Navy Pier Line @ Navy Pier!!

[chuck]

Cool Stuff, really Cool!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/6501380445/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/6501332741/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5632/6501331895/

[gordg3]

Nice shots. I remember when the Freedom Train was there. I believe it was in 1976.

[JohnColeman]

Fantastic shots!  I've never seen anything like with from Navy Pier before and Lake Point Tower before.  Good find!

[ray gerard]

primo!!, the pier is a dead-end now, a down-town circulator via carroll ave / N.Water would blend old and new

[chuck]

These photos got me thinking... Anyone have a track diagram of the pier?

[TBurke]

Yes, right here on the Chicago Switching website!

http://www.chicagoswitching.com/v6/articles/article.asp?articleid=65

[chuck]

Hey Tom, I saw those.  I was thinking the actual trackage on the pier.  I always thought it was two tracks down the southside.  I never knew it actually went down the center as well!!

[TBurke]

The Chicago Tribune ran a feature today (Jan 8 2012) on Navy Pier.  There's a photo of tank cars lined up alongside the ships in this view from 1962-

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-080718-navy-pier-photogallery,0,7650869.photogallery

Gondola on the pier in this photo-

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-080718-navy-pier-photogallery,0,7650869.photogallery

An interior view from 1959 shows the C&NW track going down the middle.  The gallery for the streetcars is in the process of being removed on the upper level. 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-080718-navy-pier-photogallery,0,7650869.photogallery

[chrism]

That is so cool! Thanks for posting these. I was looking for some pics of the old navy pier line.