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Railroad Stuff

Trains
:: Trains :: 		Railroad Derelicts
:: Railroad Derelicts :: 		The Winston Tunnel
:: The Winston Tunnel :: 		Union Pacific Derailment at Galt, Illinois on May 3, 2005
:: Union Pacific Derailment at Galt, Illinois on May 3, 2005 ::
CPR Empress 2816, 4-6-4 Steam Locomotive
:: CPR Empress 2816, 4-6-4 Steam Locomotive :: 		Steam Train across Illinois
:: Steam Train across Illinois :: 		Chasing the Chicago & North Western Heritage engine
:: Chasing the Chicago & North Western Heritage engine :: 		The Union Pacific Local out of Sterling, Illinois
:: The Union Pacific Local out of Sterling, Illinois ::
Railroadiana
:: Railroadiana :: 		Remnants of the Chicago & North Western System
:: Remnants of the Chicago & North Western System :: 		Concrete Tie Project
:: Concrete Tie Project :: 		New Years Day, Union Pacific derailment at Galt, Illinois
:: New Years Day, Union Pacific derailment at Galt, Illinois ::
Mid-Continent Railway Flood of June 2008
:: Mid-Continent Railway Flood of June 2008 ::

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Terry Smith 26-Aug-2008 02:05
If anyone is looking for pictures of the tunnel, check any public library for a book called The Corn Belt Route which is a history of the CGW. Also, in the late 90's, (I think) the Chicago and North Western Historical Society magazine ran a story on the tunnel. Lot of good photos. Contact them. They might have back issues.
Scott 02-Nov-2007 00:33
I just viewed your Winston Tunnel photos and I am wondering if anyone has photos/sketches of the fan house before it fell apart? Looks like several additions were built... any thoughts on that?
Thanks for the great comments and photos!
Scot
Jim Webster 07-Oct-2007 20:14
Mr. Manon,

I enjoyed viewing your photos of the Winston Tunnel. I first visited the tunnel in January 1972 on a very cold day, soon after moving to Galena. You could still walk inside the tunnel then, and we remember seeing large stalagtites and stalagmites of ice in the middle. Somewhere, I have photos from that trip, which include the old fan house.

We returned there often in the early-mid 70s, taking family hikes when our kids were small. We'd walk across the trestle and explore the stone house underneath. I hadn't been back to the area in probably 25 years until this morning (10/07/07), when my dog and I explored it anew. I was under the impression that it was all private property until a friend recently told me the DNR now oversees it, and it's open to hiking again.

Looking forward to seeing your other shots when you get them posted.

Regards,

Jim Webster
Galena
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