[RITSlist] Foundation of the first roundhouse in Rock Island Ill.? ??

Tue Jan 15 08:15:21 CST 2008

Aha!  So that's what it is.
I didn't know that there was a CB&Q roundhouse that close to the CRI&P yard.  After doing some searching I did find a photo of it:
<http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=601005#>
It seems like a rather odd place for their roundhouse since, as far as I know, this was not an immediate location for any type of classification yard for the Q.  I think their yard was further west of here.
I realize that this would be a CB&Q question, but does anyone know when this structure was torn down?
And just an FYI, the foundation and remains of the CRI&P roundhouse that we see just to the south and east apparently is the second roundhouse.  According to a map that I purchased from RITS, there was another smaller turntable and roundhouse immediately next to the present site, the map shows both of them. After observing these air shots, I can see no evidence of its existence, that's why I thought the CB&Q site might have been it.
And of course, just as a reminder, there's the mysterious Moline roundhouse in the scrapyard not far to the east:
<http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qxjt207fs3hf&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=8530432&encType=1>
I suspect that this was originally a Rockford, Rock Island $ St. Louis facility, but I could be wrong.

Joe

-- trainboy03 at mchsi.com wrote:
Joe,

You've found the ex-CB&Q turntable/roundhouse.  This one is north of the ex-
CRI&P roundhouse.  The three tracks to the right with all the parked ADM cars 
is also ex-CB&Q that loops around the north side of the CRI&P yard.  The two 
rusty tracks on the left of the photo go into the old Farmall plant (which is 
being torn down for redevelopment).

The ex-CRI&P roundhouse is long gone and the turntable was removed within the 
last 5 years by the IAIS.  All that remains is a half-filled turntable pit and 
a single stall shed now used by M-of-W.

Hope this helps,

--
Erik Rasmussen
Coal Valley, IL

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From:    "jchall2 at juno.com" <jchall2 at juno.com>
To:      ritslist at simpson.edu
Subject: [RITSlist] Foundation of the first roundhouse in Rock Island Ill.???
Date:    Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:55:06 +0000

> I've spied this strange structure/foundation just north of the freight yard in 
> Rock Island:
> 
> <http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qxjfpf7fmfbt&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&di
> r=0&alt=-1000&scene=8514561&encType=1>
> <http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qxjfpf7fmfbt&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&di
> r=0&alt=-1000&scene=8514561&encType=1>
> <http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qxjgkf7fmfh4&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&di
> r=0&alt=-1000&scene=114440&encType=1>
> 
> In a panoramic drawing dating back 1889 it shows a real complete roundhouse at 
> the CRI&P yard very close to the water:
> 
> <http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl?data=/home/www/data/gmd/gmd410/g4104/
> g4104r/pm001850.sid&style=pmmap&itemLink=D?gmd:2:./temp/~ammem_qGsD::&title=Rock
> %20Island,%20Ill.%20H.%20Wellge,%20des.>
> Zoom in to the left of the picture. You'll have to get used to the web site to 
> move around the picture.
> 
> The question is...is the former views truly the foundation of the original 
> roundhouse?
> I'm wondering if the now unused industrial spur to the north was the old main 
> line of the CB&Q (R,RI&STL)and sometime the mainline was moved to the south of 
> the old roundhouse building once the site was abandoned.
> 
> Anyone know if any of my assumptions are true?
> 
> Joe
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