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General Discussion / Aerial Photo

« on: June 01, 2020, 01:41:46 PM »

The most recent aerial photo on Google maps shows the ILSX 900 switcher with five cars adjacent to Sipi. It looks like it is fairly recent as the tracks on Kingsbury south of Willow Street are gone and Finkl is gone. Any ideas who the cars were for or when the last traffic on this line occurred?  I was able to get the switcher moving along this section on October 17, 2009 https://pbase.com/gordg3/image/118400808

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General Discussion / Re: Last Chicago Terminal Train in Chicago

« on: February 20, 2018, 10:40:34 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 see this line come to an end.

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General Discussion / Re: Got Tank Cars? Goose Island Now Does-Two Dozen or So Delivered This Week

« on: August 27, 2017, 05:04:40 PM »

Great news. Thanks for the update and photos.

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General Discussion / Re: some amazing additions to my Flickr

« on: July 15, 2014, 12:04:31 AM »

Great photos!

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General Discussion / Re: CTR Tour

« on: August 23, 2013, 01:03:42 AM »

Looking at some Google aerial photos I found a photo of a loaded hopper on the Lakewood Branch near Finkl. It appears fairly recent as the Kingsbury track removal south of North Avenue has been completed.

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General Discussion / CTR Tour

« on: August 01, 2013, 11:02:56 PM »

I made a tour of the Chicago Terminal Railroad today. A lot of construction on both sides of Lakewood south of Diversey.  Tracks are still there, but asphalt has been laid so only the top part of the tracks are showing, not that it would matter anymore. Homes are in various stages of completion on both sides of the street. Tracks in Lakeshore Athletic Club parking lot have been removed. Also, drove Kingsbury south of North Avenue. Felt odd driving with no tracks there anymore. Where the tracks once crossed Division have been removed. The unpaved area on Kingsbury north of Division still has tracks for that one block stretch. Tracks are now buried in places there. Tracks are in place on Kingsbury north of North Avenue. Didn’t see any cars at Finkl but it looks like it is still active with scrap at least. Tracked mounted cranes were there. Nothing on Deering tracks west of Finkl. Gate was closed at General Iron so couldn’t peak to see if any cars west towards river. Two empty bulkhead flats were to the south of Bay Lumber.  Interesting thing I saw, Chicago Water Taxi is now offering service from downtown to the north end of Goose Island. There dock is on north side of Wrigley just to the west of the Cherry Ave. bob-tail bridge.

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General Discussion / Re: CTR first day of operations video

« on: February 07, 2012, 12:54:32 PM »

Thanks so much for posting. Great video.

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General Discussion / Cherry Ave. Bridge

« on: January 16, 2012, 10:51:48 PM »

Cherry Avenue Bridge, Bridge Number Z-2: http://www.historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=illinois/northrr/

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General Discussion / Re: Another Collection of Pictures on the former Milwaukee Road North Side Lines

« on: December 19, 2011, 01:34:24 AM »

Hi Tom - That's my Pbase gallery. Correct link is: http://www.pbase.com/gordg3/chicago_terminal_railroad

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General Discussion / Re: Navy Pier Line @ Navy Pier!!

« on: December 13, 2011, 05:17:33 PM »

Nice shots. I remember when the Freedom Train was there. I believe it was in 1976.

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General Discussion / Re: Lakewood branch truncated

« on: November 30, 2011, 12:50:24 PM »

Joe - Were the gons there last year or in 2009? I photographed gons on the Peerless spur on October 7, 2009. When I returned to the area on November 17, 2009 the gons were gone and the Peerless spur had been removed. It would be nice to know exactly when the Lakewood Branch was used for the last time. Please let us know the date of your photos.

 I post my CTR photos at: http://www.pbase.com/gordg3/chicago_terminal_railroad

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General Discussion / Tracks by Wrigley Field

« on: June 23, 2011, 11:38:08 AM »

The track was also visible in June 2007: http://www.pbase.com/gordg3/image/80239009

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General Discussion / Is CTRR all done?

« on: May 06, 2011, 01:20:59 PM »

Track crossing at Altgeld Street has already been paved over. This portion was part of the abandonment petition from the city, but surprised that they already did it.

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General Discussion / Freight Traffic

« on: April 06, 2011, 12:09:06 AM »

I took a trip along the CTR today. Unfortunately the new terminus of the Lakewood Branch is now just south of Altgeld Street. The tracks have been paved over (street and sidewalk). I was always hoping to see some action like during the fall of 2009 when several hoppers were placed on the Peerless spur. Photo at: http://www.pbase.com/gordg3/image/133707039
Saw an empty car just west of General Iron. That was about it today. Didn\'t check out Sipi. The City is also repaving Wabansia Avenue east of Elston Avenue so any track left is no more.

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General Discussion / cool updates coming this week

« on: November 13, 2010, 01:08:57 PM »

Great stuff, thanks for scanning and posting these photos.