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General Discussion / Re: North Avenue Yard Area
« on: September 16, 2014, 05:15:02 PM »
The track that I was talking about is on magnolia, just north of Blackhawk.
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General Discussion / North Avenue Yard Area
« on: September 15, 2014, 10:30:39 PM »
I biked down to the North Avenue area yesterday, and I found a few interesting things. First, the North Ave. yard is absolutely full of MOW equipment. There was a transfer caboose, ballast cars, flatcars with sets of tracks (rails and wooden ties, unused) on them and at least a couple dozen flats and center-beams full of concrete ties. I did not see any revenue freight other than three hoppers destined for Morton Salt. About Morton salt, the spur leading to the building directly south of the tail track is completely covered in dirt, mud and gravel, so it does not look like they have had service in awhile. On the upside, all the hoppers in Morton salt and the yard looked fresh out of the shops. Because it was a Sunday, I was able to ride through Sipi Metals' parking lot and discover their track setup. I did not go any farther into their property than the blacktop lot, however. They have a track running through the west end of their new blacktop parking lot, able to fit about one gondola, and another spur in the gravel lot able to fit about the same. Does anyone know which one they use?
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General Discussion / Re: Allied Metals being razed
« on: September 15, 2014, 10:16:17 PM »
My scout troop does an annual canoe trip south on the Chicago river from Foster to Lawrence Fisheries. Two years ago this week, when we were at Lawrence Fisheries, I distinctly remember the factory across canal street (Allied Metals) still being active, with machinery noises inside it and such. I did not notice, unfortunately, any type of rail service going on in the area, be it switchers, boxcars or tracks.
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General Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself!
« on: September 15, 2014, 10:10:37 PM »
Hello, my name is Joshua Sutherland. I am from the north side of Chicago. I am currently attending my senior year at Lane Tech High School. I first (quite literally) stumbled on Chicago switching last summer while doing driving practice on goose island, where I had a run-in with the Chicago Terminal. I had never known that there was any active freight rail service in the the city, so I searched it up online when I got home. I found this site, and I have been fascinated with the north side operations of Chicago Terminal and Union Pacific ever since. Thanks again to Mr. Mann for helping me register.