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looking SE down Kingsbury on a brisk, OK, frigid, morning in February 2004. The remains of various spurs to long-gone industores are clearly evident.mk_burketour_16feb2004_1
looking SE down Kingsbury on a brisk, OK, frigid, morning in February 2004. The remains of various spurs to long-gone industores are clearly evident.
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NE view down Kingsburt a few blocks south of North Avenue. Spur on left ran to zinc company and was last customer on this section of Kingsbury. Service south of North Avneue ended mid-1990s.mk_burketour_16feb2004_2
NE view down Kingsburt a few blocks south of North Avenue. Spur on left ran to zinc company and was last customer on this section of Kingsbury. Service south of North Avneue ended mid-1990s.
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Scratched pavement in between rails shows where a derailment once occurred.mk_burketour_16feb2004_3
Scratched pavement in between rails shows where a derailment once occurred.
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Spur remnant branching off to the leftinto trees behind stop sign led to an industrial site seen in next several photos.mk_burketour_16feb2004_4
Spur remnant branching off to the leftinto trees behind stop sign led to an industrial site seen in next several photos.
looking east across N. Dayton
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looking south down North Dayton Street toward Eastman Street. Grade crossing in street is remains of a spur heading east from Kingsbury. Tom Burke was unaware of this relic until I brought him here.mk_burketour_16feb2004_6
looking south down North Dayton Street toward Eastman Street. Grade crossing in street is remains of a spur heading east from Kingsbury.
Tom Burke was unaware of this relic until I brought him here.
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Despite the snow here we could discern a second spur branching off from the main spurin this lot. Obviously a the area has seen subsequent construction so some historical research is in order to determine the farthest extent of this spur network.mk_burketour_16feb2004_7
Despite the snow here we could discern a second spur branching off from the main spurin this lot. Obviously a the area has seen subsequent construction so some historical research is in order to determine the farthest extent of this spur network.
Looking west across N. Dayton.
note the loading docks
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looking east again. faint raised marks in the asphalt indicate rails belowmk_burketour_16feb2004_11
looking east again. faint raised marks in the asphalt indicate rails below
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looking west to Kingsbury: more signs of rails beneath the asphaltmk_burketour_16feb2004_12
looking west to Kingsbury: more signs of rails beneath the asphalt
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spur ran through to get to main C&E line on Kingsbury (other side of trees and fence)mk_burketour_16feb2004_15
spur ran through to get to main C&E line on Kingsbury (other
side of trees and fence)
Kingsbury C&E trackage
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note redecorated loading dock on far side of street. black and white building in far background is Montgomery Ward HQ
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note redecorated loading dock on far side of street.
black and white building in far background is Montgomery Ward HQ