Welcome!
We're passionate about preserving the history of Chicago's near north side Milwaukee Road and C&NW railroad operations. As a non-profit historical organization, we're undergoing a process to document as much as possible about this area through information and photographs.Wednesday, April 28, 2010 by Thomas Mann
If you can read this, you are looking at version 6 of the Chicago Switching website! This version focuses on a lot of backend changes, so we would appreciate the feedback if something doesn't seem right or if a feature you're familiar with is missing.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 by Shawn O'Day
New contributor Shawn O'Day sends some photos of railroad owned trailers on Goose Island.
Monday, December 21, 2009 by Tom Burke
See photos of CNW's branch line that connected the North and Northwest lines.
Saturday, August 01, 2009 by Tom Burke
See a police-escorted flock of geese on Goose Island!
Saturday, August 01, 2009 by Tom Burke
More gondolas are spotted on Lakewood Branch tracks.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Tom Burke
Chicago Terminal recently parked some gondolas on little used tracks.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 by Tom Burke
See two photos of Plibrico Refractories in the north Kingsbury area.