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Saturday, August 9th 2003 was the first gathering of the Chicago Switching Society. It also marked Tom Mann's first time to Chicago since developing an interest in the area's railroad operations. We met at the corner of Kingsbury and North and walked up to Peerless Confections at the corner of Lakewood and Schubert. Attendees included Tom Burke, Doug Kaniuk, and Tom Mann. If you're interested in next year's walk, please contact one of us. Our Journey starts here, at 10:30 am at the NW corner of Kingsbury and North. This area is very different than Bill Denton's Kingsbury Branch N-Scale model railroad. The industrial buildings and warehoused that Bill models are now converted apartments and condos. We're looking across the intersection towards the SE corner; behind us once was Wallace Press.tm_kingsbury_08092003_01
Saturday, August 9th 2003 was the first gathering of the Chicago
Switching Society. It also marked Tom Mann's first time to Chicago
since developing an interest in the area's railroad operations. We
met at the corner of Kingsbury and North and walked up to Peerless
Confections at the corner of Lakewood and Schubert. Attendees
included Tom Burke, Doug Kaniuk, and Tom Mann. If you're interested
in next year's walk, please contact one of us. Our Journey starts
here, at 10:30 am at the NW corner of Kingsbury and North. This
area is very different than Bill Denton's Kingsbury Branch N-Scale
model railroad. The industrial buildings and warehoused that Bill
models are now converted apartments and condos. We're looking
across the intersection towards the SE corner; behind us once was
Wallace Press.
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The Kircheimer Bros. building (across Kingsbury from Wallace Press) is modeled by Bill. In a few more years, the sign will completely fade.tm_kingsbury_08092003_02
The Kircheimer Bros. building (across Kingsbury from Wallace Press) is modeled by Bill. In a few more years, the sign will completely fade.
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Our first sign of railroad operations is a short piece of rail under the Ohio Street overpass.tm_kingsbury_08092003_03
Our first sign of railroad operations is a short piece of rail under the Ohio Street overpass.
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A block north finds us looking south towards the Ontario Street Warehouse. The Ohio Street overpass is in the background.tm_kingsbury_08092003_04
A block north finds us looking south towards the Ontario Street Warehouse. The Ohio Street overpass is in the background.
At Com-Ed, looking north.
