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in 1913; in March 1922 directing preparation of a report on the effects of a fire in the CB&Q office building in
Chicago and lessons to be learned; supervising preparation in March 1922 of plans for the station and power house in Aurora, Illinois; in April 1922 receiving bids for construction of
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Krausch was appointed engineer of buildings by the CB&Q in April, 1912. His responsibilities, including designing buildings and supervising construction, were wide-ranging, but probably typical of such a position. Examples include awarding a contract for construction of a large coaling plant at
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at La Grange. His involvement at
Emmanuel Episcopal Church involved serving on its building committee following destruction of the old church to fire. He belonged to the Chicago Engineers' Club, the Suburban Club of La Grange, and the Edgewood Golf Club. Krausch died at his home in La Grange on
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Krausch was active in professional organizations: he presented the report of the
Standing Committee entitled "Modern Locomotive Coaling Station. Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance" to the sixth annual convention of the International Railway Fuel Association at Chicago in May, 1914;
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Although associated with the firm of
Theodore Krausch & Company, architects and engineers, at Buffalo, New York from 1888 to 1891, Krausch began work for the CB&Q in 1888. The 1892 Directory of La Grange, Illinois, lists his profession as draughtsman. The CB&Q appointed him to the
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a freight house in
Chicago; directing the CB&Q's Building Department in work related to the railroad's grade separation project in Aurora, Illinois, in 1922; in August 1922 receiving bids to construct a bridge over the Platte River near
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His personal and social life was centered around La Grange, Illinois. Krausch married Clara Ann
Shordiche of La Grange on January 5, 1891. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Village of La Grange from 1909. He was a
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in 1921 and 1922; at the annual meeting of the
Railway Fire Protection Association at Washington in October 18, 1922, spoke briefly of the recent burning of the CB&Q general office building in Chicago; was a member of the
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presented a paper on coaling plants and fuel economy to a meeting of the
Western Railway Club in Chicago November 19, 1917; was a member of Committee XXIII Shops and Locomotive Terminals of the
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June 11, 1868, the son of Theodore and Emma (Heide) Krausch. He was educated at Evanston High School, at a technical school at
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and presented a paper to the Society on "Design of Railway Locomotive Terminals" on March 23, 1923.
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521:. Illinois Society of Engineers and Surveyors. 1905-01-01.
787:. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. 1932. p. 74.
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Association, American Railway Engineering (1922-01-01).
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Association, American Railway Engineering (1921-01-01).
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Association, International Railway Fuel (1914-01-01).
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Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. 1918-04-01.
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
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Annual Report ... Proceedings at Annual Meeting ...
323:Patents received, alone and with others, included:
717:. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. 1922-10-28.
667:. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. 1917-11-30.
601:. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. 1922-07-01.
348:1,498,735: Smokejack and the like, January 2, 1923
1051:Elder, Robert; Krausch, Walter T. (31 Oct 1911),
879:"Burlington Station listed on National Register"
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953:Industrial Development and Manufacturers Record
684:. Committee on Publications of the Association.
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253:(1920), Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad
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1076:Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents
1037:Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents
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1073:Office, United States Patent (1915-01-01).
1034:Office, United States Patent (1908-01-01).
460:. Denver City and County. 1923. p. 15.
1119:Railway Track and Structures: RT & S.
481:. La Grange Area Historical Society. 1892
924:. Construction News Company. 1913-01-01.
908:. Construction News Company. 1913-01-01.
855:"Fact Book -- Gage County (2015 update)"
843:. Chapin Publishing Company. 1904-01-01.
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727:"Iowa Marriages, 1809–1992," database,
472:"1892 Directory of La Grange, Illinois"
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937:American Architect and Architecture
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123:NRHP 06000011, still in use on the
121:Downtown Hinsdale Historic District
1079:. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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458:Municipal Facts, Volumes 6-8
163:(1901), still in use on the
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759:. A.N. Marquis. 1911-01-01.
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1138:. The Office. 1920-01-01.
771:News Letter, Issues 34-41
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186:Depot, Beatrice, Nebraska
97:Grand Royal Arch Chapter
1015:www.exploredowntown.org
980:The American Contractor
550:Engineering News-record
479:www.lagrangehistory.org
212:Englewood, South Dakota
20:Walter Theodore Krausch
1152:Smokejack and the like
219:Edgemont, South Dakota
191:Grand Island, Nebraska
95:, and a member of the
1101:. U.S. Patent Office.
921:The Construction News
905:The Construction News
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268:Rock Island, Illinois
137:(1899), NRHP 73000739
840:Improvement Bulletin
648:Official Proceedings
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251:Kirksville, Missouri
193:(1911) NRHP 14001013
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100:December 9, 1929.
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