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Frequently Asked Questions / Are there five customers left, not four?

« on: December 09, 2006, 02:58:07 PM »

Good catch.  I made that graph a long time ago when the CS site was smaller in scope.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

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Modeling / Modeling the CNW Navy Pier Line

« on: December 09, 2006, 12:28:37 PM »

Chris, do you have any updates or photos on your project?

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

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New Site Updates / The Map Interface

« on: December 09, 2006, 12:27:56 PM »

How many of you use the map interface at http://chicagoswitching.com/chicagoswitching/v4/articles/mapdisplay.asp ?

Do you frequently use it to discover photos, or did you just use it once?  Is the download size (1.4MB) too big?  Are the aerial photos helpful?

Thanks.  A Navy Pier and Deering Line map are in the works...

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

79

General Discussion / Finkl Steel Sold, Leaving North Side Location

« on: December 08, 2006, 06:05:53 PM »

Big news indeed.  Hopefully, we can get an exact date of the last shipments and document it.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

80

General Discussion / Overview map

« on: December 08, 2006, 05:54:19 PM »

Yes indeed.  It\'s been a busy year for me and some of the updates I planned to do this summer I still haven\'t started yet!

Thanks for being patient.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

81

General Discussion / Goose Island team track

« on: January 06, 2006, 09:42:24 PM »

Do you mean the tracks on N. Branch?  They should have been for Akzo Salt.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

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Modeling / Modeling the CNW Navy Pier Line

« on: May 24, 2005, 12:55:23 PM »

Chris,

I thought of building an n scale version of the Navy Pier line in an 18\" x 8\' area.  Scratchbuilding all the tall buildings scared me away:)

In the 60\'s-70\'s timeframe, SW8 #801 was the frequent power on the Pier Line.

Would you mind providing a copy of the Sanborn Maps?

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

83

General Discussion / Chicago & Pacific/MILW/CP Rail Bloomingdale Line

« on: May 03, 2005, 01:20:22 PM »

Jeff - thanks for the information.  I appreciate you sharing this.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

84

General Discussion / What do I do with many C M St P & P RR Blueprints?

« on: January 29, 2005, 07:04:10 PM »

I would be interested in any that relate directly to the locations covered on this web site.  What do you have?

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

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New Site Updates / What\'s Your Screen Resolution?

« on: January 28, 2005, 04:12:00 PM »

I\'m thinking about creating a map viewing application for this site and I would like to know what screen size you\'re using.  Usually, design on the web is targeted to 800x600, but with time this is changing to 1024x768.  Drop me a line or respond to this thread.  Thanks!

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

86

Modeling / WOOT........

« on: January 23, 2005, 08:37:33 AM »

I just moved this topic to the modeling forum.  

I know of the jnj cars.  They get nice reviews, but a little too pricy at around $25 per kit, without trucks or decals.  I\'m hoping Micro-Trains comes out with both 40 and 50  footers, in the $12 price range.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

87

Modeling / WOOT........

« on: January 18, 2005, 02:40:53 PM »

If anybody is planning on these in n scale, I know that they would be big sellers.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

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General Discussion / George St/Lincoln Ave/Lakewood Ave

« on: January 18, 2005, 02:36:44 PM »

Mel -

Your book sounds great.  It\'s amazing that there is so much interest in the areas that we cover on our website.  As Tom Burke says, we\'ll love to hear you railroad related lakewood memories.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

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General Discussion / Trackage South of Grand Ave.

« on: November 07, 2004, 11:16:16 PM »

Forgot to mention that, as an aside, I recently learned that the MILW served the North American Cold Storage Building just south of the swing bridge.  There was a 90 degree crossing with CNW\'s Navy Pier Line in this area.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com

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General Discussion / Chicago & Pacific/MILW/CP Rail Bloomingdale Line

« on: November 07, 2004, 11:12:24 PM »

Josh,

It\'s great to see what your group is trying to acompolish!

We just expanded our site to include this line and currently have no photos in our archives.  Please let us know if you come across any historical info.

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Thomas Mann
http://www.chicagoswitching.com