The City of Chicago's 2004 Crossbuck Project

In late 2004 the City of Chicago put up new, steel crossbucks at each side street crossing along the active trackage operated by CP Rail on Chicago's North Side, from Goose Island up to Diversey. In some cases there were no visible warning signs at all prior to the installation of these new crossbucks.

This particular crossbuck is located at the southwest corner of Lakewood and Schuberth. In the background is Peerless Confectionary with a tank car of corn syrup on the spur track. The new crossbuck sits on top of the same concrete pedestal which once supported a wig-wag signal in the Milwaukee Road era.