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Title: Info on S. Side Sun-Times Plant
Post by: TribuneFreightFanatic on June 08, 2020, 10:55:14 PM

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone had more information on the switching operations of the former Chicago Sun-Times printing plant on Ashland Ave? I can't seem to find much info anywhere, but if my mind serves me correctly I once saw a photo of the switch job online.. a bunch of hi-cube boxcars I think.  :-\

Thanks!

Title: Re: Info on S. Side Sun-Times Plant
Post by: TBurke on June 11, 2020, 08:31:11 AM

That plant only lasted a year or two after it was built following the sale of the Sun-Times building along the Chicago River.  I read that the printing presses were sold for scrap as even in the early 2000s the print industry was in decline.  They outsourced printing and distribution of the paper to the Chicago Tribune and its Freedom Center.  I recall that the South Side Sun-Times plant was then converted into a data center.

Title: Re: Info on S. Side Sun-Times Plant
Post by: chuck on June 30, 2020, 03:11:12 PM

Only caught this job one time, May 2010.