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General Discussion / Re: A couple interesting shots from Ello
« on: July 10, 2019, 06:29:11 PM »
I'm curious about that second one myself
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General Discussion / Re: City looking to purchsse C&E line.
« on: December 07, 2018, 11:44:14 AM »
A rail line would be cool but I would definitely miss the freight trains. Too bad I never got pics of the freight trains on Goose Island a couple summers ago.
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General Discussion / Re: Old Kingsbury Photos
« on: June 07, 2018, 12:53:14 PM »
A lot of these buildings are still around. In some of the older pics Kingsbury doesn't look accessible to cars. Is this just the angle?
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General Discussion / Re: Blommer Switching
« on: April 30, 2018, 11:28:00 AM »
Was this the first level or second?
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General Discussion / Re: Last Chicago Terminal Train in Chicago
« on: February 27, 2018, 08:10:06 PM »I have been following this line since the 1950's. My parents had friends living on Lakewood and I used to see the trains. When I was a teenager we used to hike along the railroad tracks from Wrigley Field to my friends grandmother on Seminary who would make us homemade pizza following a Cubs game. I posted some pics. at http://www.pbase.com/gordg3/chicago_terminal_railroad Sorry to this line come to an end.
Nice job of thoroughly documenting this trackage in transition. It's amazing that the business collapsed so quickly after Chicago Terminal took over operations in January of 2007.
I agree, nice job documenting this. That goes for all of you.
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General Discussion / Re: Chicago Terminal Bridge design
« on: February 14, 2018, 02:27:10 PM »
We know where this is going. Here is an old article on the Lakewood corridor:
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/industrial-displacement-here-come-the-gentry----there-goes-the-neighborhood/Content?oid=871157
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/industrial-displacement-here-come-the-gentry----there-goes-the-neighborhood/Content?oid=871157
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General Discussion / More about those tankers on Goose Isand
« on: September 21, 2017, 02:34:42 PM »9
General Discussion / Is Blommer and Chicago Tribune still rail serviced?
« on: September 12, 2017, 05:42:25 PM »
https://www.flickr.com/photos/101685900@N02/36125255726/in/album-72157648504972347/
This is a tanker by blommer from July. I thought this was finished.
This is a tanker by blommer from July. I thought this was finished.
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General Discussion / Re: Throwback Thursday: Chicago Switching Meet-Up, April 2007
« on: August 30, 2017, 07:30:08 AM »
I remember having a job interview at Finkl right around this time. Wow, Your not kidding. Time flies.
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General Discussion / Re: More redevelopement
« on: June 07, 2017, 08:42:54 AM »
Very cool shots, I noticed the fence on Google maps as of Sept 2016. Glad it was removed.
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General Discussion / Re: Forest Park Branch Track Diagram?
« on: May 16, 2017, 04:05:48 PM »
Since We're talking about the suburbs, is there anymore switching in Melrose or Franklin Park? I remember almost getting hit by a locomotive driving down Belmont just behind the Life Fitness West of Mannheim. This now looks abandon as will as the one near Armitage and Mannheim.
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General Discussion / Re: Unused CN (IC) Bridge in Melrose Park Site of Teen Drowning
« on: May 16, 2017, 09:12:23 AM »
The family of the lost boy said they want the bridge destroyed. I didn't know it was out of service. I remember this line running down next to Triton college.
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General Discussion / Re: More redevelopement
« on: May 09, 2017, 03:16:28 PM »
Interesting, This article also has a link to another about the 606 extension
https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2016/11/29/could-the-606s-expansion-really-happen/
It basically sounds like a pipe dream. I just noticed that they removed the Ashland bridge.
https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2016/11/29/could-the-606s-expansion-really-happen/
It basically sounds like a pipe dream. I just noticed that they removed the Ashland bridge.
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General Discussion / Re: More redevelopement
« on: May 09, 2017, 01:02:44 PM »
How about General Iron? Would this trail be similar to the Cherry Street Bridge?