Throwback Thursday: Chicago Switching Meet-Up, April 2007

[mark_k]

The years race by. In April 2007 Goose Island still saw rail service and Finkls Steel's Northside operation was still pouring molten metal, just to name a few operations now gone forever. On a gorgeous Monday a few of us got together for a day of exploration and train chasing. Bonuses included having Doug Kaniuk along for his expert commentary and a demo of swing bridge operations c/o the train crew.

[cnwnorthline]

Wow...nice pictures.  I'd forgotten about that.  That's a much younger me on the far left

-Matt

[TBurke]

And to think it is all gone now in term of action on the former Milwaukee Road local freight operations.

How much longer will the Tribune and Blommer continue to receive shipments by rail?  I can see both selling their valuable land and relocating operations to more modern suburban facilities.  The Tribune with its greatly reduced printing runs could take over the Daily Herald's printing press in Schaumburg at Wright Blvd. and I-390 which is rail served by CP but under utilized. 

[djohanns]

Hard to believe that trip was 10 years ago.  It was a very memorable event, and somewhere I have a lot of great photos from it.

Thanks,

Dan

[mark_k]

Dan and Matt -- if either of you could post photos from inside the control shack on the swing bridge I'm sure that more than a few of us would love to see them.

[cnwnorthline]

They're somewhere and I'd love to share them.  I'm in between computers but will share when I get a chance. 

[TBurke]

I wasn't there but here are a couple from the first day of operations by Chicago Terminal in January of 2007.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/32327725821/in/album-72157682371884994/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/32327725691/in/album-72157682371884994/

I remember Ed Ellis installing a multifunction printer with a FAX which they supposedly would use to receive train orders.

[mark_k]

They're somewhere and I'd love to share them.  I'm in between computers but will share when I get a chance.

Sounds great. Looking forward to it.

[mark_k]

I wasn't there but here are a couple from the first day of operations by Chicago Terminal in January of 2007.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/32327725821/in/album-72157682371884994/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/39092860@N06/32327725691/in/album-72157682371884994/

I remember Ed Ellis installing a multifunction printer with a FAX which they supposedly would use to receive train orders.

No Tom Burke, you were most certainly not there on that day which raises the question of why you are spamming this here thread with irrelevancies.

[chrism]

I remember having a job interview at Finkl right around this time. Wow, Your not kidding. Time flies.