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General Discussion / Re: Railfanning at Tribune Freedom Center - Sun-Times Article

« Last post by TBurke on May 24, 2023, 07:45:54 AM »

Wow...that is really good!

Now you will have to model the Daily Herald's printing press in Schaumburg as the Tribune parent company acquired it and will move production there.

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General Discussion / Buena

« Last post by themats on May 18, 2023, 09:41:01 PM »

6 cool shots of Buena on the Lake States Archive site:

https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/FR-Ritzman-Collection/CMStPP-Structures/i-fdzTF2G

You can buy copies of the images as well.

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General Discussion / Consumers Company Yard pics?

« Last post by themats on May 10, 2023, 10:13:51 AM »

Does anyone know of any photos of the RR working the Consumers Company Yard/North Side Lumber and Timber industries at Lincoln/Grace/Ravenswood?

It's found on page 108 of the Sanborn map:

https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/340136c0-8a1f-0137-6d99-02d0d7bfd6e4-6

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General Discussion / Re: Weber Line 2023

« Last post by Jeff Wingstrom on February 14, 2023, 06:09:10 PM »

It was a C&NW freight station according to Tom Burke .. his 1991 pics:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/21358956108/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/21546814805/in/photostream/

Poking around through there lately (it's a very fun bike path) this looks like it would have been a really interesting and varied freight rail corridor. Lots of ghostly bits here and there to be spotted. Also -- the "Skokie Valley" ROW in general, what a waste it is, north of Dempster. South of there, with a paved path now and my electric bike it's like a superhighway, but that's partly because it's almost deserted. It's a straight diagonal path to the Chicago CBD, you'd think a high/ish speed rail line, maybe with a super cool paint scheme, could easily thrive on relief from the 90/94 slog..  sigh


IMG_6511 by Jeff Wingstrom, on Flickr

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General Discussion / Re: Weber Line 2023

« Last post by chuck on February 06, 2023, 07:22:07 PM »

Thanks for sharing.
Is that a former station with the Skokie signage?

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General Discussion / Re: Weber Line 2023

« Last post by Jeff Wingstrom on February 04, 2023, 02:11:25 PM »

I don't think these have been posted here before..  2004 footage of activity on the line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdvL9X3Kono
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJidUN7B3UM

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General Discussion / Weber Line 2023

« Last post by Jeff Wingstrom on February 02, 2023, 03:52:22 AM »

Some pics from a recent bike ride
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jwingstrom/albums/72177720305708152

Spotted a bit of siding, rare up there these days:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jwingstrom/52664691800/in/album-72177720305708152/

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General Discussion / Re: More Tribune switching videos uploaded

« Last post by haggar on January 04, 2023, 09:45:46 PM »

I've got some more videos from about 10 years ago.  Also quite a few of ADM mill being switched.  One of these days...

Hoping to see some new models on your Flickr page.

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General Discussion / Re: More Tribune switching videos uploaded

« Last post by Jeff Wingstrom on January 03, 2023, 10:26:12 PM »

Shot some more Trib switching videos the other day. Can be found on my YouTube channel:

https://youtube.com/@joeavey173

Joe

Great shots .. watching the train shove into the Trib building is a little surreal, like seeing some of the history in the area still alive and kicking, if barely. An anachronism...  sigh 

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General Discussion / Re: More Tribune switching videos uploaded

« Last post by haggar on January 02, 2023, 02:39:43 AM »

Shot some more Trib switching videos the other day. Can be found on my YouTube channel:

https://youtube.com/@joeavey173

Joe