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Under the Clark Street overpass, we can make out the message "YOU WILL BE TOWED RAILROAD IN USE STAY CLEAR OF TRACK".tm_navypier_09242004_17
Under the Clark Street overpass, we can make out the message "YOU
WILL BE TOWED RAILROAD IN USE STAY CLEAR OF TRACK".
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Looking back towards Clark Street and the Quaker Building, the tracks are older here as evidenced by the timber guard construction.tm_navypier_09242004_18
Looking back towards Clark Street and the Quaker Building, the tracks are older here as evidenced by the timber guard construction.
That's the LaSalle Street overpass.
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The building beween the Merchandise Mart/Wells street and LaSalle street are the only older buildings along the Navy Pier Line. Note the loading docks, as there once was a spur that served these buildings.tm_navypier_09242004_20
The building beween the Merchandise Mart/Wells street and LaSalle street are the only older buildings along the Navy Pier Line. Note the loading docks, as there once was a spur that served these buildings.
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Under the BMW the sinking asphalt gives clues to the track configuration. Using the maps in the Research section, you can get a better idea of how this area looked.
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Under the BMW the sinking asphalt gives clues to the track configuration. Using the maps in the Research section, you can get a better idea of how this area looked.
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...but first, let's take a photo through the fence of the old CNW sign on the wall.
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...but first, let's take a photo through the fence of the old CNW
sign on the wall.
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The area under the Merchandise Mart is fenced off, so we'll have to go around via Kinzie Street…
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The area under the Merchandise Mart is fenced off, so we'll have to
go around via Kinzie Street…
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That's the Carroll Ave bascule bridge, locked in the upright position since 2000.
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That's the Carroll Ave bascule bridge, locked in the upright
position since 2000.
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After walking around the block, we're now by the river looking back to where the tracks disappear under the Apparel Center.
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After walking around the block, we're now by the river looking back
to where the tracks disappear under the Apparel Center.
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The RR crossing sign is still standing, and note the little dwarf signal.
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The RR crossing sign is still standing, and note the little dwarf signal.
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Walking over the river on the Kinzie Street bridge, we can better see where the operator was on the bridge.
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Walking over the river on the Kinzie Street bridge, we can better see where the operator was on the bridge.
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This is the overhead crossing at Canal Street. At one time, there was a 90 degree crossing here for the MILW Rd's C&E Line.
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This is the overhead crossing at Canal Street. At one time, there
was a 90 degree crossing here for the MILW Rd's C&E Line.
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These are the river front condos on the west bank of the river by the bascule bridge.
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These are the river front condos on the west bank of the river by the bascule bridge.
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We're underneath the CNW/UP approach to Northwestern Station. The double guardrail tracks are the remains of the original approach to the Navy Pier Line. We're at Clinton Street.
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We're underneath the CNW/UP approach to Northwestern Station. The
double guardrail tracks are the remains of the original approach to
the Navy Pier Line. We're at Clinton Street.