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CNW/UP/Metra North Line viaduct. Tunnel was where Deering Lien crossed underneath.View looks E/NE from strip mall parking lot behind TJ Maxx. Site was formerly a rock-crushing operation into the mid-1990s.
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CNW/UP/Metra North Line viaduct. Tunnel was where Deering Lien crossed underneath.
View looks E/NE from strip mall parking lot behind TJ Maxx. Site was formerly a rock-crushing operation into the mid-1990s.
Deering Drawbridge of CNW north line
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trestle to the right of bridge is CNW spur which onceserved industries along Elston Avenue alomg west bank of Chicago Rivermk_burketour_16feb2004_84
trestle to the right of bridge is CNW spur which onceserved industries along Elston Avenue alomg west bank of Chicago River
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truck parked precariously near riverbank is sitting on remains of ROWmk_burketour_16feb2004_88
truck parked precariously near riverbank is sitting on remains of ROW
close-up of decrepit trestle
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Deering Line ROW along Chicago River between Wrightwood and Diversey. View looks SEmk_burketour_16feb2004_92
Deering Line ROW along Chicago River between Wrightwood and Diversey. View looks SE
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looking NW along Deering Line ROW. This area has changed dramatically over the past decade.The Damen Avenue drawbridge (background) was replaced by the present fixed-arch in the past 5 years.mk_burketour_16feb2004_94
looking NW along Deering Line ROW. This area has changed dramatically over the past decade.The Damen Avenue drawbridge (background) was replaced by the present fixed-arch in the past 5 years.
