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General Discussion / Freight Traffic
« on: August 22, 2007, 11:28:30 PM »
2 boxcars at Big Bay as of 8/21. Good to see. I feel like buying some lumber from them just to help them keep going!
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General Discussion / Crazy idea?
« on: August 22, 2007, 10:31:35 AM »
I\'ve wondered about this before, as well. I wonder if we could convince CTR to run a \"charter\" train someday. It\'d probably be a big hassle to run a passenger car on those city streets, though.
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General Discussion / Freight Traffic
« on: July 17, 2007, 10:53:27 AM »
1 box car and 2 of those cars that usually have wood products on them (center post cars, or something like that, I think they are called). I almost ran my car right into them they were parked so close to Division Street when I made the turn in front of Big Bay. That would\'ve been interesting to explain to the insurance company.
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General Discussion / Freight Traffic
« on: July 16, 2007, 10:54:57 AM »
There are 3 cars at Big Bay right now (as of 7/15), so at least they seem healthy!
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General Discussion / Freight Traffic
« on: July 14, 2007, 05:29:18 PM »
This month\'s Chicago Magazine has an article on Finkl steel and the questions about what will replace the property. In the article, there is a reference to Water Saver Faucet Company building a new factory on Goose Island. I wonder if they will need/have rail service?
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Modeling / Author visits the Kingsbury Branch
« on: July 09, 2007, 10:11:18 AM »
Wow, in 1975 that guy must have been about 5 years old! Seriously, great story.
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General Discussion / Freight Traffic
« on: July 09, 2007, 10:09:17 AM »
I should probably know the answer to this, but don\'t.
Does anybody on Goose Island besides Big Bay receive rail service? There\'s the big siding near the bridge at North Avenue, but I\'ve never seen any cars in there.
Does anybody on Goose Island besides Big Bay receive rail service? There\'s the big siding near the bridge at North Avenue, but I\'ve never seen any cars in there.
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General Discussion / Sugar Relief late for Peerless
« on: July 03, 2007, 02:13:23 PM »
I just drove by Peerless today. Looked like a truck was being loaded with candy making equipment, so I\'d guess ownership is selling off all their stuff. Too bad.
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General Discussion / Chicago Terminal pictures
« on: May 09, 2007, 11:11:20 AM »
I think ILSX is the reporting mark for the leasing company that actually owns the locomotives. Chicago Terminal is just leasing the engines.
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General Discussion / Kingsbury Abandonment
« on: May 04, 2007, 11:13:48 PM »
I noticed that CTR filed a response (or, more accurately, an intent to respond) the very next day. Sounds like this will be a battle.
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General Discussion / Rare moves on other Chicgao area street running...
« on: April 25, 2007, 11:59:01 PM »
Is it possible they could just rent the track back from Chicago Terminal to store the cars?
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General Discussion / Chi Switching Group Outing for April 2007
« on: April 21, 2007, 11:02:11 PM »
I assumed the boxcar on Kingsbury was for Chicago Firewood, but that could certainly be incorrect. Didn\'t someone on the board here say they were a potential customer? Kingsbury is one odd street these days. Everything from firewood to kids\' birthday party places to strippers.
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General Discussion / Peerless switching
« on: March 27, 2007, 01:54:50 PM »
I drove by on Sunday. There was no car on the siding, but there was a crew putting dirt in some big potholes that surround the track one block south of Peerless. Probably some local residents complained about the sinkholes.
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General Discussion / Peerless switching
« on: March 09, 2007, 02:26:05 PM »
They picked it up yesterday. They did not leave anything behind. But, I didn\'t ask the crew if they were coming back. They seemed pretty busy dealing with flagging crossings, towing cars, and picking up debris strewn across the tracks. I snapped some pics the old fashioned way (regular film) so we\'ll see how they looked when I get them developed.
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General Discussion / Will they survive?
« on: March 05, 2007, 05:04:43 PM »
I think any service on Lakewood north of Peerless would run into community opposition. The neighborhood is different now and rail service doesn\'t fit into what the yuppies ideas about their property values. Goose Island, Kingsbury, any place where rails are currently active (or at least not buried under the pavement) I think is doable. But, I\'d be surprised to see any more Lakewood service after Peerless goes.