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General Discussion / Chicago Terminal 6/15/2009 at 1:00pm
« on: June 24, 2009, 06:42:10 PM »
Three gondolas are now parked on the southernmost portion of the Kingsbury line by the corner of Division and Halsted.
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General Discussion / Chicago Terminal 6/15/2009 at 1:00pm
« on: June 16, 2009, 09:45:33 AM »
I wonder if they are going to store the gondolas on Goose Island now instead of Lakewood to avoid upsetting the neighbors. They could also store some at the end of Kingsbury where that asphalt was uncovered. Fascinating times.
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General Discussion / Chicago petitions for abandonment
« on: June 15, 2009, 10:35:31 AM »
I haven\'t seen any cars at Big Bay for a while, but I don\'t get there every day, so it\'s possible I\'ve missed some and traffic on this site would indicate they are still receiving shipments. Still, it would seem clear the recession has affected Big Bay\'s business. Every time I drive by, I\'m afraid I\'m going to see it all closed up.
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General Discussion / Chicago petitions for abandonment
« on: June 11, 2009, 03:27:59 PM »
Ouch. This could get ugly, I\'m afraid.
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General Discussion / Missing Track at South End of Kingsbury?
« on: June 10, 2009, 07:50:54 PM »
I noticed this about 2 weeks ago. It may have been there much earlier, though, as I don\'t get down that way much.
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General Discussion / Tracks by Wrigley Field
« on: May 26, 2009, 09:27:56 AM »
The tracks that used to show through the street near Waveland Avenue have been covered with asphalt now. I just noticed this on Sunday and the asphalt looks fresh, so it must be a relatively new development.
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General Discussion / Activity on Lakewood line
« on: May 20, 2009, 12:08:47 AM »
Yes, and stored railcars mean that at least one more trip will occur at some point on the line!
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General Discussion / Freight Traffic
« on: January 09, 2009, 03:34:48 PM »
From the Kennedy yesterday, I saw the CTR engine carrying a centerbeam car and two gondolas, including one that had a steel coil in it. I hope it\'s enough to keep them going. I wonder if UP is interested in spinning off their Tribune and chocolate company business to CTR.
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General Discussion / North Avenue yard...
« on: December 19, 2008, 01:30:33 PM »
Yesterday afternoon (Thursday) the engine was not in the yard, so that\'s a good sign.
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General Discussion / Bridge over the River
« on: October 04, 2008, 08:26:03 PM »
There are centerbeam cars at Big Bay, so the bridge must still be in use for rail traffic.
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General Discussion / Chicago Tribune Yard...
« on: September 07, 2008, 08:00:22 PM »
Re: my earlier post above, I believe I finally saw the Tribune paper delivery in progess. It was around 4 p.m. on Friday and the UP switcher had a line of CP box cars heading out of North Avenue Yard towards downtown (unless it was backing up with empties).
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General Discussion / Passenger Traffic on Lakewood Branch!
« on: August 27, 2008, 05:29:48 PM »
What a weekend to be out of town! Sorry I missed the action, but I\'d sign up for that dinner train or the winter tour mentioned above in a minute.
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General Discussion / Dunning Line done
« on: August 27, 2008, 05:27:53 PM »
What customers did the Dunning branch serve? Did someone go out of business?
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General Discussion / seeking switching pics at S&C Electric
« on: July 30, 2008, 09:58:12 PM »
Google Earth shows remaining trackage there. Do they still receive any service? I\'ve always passed by on Ridge but never gone around back to see what it looks like back there.
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General Discussion / Freight Traffic
« on: July 14, 2008, 03:23:37 PM »
I haven\'t seen any cars at Big Bay for a couple of weeks now.