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ftc_bcs

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« on: July 20, 2006, 01:10:50 PM »
Can anyone help me find some rail yards in the Milwaukee/Chicago area?  Anything that\'s no longer in use?

Thanks!
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TBurke

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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2006, 10:27:46 AM »
There are a few former Milwaukee Road yards still in use around Chicago.  Ones that come to mind include the huge Bensenville Yard at I-294 used by CP Rail, the Western Avenue coach shop and yard used by Metra in Chicago, and the Mill Yard used by CP Rail for interchange with the UP west of Besly Street in Chicago.

In Sturtevant, WI, there\'s a yard near the Amtrak station now used by CP Rail.  CP Rail also maintains several former Milwaukee Road yards around its namesake city, including one in the Menomonie River valley just west of 6th Street.
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2006, 10:29:18 AM »
There are literally dozens of former Milwaukee Road yards in and around Chicago and Milwaukee which have been replaced or redeveloped as times changed.  The Milwaukee Road Historical Association would be a good place to start your research.
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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2006, 05:50:43 PM »
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Originally posted by TBurke

There are literally dozens of former Milwaukee Road yards in and around Chicago and Milwaukee which have been replaced or redeveloped as times changed.  The Milwaukee Road Historical Association would be a good place to start your research.


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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2006, 05:52:49 PM »
Where is the Besly St yard? Can you give me the nearest 2 main street locations? Is it a north/south or east/west running street? Thanks.

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« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2006, 01:02:49 PM »
The former Milwaukee Road Mill Yard is located west of Besley Street, near Sipi Metals.  The closest major streets or expressways would be North Avenue on the south, Elston Street on the east, and the Kennedy Expressway on the west.  Besley parallels Elston one block to the west.  It\'s easy to miss.

CP Rail uses the Mill Yard to switch out Sipi Metals and interchange with the UP.

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