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General Discussion / Freight Update

« on: February 19, 2012, 04:47:47 PM »

Hey guys!
I took a trip to Goose Island and the Freedom Center, and found some interesting stuff:
At Big Bay Lumber, there were TWO parked boxcars in the middle of the road.
Also, there were 10 parked newsprint cars in the Trib. yard today.. they dont usually leave them over the weekends.
Didnt have time to check Blommer or Finkl. But-- I did take some photos of the other sites!
check 'em out here: www.flickr.com/photos/uspslabelfan

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General Discussion / 1940's Freight Trains on the Chicago & Northwestern System Video!

« on: February 05, 2012, 12:33:55 PM »

Found this film on youtube.. there may not be a lot of stuff about the northside of Chicago, but it's still a pretty cool source of information from the past.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPzpi_fEJEo
Hope you enjoy!

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General Discussion / Great Rare Shot of Navy Pier Gondolas!

« on: November 06, 2011, 09:04:32 PM »

So I was rummaging through a Flickr set (thanks to the link provided in the previous topic started by Haggar  ) and found this pic of interest...another rare pic from the Navy Pier line days!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uicdigital/6144407365/in/photostream/

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General Discussion / Looks like more traffic at North Ave yard to come

« on: August 05, 2011, 09:31:41 AM »

Does this mean we should all be seeing more freights parked in the Trib. Yard?