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Poppa_Zit

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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:49 PM

OK, experts.

Category: short line railroads

Question, two parts:

1. 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?
2. Where was it?
3. Why?

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Murphy Siding

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:17 PM

Would it have something to do with car ferries?

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Poppa_Zit

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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:32 PM

Murphy Siding wrote:
Would it have something to do with car ferries?

Nay. But a good guess.

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Poppa_Zit

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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Friday, February 1, 2008 2:29 PM

Hint No.1: midwest, RR still in ops

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n012944

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Posted by n012944 on Friday, February 1, 2008 5:54 PM

Let me try this, I am not sure but I think I might know.

1. The EJ&E?

2. Sullivan IL?

3. To service coal mines for locomotive coal?

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Poppa_Zit

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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Friday, February 1, 2008 9:36 PM

n012944 wrote:

Let me try this, I am not sure but I think I might know.

1. The EJ&E?
2. Sullivan IL?
3. 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:

Rossville Roundhouse

How did you know?

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. They are not entitled, however, to their own facts." No we can't.

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n012944

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Posted by n012944 on Saturday, February 2, 2008 12:45 PM

Poppa_Zit wrote:
n012944 wrote:

Let me try this, I am not sure but I think I might know.

1. The EJ&E?
2. Sullivan IL?
3. 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:
Rossville Roundhouse
How did you know?

I had read about it a couple of years ago. I wasn't sure but it seemed about right.

An "expensive model collector"

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