Close-up of plaque on the iron press.
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Old 300-ton iron press at Finkl Steel complex on N. Southport Ave.; this area is no longer accessible to the public.mk_finkls_1991_01
Old 300-ton iron press at Finkl Steel complex on N. Southport Ave.; this area is no longer accessible to the public.
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We're on the Fullerton Ave. Bridge looking southeast down the Chicago River. The river is curving east as it meanders to Downtown. Today, the Medill Sanitation Facility is no longer there (on the left). CNW's north line bascule bridge is in the background just visible behind the trees.mk_fullertonbrdg_1991_01
We're on the Fullerton Ave. Bridge looking southeast down the
Chicago River. The river is curving east as it meanders to
Downtown. Today, the Medill Sanitation Facility is no longer there
(on the left). CNW's north line bascule bridge is in the background
just visible behind the trees.
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We're standing on top of the Ashland Ave. drawbridge looking towards the City of Chicago Medill Street Sanitation Facility and below our feet is the Deering Line underpass. The Deering Line continued north west along the Chicago River.mk_medillfacility_1991_01
We're standing on top of the Ashland Ave. drawbridge looking
towards the City of Chicago Medill Street Sanitation Facility and
below our feet is the Deering Line underpass. The Deering Line
continued north west along the Chicago River.
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View from the Ashland Ave. drawbridge looking west towards the C&NW's North Line and the City of Chicago facility. The Milwaukee Road's Deering Line ran across this location at Medill St. If you look at the center of the photo, by the concrete silos in the background, you can make out the bridge through which the Milwaukee Road ran to reach industries in the Deering Industrial District. Multiple industries once served by the Milwaukee Road's Deering Line were located in this section between the C&NW North Line and Webster St. All are gone now.mk_medillfacility_1991_02
View from the Ashland Ave. drawbridge looking west towards the
C&NW's North Line and the City of Chicago facility. The
Milwaukee Road's Deering Line ran across this location at Medill
St. If you look at the center of the photo, by the concrete silos
in the background, you can make out the bridge through which the
Milwaukee Road ran to reach industries in the Deering Industrial
District. Multiple industries once served by the Milwaukee Road's
Deering Line were located in this section between the C&NW
North Line and Webster St. All are gone now.
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Gutmann Tannery, a customer of the Milwaukee Road, was served by the Deering Line, whose remnants run down the middle of dirt-paved Dominick St. in this 1991 photo. This view looks southeast.mk_strawberry_1991_01
Gutmann Tannery, a customer of the Milwaukee Road, was served by the Deering Line, whose remnants run down the middle of dirt-paved Dominick St. in this 1991 photo. This view looks southeast.
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Deering Line of the Milwaukee Road crossed West Webster at North Dominick in this photo. You can still see rails north of the Webster St. sidewalk in the gravel if you look hard in 2003.mk_strawberry_1991_02
Deering Line of the Milwaukee Road crossed West Webster at North Dominick in this photo. You can still see rails north of the Webster St. sidewalk in the gravel if you look hard in 2003.
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Finkl Steel's spur which was reached off the Deering Line by the Milwaukee Road in Dominick St. Today Dominick St. is paved over and the area is inaccessible to the public in the area of the Finkl plant. CP Rail uses part of the old Deering Line as a tail track to reach the Finkl plant which still receives several gondolas of scrap steel each week. It's the last operating part of the old Deering Line!mk_strawberry_1991_03
Finkl Steel's spur which was reached off the Deering Line by the
Milwaukee Road in Dominick St. Today Dominick St. is paved over and
the area is inaccessible to the public in the area of the Finkl
plant. CP Rail uses part of the old Deering Line as a tail track to
reach the Finkl plant which still receives several gondolas of
scrap steel each week. It's the last operating part of the old
Deering Line!
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A closer look at the Finkl Steel spur (former Deering Line) circa 1991 looking west. On 12/30/03, there were two EJ&E gondolas parked on the spur as well.mk_strawberry_1991_04
A closer look at the Finkl Steel spur (former Deering Line) circa
1991 looking west. On 12/30/03, there were two EJ&E gondolas
parked on the spur as well.
View of CNW spur looking south down Mendell Street.
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A look at the Webster Ave. bridge. To the left, or east, is a tire recycling and storage site. storage site. Gutmann Tanners is immediately across Webster from it. The Milwaukee Road's Deering Line passed through the tire lot and alongside the river. Today the tires are gone and the area is paved in gravel and used for truck storage. Deering Line tracks are still visible west of this gravel parking lot and behind the Salvation Army store on Clybourn, including where they ran under Ashland Ave Drawbridge.
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A look at the Webster Ave. bridge. To the left, or east, is a tire
recycling and storage site. storage site. Gutmann Tanners is
immediately across Webster from it. The Milwaukee Road's Deering
Line passed through the tire lot and alongside the river. Today the
tires are gone and the area is paved in gravel and used for truck
storage. Deering Line tracks are still visible west of this gravel
parking lot and behind the Salvation Army store on Clybourn,
including where they ran under Ashland Ave Drawbridge.
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Webster bridge looking southeast. Most of the facilities on the east bank of the Chicago River were served by the Deering Line.
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Webster bridge looking southeast. Most of the facilities on the east bank of the Chicago River were served by the Deering Line.
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View from the Ashland Drawbridge towards the Webster Bridge.
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View from the Ashland Drawbridge towards the Webster Bridge.