BNSF's expense.
But there is still ardent opposition. What else could there be in this day and age?
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/city-of-la-crosse-won-t-fight-bnsf-line/article_f54a6f10-63e2-52ff-a577-7bc1c75bafce.html
From St. Paul to LaCrosse it is doubletrack except for the four major river bridges. From St. Paul to St. Croix Interlocking(opposite Hastings, MN) it is 2-Main track, but shared with CP's Soo Line, so heavy traffic. South of there it is doubletrack, with current of traffic, except for a CTC island at each river bridge.
BaltACD MidlandMike It is double track from St Paul down the Mississippi to Savanna,IL, to where the line splits inland toward Chicago, which is single track until Aurora, where it joins the Galesburg line and its triple track to CHI. Certanily looks to be double track past the Rochelle Web Cam which I think is located between Savanna and Aurora.
MidlandMike It is double track from St Paul down the Mississippi to Savanna,IL, to where the line splits inland toward Chicago, which is single track until Aurora, where it joins the Galesburg line and its triple track to CHI.
It is double track from St Paul down the Mississippi to Savanna,IL, to where the line splits inland toward Chicago, which is single track until Aurora, where it joins the Galesburg line and its triple track to CHI.
Certanily looks to be double track past the Rochelle Web Cam which I think is located between Savanna and Aurora.
BaltACDThere was a recent NewsWire article on the Staples Division.
There are some double-track stretches here and about on the Aurora-Savanna line, including the ten miles stretch from Stewart IL, north (railroad west) through Rochelle to the point where the Burlington's BNSF Rockford branch diverges to the north about three miles west of the UP crossing.
If you see a westbound BNSF taking its sweet time moving through the crossing, it's a good bet they're easing back waiting for an eastbound to clear the single-track section to the west.
MidlandMike It is double track from St Paul down the Mississippi to Savanna,IL, to where the line splits inland toward Chicago, which is single track until Aurora, where it joins the Galesburg line and its triple track to CHI. There was a recent NewsWire article on the Staples Division.
There was a recent NewsWire article on the Staples Division.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
This months Trains magazine updated double tracking west of Minot, ND.
How much double track is on the Great Northern corridor. Is the Chicago - St. Paul portion double tracked? Is there any double track on the Staples Division?
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