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General Discussion / Re: customer spreadsheet

« Last post by raisin on June 03, 2023, 09:51:07 AM »

Quote from: TBurke on June 01, 2023, 04:47:10 PM

I posted quite a few scanned track diagrams with listings of customers over the years on the former Milwaukee Road and some C&NW lines in this Flickr album-

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/albums/72157715114878692

Thanks, Tom, I'll check it out. What I'm most interested in is the Corner of Belden and Lakewood and what the buildings there may have been for (and if they used rail service).

General Discussion / Re: customer spreadsheet

« Last post by TBurke on June 01, 2023, 04:47:10 PM »

I posted quite a few scanned track diagrams with listings of customers over the years on the former Milwaukee Road and some C&NW lines in this Flickr album-

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/albums/72157715114878692

General Discussion / customer spreadsheet

« Last post by raisin on May 27, 2023, 11:50:59 PM »

Hi all,

Years ago, I have a vague recollection of someone posting a spreadsheet here that listed all the known rail customers (most long gone) along the rail lines that this website is devoted to. Does anyone know where I could find that sheet?

I'm particularly interested in the Lakewood Line as I've just recently moved to a place just a block or so away from the old line. Thanks!

General Discussion / Re: Buena

« Last post by TBurke on May 24, 2023, 07:48:19 AM »

Very cool. I have never seen pictures of it before.

General Discussion / Re: Railfanning at Tribune Freedom Center - Sun-Times Article

« Last post by TBurke on May 24, 2023, 07:45:54 AM »

Wow...that is really good!

Now you will have to model the Daily Herald's printing press in Schaumburg as the Tribune parent company acquired it and will move production there.

General Discussion / Buena

« Last post by themats on May 18, 2023, 09:41:01 PM »

6 cool shots of Buena on the Lake States Archive site:

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/FR-Ritzman-Collection/CMStPP-Structures/i-fdzTF2G

You can buy copies of the images as well.

General Discussion / Consumers Company Yard pics?

« Last post by themats on May 10, 2023, 10:13:51 AM »

Does anyone know of any photos of the RR working the Consumers Company Yard/North Side Lumber and Timber industries at Lincoln/Grace/Ravenswood?

It's found on page 108 of the Sanborn map:

https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/340136c0-8a1f-0137-6d99-02d0d7bfd6e4-6

General Discussion / Re: Weber Line 2023

« Last post by Jeff Wingstrom on February 14, 2023, 06:09:10 PM »

It was a C&NW freight station according to Tom Burke .. his 1991 pics:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/21358956108/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/21546814805/in/photostream/

Poking around through there lately (it's a very fun bike path) this looks like it would have been a really interesting and varied freight rail corridor. Lots of ghostly bits here and there to be spotted. Also -- the "Skokie Valley" ROW in general, what a waste it is, north of Dempster. South of there, with a paved path now and my electric bike it's like a superhighway, but that's partly because it's almost deserted. It's a straight diagonal path to the Chicago CBD, you'd think a high/ish speed rail line, maybe with a super cool paint scheme, could easily thrive on relief from the 90/94 slog.. sigh