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General Discussion / A little south/OT - Central Illinois Railway

« on: August 06, 2010, 12:40:44 PM »

Central Illinois News
Today, 8/6/2010 is the last day for the Central Illinois Rwy operation along Cermack and Blue Island Ave.
On Monday, the Central Illinois will be running both units together over all tracks (all spurs). This is the transition day. The CIRY will be giving a tour to the BNSF crews. Hence, up and down every spur, this will start at 7:00am Monday (8/9).
The CIRY was usually done by 11:00, however, on Monday, they may be out all day. On Tuesday, the BNSF officially takes over all switching operations.  

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General Discussion / another filing

« on: May 18, 2010, 04:32:18 PM »

More on the deal between City and the railroad.
go to:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/2bea98a855bd5341852577260064ea9a?OpenDocument

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General Discussion / No Guesses so Far For New Mystery Photo???

« on: May 12, 2010, 11:29:49 AM »

Go to Tom\'s book (Milwaukee Road in Chicago, page 39, bottom photo.

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General Discussion / No Guesses so Far For New Mystery Photo???

« on: May 11, 2010, 05:34:31 PM »

Ok Tom, here is my guess: the picture is on Marcey street between Wisconson and Willow, looking Northwest (?)

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General Discussion / Finkl Steel to become DePaul new stadium site

« on: April 08, 2010, 02:22:11 PM »

Did a little research, here are some links about the subject:
http://www.thechicago77.com/2010/02/finkl-sons-steel-mills-may-just-hit-a-home-run/
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=430&f=2585&t=5713387
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/03/depaul-set-to-kick-coaching-search-into-high-gear.html

The problem is that the finkl site is a EPA headache and does dupaul want to pay the cleanup costs.

Use these terms in google tosee the forums that discuss this further: DePaul new stadium site finkl

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General Discussion / All is settled

« on: April 04, 2010, 12:56:37 PM »

Chicago Terminal and City of Chicago are good friends again.

Here re the links:

http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/61811d575d16f37a852576f60073b086?OpenDocument
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/533aabf121614d3b852576f60043a99e?OpenDocument

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General Discussion / Aerial view of North Ave yard

« on: March 29, 2010, 03:39:32 PM »

WLS-TV web cam on Willis (sears) tower is sometimes points Northwest.
In the view is the North ave yard, the tower where the Bloomington line crossed and the curve that leads to C&E junction.
Here is the link:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/feature?section=weather/webcams&id=7122172

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General Discussion / elk grove job

« on: March 23, 2010, 04:56:31 PM »

Mike:

Check out: http://www.dhke.com/schs/schs267.htm
and http://www.dhke.com/rrus/static/static1308.html
For Chicago Terminal in Elk Grove Village and other highlights

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General Discussion / Time for negotiation

« on: February 26, 2010, 07:43:22 PM »

City of Chicago and CTM:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/cc7a20f6c3ab0598852576d6007738e7?OpenDocument

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General Discussion / The web site made the big time

« on: February 19, 2010, 08:33:42 PM »

The CTM has more:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/a11e240a53c23656852576cf006c7bdc/$FILE/226472.PDF

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General Discussion / The web site made the big time

« on: February 12, 2010, 03:38:23 PM »

The plot thickens; more filings about the CTM:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/ffa540b3f9b1a321852576c80062a2b7?OpenDocument
and then:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/1652b7fccbe0a764852576c80062fe52?OpenDocument

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General Discussion / FYI - Bill Denton\'s Kingsbury Website

« on: February 10, 2010, 12:54:38 PM »

Good pictures, just a couple of items: 1. the box cars look more like reefers. 2. the silos are for coal, that company was a big coal dealer. 3. There was a siding at the ballpark, located about where the players park their cars today.
The field received supplies (mainly beer) by railroad into the late 1960\'s. In 1964, a number of us would sneak out of high school an go to the cubs games. Sometimes there would be a box car or reefer on the siding. You could be right about the loco, definitely a diesel, your guess about a high nose GP9 would fit. I used PSP and, it still was hard to make out the motive power. Nice pictures of the area.

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General Discussion / Just some older pics I took

« on: February 06, 2010, 12:02:07 AM »

Matt: Pictures are from 4-10-2007, in one of the pictures, (Kingsbury & Cortland), I am by the stop sign taking pictures. - doug

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General Discussion / The web site made the big time

« on: February 03, 2010, 05:29:44 PM »

The City of Chicago filed on Monday the official abandonment notice. the pdf is 8MB and very detailed.
The web site is mentioned in the document.
Highlights:  
Page 7, reference to web site
Page 23 reference to declining customers
Page 24 web site
Page 51 Tom Burke picture
Page 103-105  various pictures
Page 151-159   various pictures
Page 177 notice in suntimes

There are numerous details about the CTM and it\'s operation are in the document (including Goose Island). There is history including a copy of the CMST&P/Soo in bankruptcy court.

Here is the link:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/7be70884bdec5802852576be00477ec4?OpenDocument

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General Discussion / Chicago vs Chicago Terminal round 3

« on: January 22, 2010, 09:37:43 PM »

Another reply:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/6c483c8efb68d431852576b3007ea7e0/$FILE/226338.PDF