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On a quiet Saturday morning in late September, 2004, a Union Pacific MP15 travels south on the viaduct over Kinzie St towards the passenger terminal at the Ogilvy Transportation Center. In the background on the right is the Blommer Chocolate factory which receives inbound shipments off the UP on the ground level and via a spur off the viaduct on top. At one time the C&NW and Milwaukee Road had active tracks passing in the foreground of this picture. The UP/C&NW's Navy Pier line curved around under and in front of the viaduct while the Milwaukee Road's C&E line cut across Kinzie St. at the river where it linked up with the terminal trackage into and around Union Station. The C&NW line is still in place but out of service while the Milwaukee Road track was cut back to Grand Avenue in 1973 and is long since gone. Ironically, Ogilvy was the court-appointed trustee of the Milwaukee Road during its finally bankruptcy and breakup in the early 1980s, as well as a former Illinois governor.
tb_up_mp15_0904_01
On a quiet Saturday morning in late September, 2004, a Union
Pacific MP15 travels south on the viaduct over Kinzie St towards
the passenger terminal at the Ogilvy Transportation Center. In the
background on the right is the Blommer Chocolate factory which
receives inbound shipments off the UP on the ground level and via a
spur off the viaduct on top. At one time the C&NW and Milwaukee
Road had active tracks passing in the foreground of this picture.
The UP/C&NW's Navy Pier line curved around under and in front
of the viaduct while the Milwaukee Road's C&E line cut across
Kinzie St. at the river where it linked up with the terminal
trackage into and around Union Station. The C&NW line is still
in place but out of service while the Milwaukee Road track was cut
back to Grand Avenue in 1973 and is long since gone. Ironically,
Ogilvy was the court-appointed trustee of the Milwaukee Road during
its finally bankruptcy and breakup in the early 1980s, as well as a
former Illinois governor.
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A closer view of the UP MP15 passing over one of the one-time approach tracks for the C&NW's Navy Pier line.
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A closer view of the UP MP15 passing over one of the one-time
approach tracks for the C&NW's Navy Pier line.