Re: (rshsdepot) FW: Roundhouse at Effingham, IL

[Seth Bramson <sbramson_@_bellsouth.net>]

MCamp_@_utnet.utoledo.edu wrote:

>Can anyone help Ms. Houtsma?
>
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>>From: 	Jane Houtsma
>>Sent: 	Sunday, July 7, 2002 12:18 PM
>>To: 	mcamp_@_geology.utoledo.edu
>>Subject: 	Roundhouse at Effingham, IL
>>
>>I was out on the web site for the Railroad Station Historical Society
>>searching for any information that you might have on roundhouses for
>>the llinois Central Railroad.  Specifically, I was trying to find information
>>on a roundhouse that once stood in Effingham, IL.  Would you by any
>>chance know of any books, etc. that might have photographs of this
>>roundhouse, or of other resources/sites that I might search for information??  Your help would be much appreciated ...
>>
 >>>Mark (and all):
Is she SURE there was one there?  For some reason, I do not have in mind 
that Effingham was a division point on the IC; there would likely not 
have been shops there unless it was a division point.  Effingham was on 
the Champaign District approx 72 mi. so of Champaign and shows only as a 
regular stop for passenger trains.  (IC employee tt 9-29-35 for the 
Chicago & Champaign Districts of the Illinois Division).  It just does 
not seem there would have been anything there but a passenger and/or 
freight station.  I remember going through there for years on the "City 
of Miami," but do not remember any other facilities, whereas I certainly 
remember same at Champaign and Centralia.  Would you ask her to double 
check and let us know?  Perhaps I missed something there.

>>
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