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General Discussion / Weber Line 2023

« Last post by Jeff Wingstrom on February 02, 2023, 03:52:22 AM »

Some pics from a recent bike ride
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jwingstrom/albums/72177720305708152

Spotted a bit of siding, rare up there these days:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jwingstrom/52664691800/in/album-72177720305708152/

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General Discussion / Re: More Tribune switching videos uploaded

« Last post by haggar on January 04, 2023, 09:45:46 PM »

I've got some more videos from about 10 years ago.  Also quite a few of ADM mill being switched.  One of these days...

Hoping to see some new models on your Flickr page.

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General Discussion / Re: More Tribune switching videos uploaded

« Last post by Jeff Wingstrom on January 03, 2023, 10:26:12 PM »

Shot some more Trib switching videos the other day. Can be found on my YouTube channel:

https://youtube.com/@joeavey173

Joe

Great shots .. watching the train shove into the Trib building is a little surreal, like seeing some of the history in the area still alive and kicking, if barely. An anachronism...  sigh 

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General Discussion / Re: More Tribune switching videos uploaded

« Last post by haggar on January 02, 2023, 02:39:43 AM »

Shot some more Trib switching videos the other day. Can be found on my YouTube channel:

https://youtube.com/@joeavey173

Joe

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

« Last post by TribuneFreightFanatic on December 25, 2022, 11:25:43 PM »

Hi All,

My N scale model railroad layout of the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center was recently profiled in the Chicago Sun-Times. It's a huge honor to be featured in this way-- quite the full-circle moment for my little layout that I started nearly 10 years ago. I've linked the article below. Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/12/8/23499878/freedom-center-model-chicago-trains-railroads-halsted-steinberg

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General Discussion / Video of ROW in 70s

« Last post by themats on July 10, 2022, 06:20:57 PM »

If anyone is in David Harrison's 'L' / CHICAGO ELEVATED FB group, he posted a nice b/w video of the northside L in the 70s.  Starting at the 2:50 mark, there is a clip of a combined 6000s/5-50s train going over the MILW ROW on the Ravenswood.  There are additional clips of the MILW crossing at Addison and Buena yard.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3027704194214804

Cheers,

Mike

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General Discussion / Re: What's going on at North Ave. Yard?

« Last post by TBurke on November 28, 2021, 07:57:26 PM »

UP stopped using the North Avenue yard in June of last year as a base for local freight operations as business dried up. Remaining freight work is now done directly out of Proviso Yard. From what I can tell the North Avenue yard is now just a staging area for MOW work on the Northwest and North lines.

I wonder how long until UP sells off the excess land at the North Avenue yard for development as it adjoins the Lincoln Yards mega residential and retail project?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/49999302378/in/photolist-2jpQrLD-2jbBEkf-2jccZiV-2jch4dj-2jbguDy-2jbguBQ-2jbkszQ-2ipgbjv-2fnzuxV

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General Discussion / What's going on at North Ave. Yard?

« Last post by GM on November 22, 2021, 04:52:20 PM »

Saw a lot of crew working on North Ave. yard off of Kennedy by Morton Salt. Are they laying new yard track or ripping it up?

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General Discussion / "New" Freight Customer on the West Side?

« Last post by TBurke on November 16, 2021, 08:24:21 PM »

I stopped by yesterday and got some shots of Marcell's Paper & Metal Recycling at 4221 West Ferdinand and got some pictures of a pair of boxcars on a spur that runs between the street and the building and which is attached to UP. At another site I presume they operate at 4330 West Ohio Street were more boxcars on a different spur that comes off what is left of the connection to the Cragin Line which is abandoned on its southern end.

Are they a relatively new customer?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/51684298402

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/51682683301/in/dateposted-public/

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General Discussion / Re: Chicago Ave pics

« Last post by TBurke on October 20, 2021, 04:15:01 PM »

Nice catch.