CB&Q Mt. Morris, Illinois -- Depot and Train
The Mount Morris Turn working in Mt. Morris on September 3, 1964. The Turn ran between Oregon and Mt. Morris as needed. The switcher is NW2 9245 which was built August 1946, became BN 542, and was retired May 1983.
The CB&Q Mt. Morris Spur heads northwest 7 miles from the main line at Oregon, Illinois which is about half way between Savanna and Aurora. It existed because of a major printer in Mt. Morris that received paper and shipped magazines. I use the past tense because Google found me nothing to indicate any activity, but found a couple of pieces on shut downs.
I substituted for the vacationing Agent in Mt. Morris, Illinois in early September 1964. I could find neither the depot nor the grain elevators on Google satellite maps. I could not find images of railroad cars on the tracks of the Spur.
CB&Q Mt. Morris, Illinois -- Depot and Train
The Mount Morris Turn working in Mt. Morris on September 3, 1964. The Turn ran between Oregon and Mt. Morris as needed. The switcher is NW2 9245 which was built August 1946, became BN 542, and was retired May 1983.
The CB&Q Mt. Morris Spur heads northwest 7 miles from the main line at Oregon, Illinois which is about half way between Savanna and Aurora. It existed because of a major printer in Mt. Morris that received paper and shipped magazines. I use the past tense because Google found me nothing to indicate any activity, but found a couple of pieces on shut downs.
I substituted for the vacationing Agent in Mt. Morris, Illinois in early September 1964. I could find neither the depot nor the grain elevators on Google satellite maps. I could not find images of railroad cars on the tracks of the Spur.