BN 228, East Cabin, East Dubuque, ILLinois; Dec 29, 1980_
A former Northern Pacific SW1200 leads a nice assortment of BN predecessor cars through the "interlocker" at East Cabin located in the town of East Dubuque.
Illinois Central and Chicago Great Western trains also operated through here for 12-miles eastward to Portage where the two roads went their separate ways to Chicago. Today this would be the CN (IC) and the BNSF.
East Cabin was staffed by IC levermen, and latter those of IC successor Chicago Central & Pacific. I believe those lower quadrant boards pictured are an IC standard for train order signals. Inside the one level structure was a small CTC machine and a few armstrong levers as well. On June 7, 1994, East Cabin was closed and control transferred to the BNSF dispatch center in Ft Worth, Texas.
www.flickr.com/photos/john_leopard/23492416475/in/album-7...
I was inside a few times but not smart enough to take any photos.
BN 228, East Cabin, East Dubuque, ILLinois; Dec 29, 1980_
A former Northern Pacific SW1200 leads a nice assortment of BN predecessor cars through the "interlocker" at East Cabin located in the town of East Dubuque.
Illinois Central and Chicago Great Western trains also operated through here for 12-miles eastward to Portage where the two roads went their separate ways to Chicago. Today this would be the CN (IC) and the BNSF.
East Cabin was staffed by IC levermen, and latter those of IC successor Chicago Central & Pacific. I believe those lower quadrant boards pictured are an IC standard for train order signals. Inside the one level structure was a small CTC machine and a few armstrong levers as well. On June 7, 1994, East Cabin was closed and control transferred to the BNSF dispatch center in Ft Worth, Texas.
www.flickr.com/photos/john_leopard/23492416475/in/album-7...
I was inside a few times but not smart enough to take any photos.