tb_chicagoriver_0603_01
The CP Rail MP15 in new paint backs onto the Chicago River swing bridge while switching out General Metals, a large customer which fills many gondolas with scrap steel for the railroad. General Metals is on Kingsbury St., just to the right (east) of this view. Note the pivot mechanism on this bridge which was featured in the April 2003 Railroad Model Craftsman.
tb_chicagoriver_0603_01
The CP Rail MP15 in new paint backs onto the Chicago River swing bridge while switching out General Metals, a large customer which fills many gondolas with scrap steel for the railroad. General Metals is on Kingsbury St., just to the right (east) of this view. Note the pivot mechanism on this bridge which was featured in the April 2003 Railroad Model Craftsman.
tb_chicagoriver_0603_02
It's a muggy June day in Chicago, and CP Rail has dispatched a bridge tender to operate the swing bridge over the Chicago River. The bridge tender shanty is on the left, while the trucks belong to CP Rail. A CP Rail person is dispatched via truck to open and close the bridge as needed for movements east of the river. In the background is the Finkl Steel complex, another important customer for CP Rail.
tb_chicagoriver_0603_02
It's a muggy June day in Chicago, and CP Rail has dispatched a
bridge tender to operate the swing bridge over the Chicago River.
The bridge tender shanty is on the left, while the trucks belong to
CP Rail. A CP Rail person is dispatched via truck to open and close
the bridge as needed for movements east of the river. In the
background is the Finkl Steel complex, another important customer
for CP Rail.