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A view from the cab of the SW-8 as it makes its way towards the Elston Avenue bridge.tb_lastdaybloom_01022007_01
A view from the cab of the SW-8 as it makes its way towards the Elston Avenue bridge.
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The train has crossed Elston Avenue and is slowing as it nears the bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River. The former Roth coal yard is to the left or north, while the former Hanna Cylinders building is to the right. At one time both were Milwaukee Road customers. In later years Soo Line served the former Roth site when it became a scrapyard. Now barges and trucks handle the loads though the track and switch are still in place.tb_lastdaybloom_01022007_02
The train has crossed Elston Avenue and is slowing as it nears the bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River. The former Roth coal yard is to the left or north, while the former Hanna Cylinders building is to the right. At one time both were Milwaukee Road customers. In later years Soo Line served the former Roth site when it became a scrapyard. Now barges and trucks handle the loads though the track and switch are still in place.
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Looking towards the rear of the train with gondolas of scrap metal headed for General Iron Industries.tb_lastdaybloom_01022007_03
Looking towards the rear of the train with gondolas of scrap metal headed for General Iron Industries.
The bridge is slowly swinging into place.
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Looking towards the rear of the train with gondolas of scrap metal headed for General Iron Industries.tb_lastdaybloom_01022007_05
Looking towards the rear of the train with gondolas of scrap metal headed for General Iron Industries.
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Crossing the bridge and heading east for a day of work on the other side of the river.tb_lastdaybloom_01022007_06
Crossing the bridge and heading east for a day of work on the other side of the river.
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The crew of the Chicago Terminal Railroad and owner Ed Ellis spent the early part of the morning testing the swing bridge and checking out the bridge tender's office. The first train would travel over the bridge a couple of hours later.Included here are rare photos of the interior of the bridge tender's office with its armstrong levers, the concrete footings and foundation for the swing bridge, the gears of the bridge, and views of the river from the east bank.
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The crew of the Chicago Terminal Railroad and owner Ed Ellis spent
the early part of the morning testing the swing bridge and checking
out the bridge tender's office. The first train would travel over
the bridge a couple of hours later.
Included here are rare photos of the interior of the bridge tender's office with its armstrong levers, the concrete footings and foundation for the swing bridge, the gears of the bridge, and views of the river from the east bank.
