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General Discussion / Re: Big Bay - run-down or closed?
« on: September 27, 2015, 09:19:37 PM »
Their website's down but the phone number still works.
Interesting...
-Matt
Interesting...
-Matt
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General Discussion / Re: Better hurry up and see Moton Salt
« on: September 15, 2015, 05:23:49 PM »
Wonder if the Chicago Terminal will ever take over operations for the UP too.
-Matt
-Matt
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General Discussion / Re: Looking for photos of CTA 2600s being delivered
« on: September 08, 2015, 11:25:02 AM »
I know this is a terribly old post but some new pictures have surfaced of this operation:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1629546333987825&set=pcb.893477804055567&type=1&permPage=1
It's on facebook. Hope you can see them!
-Matt
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1629546333987825&set=pcb.893477804055567&type=1&permPage=1
It's on facebook. Hope you can see them!
-Matt
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General Discussion / CNW in Chicago
« on: August 25, 2015, 08:49:52 PM »
Not sure if anybody's posted these before but I hadn't seen them.
http://chuckzeiler.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2600034
http://chuckzeiler.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3145869
There's a bunch more if you check out the cnw album.
-Matt
http://chuckzeiler.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2600034
http://chuckzeiler.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3145869
There's a bunch more if you check out the cnw album.
-Matt
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General Discussion / Re: Pickens Kane gone?
« on: August 07, 2015, 09:27:04 PM »
And here's my answer...
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20140305/CRED03/140309963/with-r-d-center-coming-investor-hopes-goose-island-property-lays-golden-egg
Looks like they've got some time to get out. Changes, however, will be coming by the sound of it.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20140305/CRED03/140309963/with-r-d-center-coming-investor-hopes-goose-island-property-lays-golden-egg
Looks like they've got some time to get out. Changes, however, will be coming by the sound of it.
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General Discussion / Pickens Kane gone?
« on: August 07, 2015, 02:52:13 PM »
This looks like it is old news but has anybody else heard if Pickens Kane is leaving the island?
http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/05/developer-to-turn-former-warehouse-into-high-tech-office-space.php#more
Wonder who owns the ROW in the middle.
-Matt
http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/05/developer-to-turn-former-warehouse-into-high-tech-office-space.php#more
Wonder who owns the ROW in the middle.
-Matt
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General Discussion / Re: The End Of Finkl
« on: April 27, 2015, 10:10:38 AM »
Looks like more is underway...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/97011076@N06/17096870999/
Anybody know if all the rail cars are gone? A shame that the Chicago Terminal isn't shipping any of the scrap/soil out.
-Matt
https://www.flickr.com/photos/97011076@N06/17096870999/
Anybody know if all the rail cars are gone? A shame that the Chicago Terminal isn't shipping any of the scrap/soil out.
-Matt
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General Discussion / Re: Looking for Photos of Glenview, IL, LOCAL Milwaukee Road Freight Operations
« on: March 31, 2015, 05:49:50 PM »
That looks like it could be a difficult search. This is all I know of:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/milwaukeeroadproject/16021243647/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eje665/5607477147/
Good luck!
-Matt
https://www.flickr.com/photos/milwaukeeroadproject/16021243647/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eje665/5607477147/
Good luck!
-Matt
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General Discussion / Re: Wall Collapse at Morton Salt!
« on: December 30, 2014, 11:58:23 PM »
When it rains it POURS!
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General Discussion / Re: North Ave Yard Rebuild
« on: December 12, 2014, 04:04:33 PM »
I'd imagine it's safe to assume that this is where all those ties have ended up:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/prfsnlwannabe/15752668149/in/pool-metra
-Matt
https://www.flickr.com/photos/prfsnlwannabe/15752668149/in/pool-metra
-Matt
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Modeling / Morton Salt in HO
« on: December 10, 2014, 10:25:56 PM »
Looks like somebody's done a good job at capturing the Morton Salt building in HO scale:
http://bigbluetrains.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=6182&start=150
-Matt
http://bigbluetrains.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=6182&start=150
-Matt
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General Discussion / Re: CTA L Car In Parking Lot At Canalport and Cermak! Parallel to BNSF Tail Track
« on: November 20, 2014, 09:20:02 PM »
If they didn't want graffiti before they got it now:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zol87/15595332576/in/pool-transitchicago
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zol87/15595332576/in/pool-transitchicago
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General Discussion / Re: North Ave Yard Rebuild
« on: October 21, 2014, 07:07:24 PM »
So...I've been doing a lot of calling tonight and tooling around on Google maps while waiting for people to pick up. Looks like Google maps caught the mysterious centerbeams of ties in the North Ave Yard:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9080011,-87.6627511,3a,28.8y,97.05h,85.34t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1snzxr65Ys-d7krotcoSSQDw!2e0
-Matt
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9080011,-87.6627511,3a,28.8y,97.05h,85.34t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1snzxr65Ys-d7krotcoSSQDw!2e0
-Matt