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Train on N. Cherry Street heading toward Goose Island.tb_openingweek_2jan2007_03
Train on N. Cherry Street heading toward Goose Island.
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Train is stopped, waiting for General Iron Industries to remove vehicles and debris blocking access to C&E Junction and the C&E Line.tb_openingweek_2jan2007_04
Train is stopped, waiting for General Iron Industries to remove
vehicles and debris blocking access to C&E Junction and the
C&E Line.
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Crew is working Finkl Steel. The newly repainted SW-8 is paused on the Deering Line in the middle of Kingsbury Street.tb_openingweek_2jan2007_06
Crew is working Finkl Steel. The newly repainted SW-8 is paused on the Deering Line in the middle of Kingsbury Street.
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The Chicago Terminal group poses for a photo before heading out for the first day of operations. From left to right, the people are a contractor who was preparing the locomotive that morning, owner Ed Ellis, conductors Mike and John, another Iowa Pacific official, and Ken the engineer on the far right.tb_openingweek_2jan2007_07
The Chicago Terminal group poses for a photo before heading out for the first day of operations. From left to right, the people are a contractor who was preparing the locomotive that morning, owner Ed Ellis, conductors Mike and John, another Iowa Pacific official, and Ken the engineer on the far right.
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One of the railfans who paced the train on its first day of operations. This railfan used a bike which eliminated the hassles of finding a parking spot on crowded city streets!tb_openingweek_2jan2007_08
One of the railfans who paced the train on its first day of operations. This railfan used a bike which eliminated the hassles of finding a parking spot on crowded city streets!
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Plibrico Refractories was unique in that it had two different spurs. On the south side was a curved spur for the occasional covered hopper. This overcast day in December of 1987 finds a hopper on that track in this view. In front of the building and facing Kingsbury was another spur that was used for boxcars. Today this building is used as part of the General Iron complex though it no longer sees rail service.tb_plibrico_121987_1
Plibrico Refractories was unique in that it had two different spurs. On
the south side was a curved spur for the occasional covered hopper. This
overcast day in December of 1987 finds a hopper on that track in this view.
In front of the building and facing Kingsbury was another spur that was used
for boxcars. Today this building is used as part of the General Iron
complex though it no longer sees rail service.
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This view looks northeast towards the spur into the Sipi Metals complex. The two gondolas on the spur were spotted there earlier by a CP Rail crew. At one time this track continued east along Wabansia and crossed Elston, serving a US Steel plant and later P&G along with C&NW. Parts of the track are still visible in Wabansia west of Elston.tb_sipimetalsspur_06112005_07
This view looks northeast towards the spur into the Sipi Metals
complex. The two gondolas on the spur were spotted there earlier by
a CP Rail crew. At one time this track continued east along
Wabansia and crossed Elston, serving a US Steel plant and later
P&G along with C&NW. Parts of the track are still visible
in Wabansia west of Elston.
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These are views of the former Milw Rd yard area from 1988 and later in 2002. You can see the transformation from dirt-paved roads to concrete ones with new trackwork.tb_skyline_1988_01
These are views of the former Milw Rd yard area from 1988 and later in 2002. You can see the transformation from dirt-paved roads to concrete ones with new trackwork.
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Crew exchanges empty hoppers of salt for new loads at International Salt on North Branch near Halsted St. It was difficult to know where these active tracks were at times when they were covered in dirt from passing traffic. International Salt was acquired by AKZO which operated this plant for until the late 1990s.tb_SooSwitch_011990_01
Crew exchanges empty hoppers of salt for new loads at International Salt on North Branch near Halsted St. It was difficult to know where these active tracks were at times when they were covered in dirt from passing traffic. International Salt was acquired by AKZO which operated this plant for until the late 1990s.
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Train returns north up North Branch with empty hoppers in tow. In the background is the former Montgomery Ward headquarters tower, and closer to the camera, the former Ogden Avenue overpass, since removed. This section of track and street was rebuilt in 1991 by city crews.tb_SooSwitch_011990_02
Train returns north up North Branch with empty hoppers in tow. In the background is the former Montgomery Ward headquarters tower, and closer to the camera, the former Ogden Avenue overpass, since removed. This section of track and street was rebuilt in 1991 by city crews.
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Empties are left in the street while the crew moves ahead to deliver a boxcar to Midwest Industrial Metals. A complex move was needed to reach its spur using the crossover track to the left, then switching onto the actual spur for the plant which ran alongside the brick building to the far left. Trucks sit on top of both tracks in this view-but not for long.tb_SooSwitch_011990_03
Empties are left in the street while the crew moves ahead to deliver a boxcar to Midwest Industrial Metals. A complex move was needed to reach its spur using the crossover track to the left, then switching onto the actual spur for the plant which ran alongside the brick building to the far left. Trucks sit on top of both tracks in this view-but not for long.
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Train crew locates the driver of this truck and others to make was for the backup move onto the Midwest Industrial Metals spur. This blockage of the ROW was a common annoyance for train crews working Goose Island. Most people assumed the tracks were no longer in service from their condition.tb_SooSwitch_011990_04
Train crew locates the driver of this truck and others to make was for the backup move onto the Midwest Industrial Metals spur. This blockage of the ROW was a common annoyance for train crews working Goose Island. Most people assumed the tracks were no longer in service from their condition.
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The boxcar placed safely inside the Midwest Industrial Metals plant, our train now proceeds back north with the switching done on Goose Island for today. This plant had very jumpy security guards and on at least one occasion I was told that I couldn't stand on a public street and take a picture. I didn't stay around to argue the point. This business is long gone, and the building is empty.tb_SooSwitch_011990_05
The boxcar placed safely inside the Midwest Industrial Metals
plant, our train now proceeds back north with the switching done on
Goose Island for today. This plant had very jumpy security guards
and on at least one occasion I was told that I couldn't stand on a
public street and take a picture. I didn't stay around to argue the
point. This business is long gone, and the building is empty.
