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General Discussion / Chicago Terminal Acquires More UP & CP Lines

« on: March 19, 2007, 03:22:25 PM »

GM,

Are you referring to the Mayfair Line that went up to Skokie Industrial Park? This would be something that could attract more shippers in the area...I went through there sometime ago and a lot has changed...

Cway

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General Discussion / Will they survive?

« on: February 27, 2007, 10:31:36 PM »

Hello all,

Now that the Chicago Terminal Railroad is operating over ex-Soo/CP rails,does anybody think that they will draw new business or will it just fold up and the Kingsbury District will be no more? I\'m asking because Finkl is moving,Peerless is shutting down soon,etc...
     I remember when Azko Salts used to have about 20-25 hoppers going down Cherry Street back in the \'90s...I also remember reefer cars staged by the old Proctor and Gamble plant as well as Waste Management...

Cway

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General Discussion / nighttime operations

« on: February 27, 2007, 10:25:33 PM »

Hello all,

I was reading in another post that the Chicago Terminal Railroad did a test run past North Avenue one night...Was this actually during the tail end of rush hour or was it really at night when nobody expects it? Was there any nighttime service when the Proctor and Gamble plant was operating as well as any other industries in the area?

Cway

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General Discussion / New Shortline Operator for North Side Lines!

« on: November 24, 2006, 02:58:34 PM »

With this being said,what are the chances of rail services picking up in this area...I remember a lot of action in the Goose Island area when I was younger. But then before you know it,Proctor and Gamble was torn down,Plibico doesn\'t recieve rail service anymore(might be closed down),etc...

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General Discussion / Another bit of track along Kingsbury Street gone

« on: September 14, 2006, 09:02:08 PM »

Does anybody think that Goose Island rail activity will ever be revitalized again? I remember seeing gondolas by the Waste Management facility as well as hopper cars by Cherry street(I think)...At least it\'s still nice to see lumber cars by Big Bay lumber...How long is that going to last,eh?

Cway

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General Discussion / Finkl Steel - Sunday Switching?

« on: September 14, 2006, 08:54:57 PM »

Hello there...From my recollection,there is a crane inside the Finkl Works that moves the gondolas around...So,that can be the reason for the cars on the Finkl spur...Where they empty or full,could you tell? As far as the cars on the Lakewood spur,couldn\'t really tell you...I know that they have more cars going back and forth over the years...

Cway

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General Discussion / Chicago Tribune Yard...

« on: October 26, 2005, 07:49:59 PM »

Hello all,

I was reading on another site that the Chicago Tribune yard has a lot of weeds and is barely used now...Is that true or not? When I go home at night, I pass North Ave yard and still see quite a bit of CN/DWP boxcars with newsprint...Can someone clarify?

Cway