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General Discussion / The end of Blommer

« on: March 22, 2024, 08:48:03 PM »

Well, it was only a matter of time.  Blommer's finally closing: https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2024/03/22/blommer-chocolate-close-chicago-factory?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-cst&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1mDm-rOZCQYXoZZv256TIaEuLbdtJD57CfKwEgVnr6F6oJfWorim9glug

-Matt

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General Discussion / beautiful drone coverage

« on: October 01, 2020, 08:22:30 PM »

There have been so beautiful new additions to the Flickr group, including some drone shots of North Ave Yard and CY tower:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/63167988@N00/favorites

Make sure to catch them if you haven't already!

-Matt

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General Discussion / RIP Cherry Street Tracks

« on: September 05, 2020, 09:09:26 PM »

Paul got some good shots of the tracks being pulled up on Cherry St: https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulfortini

Soon it will just be memories! 

-Matt

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General Discussion / Re: 1998 pics of Soo switching Goose Island

« on: September 04, 2020, 09:19:24 PM »

I organize the flickr group.  I think you just make a request and then I approve it.  (At least that's how it's always worked in the past.)

-Matt

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General Discussion / Re: CNW caboose

« on: August 30, 2020, 10:36:25 PM »

Thanks for the update.  I've got a model of it in HO https://www.flickr.com/photos/63167988@N00/49845229238/in/dateposted-public/ so at least I can enjoy it whenever I want.  I'm surprised they got rid of it, since they still have the backup move to Alpha.

Matt

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General Discussion / CNW caboose

« on: August 16, 2020, 05:26:13 PM »

Good afternoon,

I haven't seen any pictures of the new job that works Blommer and the Tribune.  Do they still use a caboose?  If you have any pics I'd love to see them.

-Matt

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Modeling / Morton Salt

« on: May 16, 2020, 09:14:32 AM »

Here's a great layout, let me know if the link doesn't work:

https://m.facebook.com/hiawatha.pinailleur/posts/pcb.1133147763732333/?photo_id=704459947049984&mds=%2Fphotos%2Fviewer%2F%3Fphotoset_token%3Dpcb.1133147763732333%26photo%3D704459947049984%26profileid%3D96100495%26source%3D48%26refid%3D28%26_ft_%3Dqid.6827417939034992836%253Amf_story_key.7619210033170905230%253Agroup_id.410744429306007%253Atop_level_post_id.1133147763732333%253Acontent_owner_id_new.100024579559688%253Asrc.22%253Aphoto_attachments_list.%5B704459947049984%252C704460247049954%252C704460457049933%5D%253Aphoto_id.704459947049984%253Astory_location.5%253Astory_attachment_style.album%253Aview_time.1589632113%253Afilter.h_nor%26__tn__%3DEH-R%26cached_data%3Dfalse%26ftid%3D&mdp=1&mdf=1

-Matt

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General Discussion / Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920

« on: March 17, 2020, 08:55:39 PM »

Hi,

Can't find much on the Erie on Chicago's northside, but of all things here's a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCJPMATXrk&feature=emb_share&fbclid=IwAR0-guRHR3kXi8KuDHcs0Aevszwzps2U1HRsjqU9QeWkEa1ifF2WpJCwu5g

Enjoy!

-Matt

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General Discussion / Re: The Chicago Terminal has left the city...

« on: September 16, 2019, 10:33:47 PM »

Not sure about the reefers. 

Stands for the Union Pacific "Manifest, Altoona to South St. Paul."

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General Discussion / The Chicago Terminal has left the city...

« on: September 11, 2019, 12:43:24 PM »

Our beloved ILSX 900 (SW8) was on the MALSS out of Altoona today.  That's it folks!

-Matt

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General Discussion / New Chicago Terminal Picture

« on: March 08, 2019, 09:33:15 AM »

Since these are becoming so incredibly rare nowadays I just had to share this (although most of you probably have seen it already)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremy_lowth/46591544534/in/feed

-Matt

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General Discussion / UP low line to tribune's future and new Metra stop?

« on: January 31, 2019, 12:33:00 PM »

Good morning,

Stumbled across this today:

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150620/ISSUE01/150619838/goose-island-chicago-model-for-urban-planning-by-2025

Judging by the lines overlaid on the image, the bus route might continue up the low line and parallel to the Metra tracks for some ways on the viaduct.  Don't think I've seen that before.

Also looks like the Northside could get another Metra stop:

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/Assets/downloads/20150622-GooseIslandMap.html

-Matt

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Modeling / Chicago's northside... from across the pond

« on: December 22, 2018, 07:16:53 PM »

Hi,

Just ran across this one from Europe:

https://www.facebook.com/switchinglines/

-Matt

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General Discussion / Changes to Tribune Printing plant area move along

« on: October 19, 2018, 04:25:49 PM »

Just an update about the plan to redevelop the Tribune printing plant area:

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2018/10/18/you-get-a-skyscraper-and-you-get-a-skyscraper/?fbclid=IwAR22O20u6Zvb0NC0ywSS2AVDyUvx6Dd6YJJOuQIDHOs7NRs_PFSp0sh7sDo

Get pictures while you can! 

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Modeling / Re: N Scale Chicago Tribune Yard Layout

« on: May 14, 2018, 09:45:45 PM »

Thank you so much for sharing!