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General Discussion / Goose Island 1909

« on: May 27, 2014, 10:28:21 AM »

Tracks and a small residential on Goose Island are shown in the last picture at the bottom of the page:

http://chicagopast.com/page/21

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General Discussion / MILW bridge near Kinzie

« on: May 27, 2014, 09:57:48 AM »

http://chicagopast.com/image/86341656486

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General Discussion / Photo of Ogden Slip

« on: May 12, 2014, 11:01:53 AM »

Some track visible in the photo of the Ogden Slip:

http://chicagopast.com/post/44600133010

Mike

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General Discussion / Photo at Argyle 1908

« on: May 12, 2014, 11:00:32 AM »

I don't know if this photo has been posted previously, but here's a shot at Argyle from 1908.  I don't know if the C&E still would have served the track on the far left still or not.  There's no overhead wire.

http://chicagopast.com/post/52054989471

Mike

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General Discussion / Photo at Seminary & Grace

« on: May 12, 2014, 10:36:29 AM »

Found this photo looking south down Seminary at Grace, two blocks north of Wrigley Field:

http://chicagopast.com/post/83691536744

Mike

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General Discussion / 3 more photos from Lou

« on: August 09, 2012, 12:28:32 PM »

Three more great shots from Lou Gerard, these on Lakewood near Diversey:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/7736880348/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/7736879210/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/7736878218/in/photostream

Mike Murray

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General Discussion / Great old north side photos

« on: June 28, 2012, 02:33:59 PM »

Great old images from UIC's collection:

One lone CNW boxcar just about at the tip of where the two branches of the river meet:

http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/uic_pic&CISOPTR=6225

MILW bridge across the N. Branch and surrounding tracks in its heyday:

http://chicagopast.com/post/25864299734/more-information

Mike Murray

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General Discussion / Silvestri outlet location?

« on: May 12, 2012, 01:04:46 PM »

Greetings all,

Just had a flashback to my youth when I spent an excruciatingly long afternoon at the Silvestri Outlet store.  Silvestri used to make Christmas ornaments and lights, or at least had them imported from overseas.  Anyway, one day--I'm guessing it was 1984-1986, in the middle of a blazing hot summer day, I was with my mom at this store on the north side.  If memory serves me correctly, there was a freight spur connected to the building or a nearby building.  I'm thinking it was part of the CNW north line around Diversey, but don't know for sure.  Anyone have any info?

Thanks,

Mike Murray

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General Discussion / Can you handle even more pictures from Flickr???

« on: November 17, 2011, 01:18:48 PM »

Ran across these on Mike Raia's Flickr page today:

A PCC crossing the double-tracked MILW at Halsted and Divison (Holy crap!  Imagine what putting that junction in the street must've been like...):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31203742@N00/6351420681/in/photostream

Last night at Mayfair Tower:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31203742@N00/6352164620/in/photostream/

Circus train on Kingsbury:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31203742@N00/6348737735/in/photostream

A CWR train backing south off of Kingsbury toward Goose Island:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31203742@N00/6348724073/in/photostream

2 SOO engines meet on Kingsbury:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31203742@N00/6348600395/in/photostream

Another SOO on Kingsbury:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31203742@N00/6348598499/in/photostream/

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General Discussion / More Lou Gerard pics

« on: November 04, 2011, 12:14:05 PM »

As if you didn't feel sick enough as it is, more great Lou Gerard pics of the north side:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/with/6311385692/

Happy Friday everyone,

Mike

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General Discussion / Even more pics

« on: October 25, 2011, 08:37:22 PM »

More from Lou Gerard:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/6281773440/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/6281772746/in/photostream/

He's got some C&NW in Skokie in his recent photo stream as well.

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General Discussion / Photo: Kingsbury South of North Ave.

« on: October 19, 2011, 10:51:37 AM »

Don't know if this one has been posted or not on the board, but I just came across it on Lou Gerard's Flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/6258899387/in/photostream

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General Discussion / C&NW Spur Remnant

« on: May 08, 2011, 12:07:41 AM »

I was at the movie theater at 2600 N. Western, and remembered seeing a spur coming off of the C&NW line back in the days of my youth when the theater wasn\'t there and the land was occupied by a Zayre store. After the movie, I grabbed my camera, and, sure enough, the ramp coming off of the elevated ROW is still there, and there is rail in the ground as well. Photos here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36106399@N04/sets/72157626546406643/

Can anyone tell me:
1. If this spur had a specific name or the name of the industry it served.
2. If the industry I photographed (it\'s in the set of pictures) was also served.
3. A rough estimate of when it was last used.

Thanks,

Mike Murray
     

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General Discussion / Is CTRR all done?

« on: May 03, 2011, 11:43:53 AM »

Someone on the Illinirail yahoo group posted that the CTRR tracks leading away from the UP/Metra to the river bridge look like they have been ripped out.  Can anyone confirm?

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General Discussion / Wabansia Construction

« on: April 11, 2011, 11:20:12 AM »

The former C&NW spur on Wabansia is coming out north of Elston Ave.  The street is being repaved with concrete, and the rails and ties have been pulled out.

I\'ve posted some pictures from my Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36106399@N04/

Thanks,

Mike Murray