[RITSlist] Rock Island Southern

[Norm Metcalf]

Actually the RIS' lines to Sherrard, Cable, Aledo and Alexis were all 
branch lines.  The north-south main was west of Sherrard, Cable and 
Alexis and east of Aledo IL. 
    Norm Metcalf, Boulder Colorado

Philip Weibler wrote:
> Tom, Pete, and All - Before we go tooooo far down the wrong track, the 
> line from Rock Island thru Milan, Coal Valley, Lafayette, Toulon and 
> on down to Peoria was the RIP line - the Rock Island and Peoria 
> Railway.  Wade A. Calvert has a neat little book out "The Rock Island 
> & Peoria Railway - The Peoria Route" which tells the story.  Yes, the 
> Cable family was into mining, banking, and railroad building.  The 
> Rock Island Southern branched off at Milan and headed west, then south 
> then east thru Taylor Ridge, Reynolds, Sherrard, Preemption, and 
> Cable. Their steam locomotives were shopped at Silvis - I have seen a 
> photo that shows the cab of the 215 (a 4-6-0) in the shops.  The 
> modern-day warehouse in Milan that Pete talks about was, IIRC, for 
> Eagle food stores. The track layout was so poorly designed that 60' 
> insulated box cars - the standard for food service - could not make 
> the curves if coupled to another car.  PAW
>
>



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