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| My grandfather and greatgrandfather's Gallagher and Rowley worked for various lines in Illinois & the Midwest. My Grandfather, Frank W. Gallagher worked as a brakeman for the Wabash line. (Click here for a history of the railroad in Menard County.) I grew up listening to the sound of the trains through Springfield and Athens.. Their melancholy, mournful rich thunder and rattle lulled me to sleep during my childhood. |
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| Links to Illinois lines..(though not necessarily based here) Association of American Railroads www.aar.org American Short Line and Regional Rairoad Assoc. www.aslrra.com I & M Rail Link www.imrail.com Illinois Live Steamers (Discover Live Steam!) www.illinoislivesteamers.com Illinois Central www.icrr.com Conrail www.conrail.com Burlington Nothern Santa Fe www.bnsf.com Amtrak www.amtrak.com |
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| Photos of the NWRR Museum outside of Seattle Washington. 2004. |
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| Click here to see photos of trains taken by my friends and me. |
| last updated 11/18/2005 |