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In 1988 the C&NW was still an independent railroad with headquarters in Chicago. We're looking south here across the C&NW bascule bridge used to reach Navy Pier towards the headquarters building on Canal St. in the distance. Note the C&NW logos.
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In 1988 the C&NW was still an independent railroad with
headquarters in Chicago. We're looking south here across the
C&NW bascule bridge used to reach Navy Pier towards the
headquarters building on Canal St. in the distance. Note the
C&NW logos.
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Yes, the picture is overexposed due to light leaking into the camera, but it's still a rare shot of a C&NW tower operator working the levers to lower the bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River just south of Kinzie St. in 1988.
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Yes, the picture is overexposed due to light leaking into the
camera, but it's still a rare shot of a C&NW tower operator
working the levers to lower the bridge over the North Branch of the
Chicago River just south of Kinzie St. in 1988.
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Here's a view of the lowered bridge alongside the tower operator building alongside the river.
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Here's a view of the lowered bridge alongside the tower operator
building alongside the river.