Train 3 detour?
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Probably a freight blocking the regular route.
Hm, that isn't the transcon though, I don't think.
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Tonight I watched on VR Cam and the Chief departed Galesburg on the RR line to Quincy, IL. I'm not sure if there is a connection to the trans con to Ft. Madison but they lost no time departing that direction.
There is a connection, they joined back to their normal route a few miles (I think) later. Just not sure why.
On another note, I saw it arrive at La Plata
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Did you notice that the route shown (with the dark line) for the SWC is slightly inaccurate? It actually crosses over to ex-SantaFe at Cameron where you see the link between CB&Q and SantaFe. The place where the branching is shown is impossible because it is an under/over pass, i.e. grade separated crossing between the two trunk lines.
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Its the same route the Quincy train takes in and out of Galesburg. The route also loops around back to the main line.
For better definition I offer Google Map LINK: pan and zoom -
https://www.google.com/maps/place/G...2bb9:0x800d4210d1669f30!8m2!3d40.9478158!4d-9
AND now for the Paul Harvey the rest of the story - - - - - ?
https://www.google.com/maps/place/G...2bb9:0x800d4210d1669f30!8m2!3d40.9478158!4d-9
AND now for the Paul Harvey the rest of the story - - - - - ?
