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General Discussion / Re: Goose Island

« on: November 02, 2014, 12:52:46 PM »

Here is a link to pictures of the Company after Republic  receiving a shipment.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23359451@N03/5116707492/in/photostream/

this is the last pictures, there are five pictures in this set

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General Discussion / CMD and Stock Yards

« on: January 03, 2014, 11:11:16 AM »

For your viewing pleasure, Tom and I went to the CMD and stock yard area nd looked around.
You can take a photo view of the area by going to:
http://www.dhke.com/rrchi/stockyard/

Note: this web site is semi private.

Feel free to contribute to the photo tour.

-doug

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General Discussion / Chicago Terminal - Goose Island

« on: December 21, 2013, 11:45:29 PM »

At the RSCC meeting Friday, our guest speaker was Ed  Ellis, president of Iowa Pacific Holdings.
During the Q&A, the question was how was business on the Goose Island with Finkl Steel gone.
Surprise answer, Finkl Steel is not closed. Yes, most of their operation went to the south side, but according to Ed, Finkl has machinery that could not be moved. So, the Finkl site, is still in operation, not as busy as before, but the Chicago Terminal is still serving Finkl steel.

According to Ed, the Iowa Pacific name was chosen because the original plan was to buy the I&M rail link.

The gallery cars at Elk Grove Village are being stored for a customer. The gallery cars were at Joliet until CN  force the guy out.

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General Discussion / Re: Blog Lists All Shortline Central Illinois Railroad Customers in Chicago

« on: November 20, 2013, 11:14:01 PM »

Instead of Domincks food, the name of the company is: Domino Foods, Inc

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General Discussion / Re: CTA L Car In Parking Lot At Canalport and Cermak! Parallel to BNSF Tail Track

« on: November 19, 2013, 11:02:04 AM »

Nice catch, can either of you send me a picture to use for the static web site
Static web site: http://www.dhke.com/rrus/static/

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General Discussion / Re: BNSF Cited in Lead Clean-up Along Lumber District Track in Tribune

« on: November 14, 2013, 11:11:10 AM »

Here is a picture of the tank car. Just scroll down about 3 quarters of the way:
http://www.dhke.com/rrus/static/static13006.html

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General Discussion / Re: BNSF Cited in Lead Clean-up Along Lumber District Track in Tribune

« on: November 11, 2013, 05:08:00 PM »

here is the STB filings:
AB_6_482_x  id: 233573
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/d6ef3e0bc7fe3c6085256fe1004f61cb/6e8879739dc4e23585257adb00655ed0/$FILE/233573.PDF
AB_6_487_x   id: 233804
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/d6ef3e0bc7fe3c6085256fe1004f61cb/ef30a4bb162ffdaf85257b1200686926/$FILE/233804.PDF

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General Discussion / Bloomer Fire

« on: November 05, 2013, 10:49:06 AM »

On TV and in the new, Fire at Bloomer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-blommer-chocolate-fire-20131105,0,5187799.story

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General Discussion / Re: Newly found static refrigerated boxcar?

« on: May 18, 2013, 12:57:09 PM »

Can you post or send me the picture? would like to add it to my web site:
http://www.dhke.com/rrus/static/
-doug

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General Discussion / Intersection work

« on: April 10, 2013, 10:27:34 PM »

Project to reconfigure the Fullerton-Elston-Damen intersection will take some of the former right of way that use to exist in the area. In the pictures, you can see the former railroad right of way.
Here is the link to the project:
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/supp_info/damen-elston-fullertonintersectionimprovement.html
http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/DEF-Hearing-Exhibits_11x17.pdf
http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/CDOTProjects/DEF-Overall-withAerial-020212.pdf

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General Discussion / Re: Lee Lumber moving

« on: March 12, 2013, 10:48:23 AM »

The City of Chicago wants the Cragin line for the Mid City Transit Way. The Transit line will be either a L line or a truck only expressway. Plans are not clear. In the plan, the Mid City Transit runs from Mayfair, along the Cragin line , along the BRC to 79thm then turn east and terminate at the Dan Ryan expressway.This plan has been around for a long time.

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General Discussion / Re: Lee Lumber moving

« on: March 08, 2013, 11:33:29 AM »

That bakery (they make Gonella bread) is located on the Cragin industrial lead, near Cicero & Palmer. The Cragin Industrial lead runs from Mayfair (Cicero & Montrose) to Armitage, near Pacific Junction. Until Metra removed the diamond. the line continued south to Lake st (40th st C&NW Yards).
From Grand Ave (near Cicero) to Lake St, the line was paralleled by the BRC.
Currently, the bakery is the only customer on that line, it is switched Monday-Wednesday-Friday. The train comes out of North Ave yard, usually around 10am, gets to Milwaukee around 11:00am and returns around 1:pm.
Attached are pictures from April 2010 of the train.

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General Discussion / Bloomingdale line STB report

« on: September 26, 2012, 08:25:24 PM »

The report has pictures in the document
Here is the link:
http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/ba7f93537688b8e5852573210004b318/d47d7217e2a35d6085257a850072f6ee/$FILE/233050.pdf

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General Discussion / Re: Blommer upper level switching

« on: July 03, 2012, 09:13:03 AM »

The pictures are the NS's train that services ADM Milling at Odgen Ave.
ADM Milling Information at: http://www.dhke.com/schs/schs801.htm

ADM Milling is usually switch around 6pm on week days or Just after the evening rush.

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General Discussion / Re: Chicago Sun-Times Article on Removal of Tracks in Kingsbury Street

« on: April 07, 2012, 06:54:24 PM »

Also, CBS CH2 had a story and the web site is quoted:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/04/06/crews-removing-old-railroad-track-in-effort-to-beautify-near-north-side/