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Brianbobcat

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New Google Satellite Imagery
« on: June 03, 2013, 11:25:04 PM »
Google Earth/Maps has been updated with new imagery from they say April 2nd.  Judging by the activity at the North Avenue yard, I think it's the 1st of April instead.  Big Bay has two cars, there's a load ready to leave North Ave yard that day, and the new Finkl doesn't yet look up and running.  In other rail news, the UP North line bridge replacement is well underway, the Englewood Flyover is now seen for the first time in satellite imagery, the Orland Park Metra station features it's new bridge and track alignment, the bridge collapse over Shermer Road in Glenview is now evident, the new bridges in Evanston for the Purple Line are present, and many of the street crossings along Blue Island and Cermak have been paved over, but the tracks are usually still there when they're not on a street.

Anyone else spot an image of interest?

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Re: New Google Satellite Imagery
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2013, 12:08:31 AM »
Rail removal of the IC branchline that ran through North Riverside Mall.

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Re: New Google Satellite Imagery
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2013, 01:14:52 PM »
the Englewood Flyover is now seen for the first time in satellite imagery
I can't spot anything that's obviously part of the under-construction flyover. What should I look for?

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Re: New Google Satellite Imagery
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2013, 05:05:04 PM »
the Englewood Flyover is now seen for the first time in satellite imagery
I can't spot anything that's obviously part of the under-construction flyover. What should I look for?

The key is to turn off the 45° layer of Google Maps.  That layer always used different imagery, and in this case, it's now older imagery whereas it used to be slightly newer images.  Here's a link: https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.778493,-87.628898&spn=0.002048,0.001558&t=h&z=19, just remember to turn off the 45° layer.

Also present is the construction of the underpass immediately southwest of Toyota Park.

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Re: New Google Satellite Imagery
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2013, 11:39:23 AM »
Looks like a new rail-served customer in the Stockyards area off NS on the South Side.  They are using parts of existing spurs that once went farther south into the Stockyards industrial area.  Google shows several gondolas on a pair of tracks.

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Re: New Google Satellite Imagery
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2013, 03:51:17 PM »
the Englewood Flyover is now seen for the first time in satellite imagery
I can't spot anything that's obviously part of the under-construction flyover. What should I look for?

The key is to turn off the 45° layer of Google Maps.  That layer always used different imagery, and in this case, it's now older imagery whereas it used to be slightly newer images.  Here's a link: https://maps.google.com/?ll=41.778493,-87.628898&spn=0.002048,0.001558&t=h&z=19, just remember to turn off the 45° layer.

Also present is the construction of the underpass immediately southwest of Toyota Park.
Thank you very much, that did it!

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Re: New Google Satellite Imagery
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2013, 09:28:36 AM »
The MJ turntable is gone...
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Re: New Google Satellite Imagery
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2013, 06:32:47 PM »
The MJ turntable is gone...

Where was that?

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Re: New Google Satellite Imagery
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2013, 10:09:28 AM »
Northeast corner of Ogden and Cicero.  It was scrapped when the 2 SW1's were cut up.
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