. Electric railway journal . perly. Ice Gorges Damage IllinoisValley Line Floods Disable Two Plants of the Northern IllinoisTraction Company Resulting in TemporaryStoppage of Service UNPRECEDENTED floods in the valley of theIllinois River and its tributaries, due to the com-bination of a warm rainfall, melting snow and icegorges, seriously damaged and put out of service severalsections of the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway Com-panys line between Marseilles and Peru, 111. The floodreached its crest on Jan. 21, but subsequent ice gorgesmaintained the river at a high stage, making it impos-sibl
. Electric railway journal . perly. Ice Gorges Damage IllinoisValley Line Floods Disable Two Plants of the Northern IllinoisTraction Company Resulting in TemporaryStoppage of Service UNPRECEDENTED floods in the valley of theIllinois River and its tributaries, due to the com-bination of a warm rainfall, melting snow and icegorges, seriously damaged and put out of service severalsections of the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway Com-panys line between Marseilles and Peru, 111. The floodreached its crest on Jan. 21, but subsequent ice gorgesmaintained the river at a high stage, making it impos-sible to repair certain damaged sections up to as latea date as Feb. 12. The water in the Illinois Riverbacked up until it was 10 ft. above the crest of theMarseilles dam, which supplies water to the hydro-electric plant of the Northern Illinois Light & TractionCompany, also at Marseilles. Although the level of theflood at this stage was 17 in. above the generator roomfloor, damage to the electrical equipment was slight,. CLEARING ICE FLOODS PROM INTERURBAN TRACKS ON THECHICAGO, OTTAWA & PEORIA RAILWAY SYSTEM consisting largely of water-soaked insulation. Theplant was out of service from the afternoon of Jan. 21until the morning of Jan. 23. The steam plant of thiscompany at La Salle, 111., was also out of service fromJan. 21 until the evening of Jan. 24. Damage to the lines of the railway company, asidefrom interrupted energy supply, consisted chiefly offlooded and ice-gorged tracks where the overhead lineswere literally mowed down. As shown in the accom-panying illustration, the ice was piled up from 6 ft. to 8ft. high over the tracks at some points, and two bridgeswere carried away when the gorge broke. As soon as theIllinois River receded, men were put to work clearingthe track. At one point it was covered with ice for %mile. Axes, ice tongs and shovels were used to cut aroadway through the piles of ice. West of Ottawaabout 3 miles of track were also covered with waterand ice, a
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