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General Discussion / EJ&E isolated switching line off Elston Ave.

« on: January 22, 2004, 03:59:09 AM »

Tom Burke mentioned a switching line operated by the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry.(EJ&E, also known as Chicago\'s Outer Belt) on the site of an Illinois Steel Plant. This facility was located in the area bounded by North Avenue, Elston Avenue, Wabansia Street, and the Chicago River. It\'s connection to the outer rail network was both the Milwaukee Road (coming south from the C&P Bloomingdale Line) and the CNW (coming off the North Line).

Does anyone  have any further information on the line?

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General Discussion / Chicago & Pacific/MILW/CP Rail Bloomingdale Line

« on: January 21, 2004, 12:11:58 AM »

The C&P line which crosses the Chicago River\'s North Branch just south of Cortland Street is also known as the Bloomingdale Line west of the C&NW Northwest Line. Per Tom Burke:  \"Tracks are still in place today but out-of-service since the diamond (CP Rail/UP-Metra) was removed where the two lines once crossed a few years ago.\"

How far west from the former diamond is the Bloomingdale Line out-of-service?

Does CP Rail now use trackage rights from Union Station over the CNW North Line to access the C&P, C&E (Lakewood), and Goose Island?

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General Discussion / Deering Line Names, Dates, and Places

« on: June 25, 2003, 03:14:59 PM »

re: the Strawberry line

Why was it named that?

Where was its north terminus (Diversey and Damen?)

Was it abandoned in pieces or all at once?

When were sections scrapped?

Thanks,

Mark