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0.
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The Lakewood Branch
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by JOHN MIKA
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5/29/1998
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Lakewood Branch pictures with map of photo locations
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1.
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Bill Denton's Kingsbury Branch Layout
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by JOHN MIKA
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6/5/1998
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Take a tour of Bill Denton's famous Kingsbury Branch N-scale model railroad
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2.
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Photos of the Lakewood Branch in 1995
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by TOM CARPENTER
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2/10/1999
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More photos, including street track north of Diversey
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3.
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Northward to Belmont Avenue
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by TOM BURKE
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3/18/1999
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Explore the northernmost reaches of the Lakewood Branch, circa 1985
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4.
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From Kingsbury to Peerless
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by TOM BURKE
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3/18/1999
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All aboard! Catch the action as a train works its way "From Kingsbury to Peerless"
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5.
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A Visit to Blommer Chocolate
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by JOHN MIKA
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5/4/1999
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Visit the Blommer Chocolate Company and see hoppers unloaded on street tracks.
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6.
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A Hidden Gem: Carroll Avenue
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by JOHN MIKA
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5/4/1999
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Discover Carroll Avenue, a hidden street running treasure in the heart of downtown Chicago
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7.
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Classic CNW GP7
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by JOHN MIKA
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5/4/1999
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Photos of a vintage GP7 in classic CNW green & yellow, still in service in 1999.
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8.
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Afternoon Train on Carroll Avenue
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by JOHN MIKA
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5/30/1999
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Follow a UP train across a vintage drawbridge and down Carroll Avenue!
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9.
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Building Street Track
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by TOM BURKE
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5/30/1999
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See how street trackage was built on Kingsbury St in 1985!
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10.
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Past "End of Track": A Blooper at Blommer!
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by JOHN MIKA
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6/25/1999
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See a boxcar go past the end of track…
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11.
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North Branch Street
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by TOM BURKE
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6/25/1999
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Watch the action on Chicago's North Branch Street, including photos of track rebuilding!
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12.
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CP Rail at Morgan Street
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by TOM BURKE
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2/27/2000
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A CP Rail switch job works the spurs inside a food warehouse on Morgan Street!
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13.
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Goose Island Switch at Big Bay Lumber
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by TOM BURKE
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2/27/2000
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See a street switch being de-iced at Big Bay Lumber!
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14.
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Switch Job!
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by TOM BURKE
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8/4/2002
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Follow a Soo Line MP-15 on Goose Island on Feburary 29th, 1988.
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15.
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Goose Island Switching Operations
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by TOM BURKE
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8/4/2002
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Pictures of a Soo Line train switching both International Salt at the very end of the line on the southern tip of Goose Island and the Midwest Industrial Metals plant.
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16.
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Goose Island Comparision
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by TOM BURKE
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8/4/2002
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Take a look at two photos taken 14 years apart to see the changes on Goose Island…
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17.
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Navy Pier
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by TOM BURKE
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9/2/2002
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See the remains of the C&NW line that once led to Navy Pier.
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18.
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From Kingsbury to Peerless II
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by TOM BURKE
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10/6/2002
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Follow along as the crew switches Finkl Steel and Peerless Confections.
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19.
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North of Belmont, 1984-2002
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by TOM BURKE
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10/28/2002
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Take a tour of the area north of Belmont Ave…
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20.
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Finkl Steel Northward
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by DOUG KANIUK
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11/7/2002
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The Lakewood Branch, circa 1988-1990.
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21.
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Lunchbreak at Kingsbury
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by TOM BURKE
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2/16/2003
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Here's one from a few weeks ago of the crew going to lunch at Kingsbury after dropping off a pair of cars to Peerless.
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22.
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Reconstruction at Bloomer
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by TOM BURKE
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2/16/2003
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Pictures of the August 2002 Bloomer facility construction.
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23.
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Chicago River Bridge
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by TOM BURKE
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2/16/2003
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Photos of the train crossing the Chicago River bridge on the way to Peerless.
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24.
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More Carroll Ave. Photos
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by TOM BURKE
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3/27/2003
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Photos of C&NW's former Navy Pier line at Carroll Ave.
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25.
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Carroll Avenue's Bascule Bridge
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by MARK KOLODNY
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4/2/2003
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Some nice photographs of the bascule bridge at Carroll Ave., just west of the Merchandise Mart.
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26.
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From Downtown to Kingsbury
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by MARK KOLODNY
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6/16/2003
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A look at some of the last trackage around the Kingsbury area.
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27.
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Far East on the Navy Pier Line
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by DOUG KANIUK
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6/30/2003
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A rare look at a C&NW switcher at the very east end of the Navy Pier Line.
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28.
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Kingsbury St. Operations-Division Street to Grand Avenue.
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by TOM BURKE
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6/30/2003
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Some of the final operations in the Kingsbury area.
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29.
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The Mysterious Stranded Boxcar
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by TOM BURKE
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6/30/2003
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Probably the only photo in existence of the stranded boxcar of Goose Island. This was mentioned in Tom Burke's article, "Milwaukee Road Knocking at Chicago's Back Door", found in the Third Quarter 1995 The Milwaukee Railroader.
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30.
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The Circus Train Comes to Kingsbury Street
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by TOM BURKE
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7/18/2003
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See a circus train unload on Kingsbury!
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31.
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Kingsbury St. Operations-Division Street to Grand Avenue - Part II.
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by TOM BURKE
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7/18/2003
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More photos of Kingsbury's twilight years.
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32.
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Replacing Rail at the Lakeshore Athletic Club
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by TOM BURKE
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7/18/2003
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See the crew replace some rail outside Lakeshore Athletic Club on Lakewood.
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33.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Engineer
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by TOM BURKE
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7/18/2003
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The human side of railroading.
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34.
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The Lissner Critter Switcher
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by DOUG KANIUK
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9/13/2003
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Doug Kaniuk finds a critter on Goose Island.
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35.
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Deering Line Overview
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by MARK KOLODNY
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9/13/2003
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Mark takes us on a tour of the abandoned Deering Line starting at Finkl Steel.
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36.
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Lakewood Branch
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by THOMAS MANN
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9/17/2003
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Tom Mann's first visit to the Lakewood Branch.
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37.
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Goose Island Walk
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by THOMAS MANN
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9/18/2003
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Tom Mann's first visit to Goose Island.
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38.
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Carroll Ave. Bascule Bridge Study
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by THOMAS MANN
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9/21/2003
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Another look at the Carroll Ave. bascule bridge.
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39.
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Saturday Morning Blommer Operations
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by THOMAS MANN
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9/21/2003
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Take a look at Blommer Chocolate's operations.
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40.
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Kingsbury Remains
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by THOMAS MANN
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9/21/2003
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Kingsbury St. is now a showcase for upscale housing, but there are still signs of it's railroad history…
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41.
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Goose Island Odds and Ends
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by TOM BURKE
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10/28/2003
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A Sunday morning walk on Goose Island turns up some interesting things.
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42.
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Montrose Ave. Station / Graceland Cemetary
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by TOM BURKE
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10/28/2003
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A rather spooky shot (just in time for halloween!) of the C&E line's Montrose Ave. station.
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43.
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Deering Relic
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by TOM BURKE
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12/13/2003
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Just one photo, taken many years after the demise of the Deering Line.
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44.
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Chicago River Bridge, Part II
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by TOM BURKE
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12/27/2003
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A rare view of the General Metals switch job.
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45.
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Snowy Division Street Yard
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by TOM BURKE
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12/27/2003
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See some Boxcars lined up at Milwaukee Road's Division Street Yard.
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46.
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Chicago Transparent Products Spur
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by TOM BURKE
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1/17/2004
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Take a tour of Chicago Transparent Products, the last rail-served customer in the Deering area.
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47.
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Deering Line-South End
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by TOM BURKE
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1/19/2004
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Some rare photos from the south end of the Deering Line.
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48.
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Tom Mann at Com-Ed
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by THOMAS MANN
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1/19/2004
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Tom Mann finds a spike at Com-Ed.
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49.
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Aerial Views From Downtown
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by TOM BURKE
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1/20/2004
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Great views taken from downtown that show the majority of locations featured on this website.
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50.
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Goose Island Odds and Ends, part II
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by TOM BURKE
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1/22/2004
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Three shots of Goose Island operations, now only switched in memories…
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51.
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Railroad Archeology
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by TOM BURKE
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1/22/2004
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What was once the Deering Line is now only remains and artifacts.
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52.
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CP/UP Interchange
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by TOM BURKE
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1/22/2004
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53.
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The Hassles of Operating on City Streets
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by TOM BURKE
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2/23/2004
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A return trip from Nazdar runs into a car blocking the rails.
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54.
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C&E Junction
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by TOM BURKE
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2/23/2004
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C&E Junction occasionally saw some long trains..
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55.
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Running Light to Peerless Confectionary
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by TOM BURKE
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2/24/2004
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See a MP-15 make a return trip from Peerless.
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56.
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Far East on the Navy Pier Line, part II
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by DOUG KANIUK
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3/2/2004
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Doug discovers more photos of CNW's Navy Pier switcher.
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57.
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Aerial Views From Downtown, part II
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by TOM BURKE
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3/8/2004
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More great views taken from Northwestern Atrium.
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58.
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Far West on the Navy Pier Line
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by TOM BURKE
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3/16/2004
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Photos from 1988 showing a C&NW job working the Navy Pier line west of the river. It also shows the now-gone Hubbard St. C&NW yard as well as Blommer Chocolate.
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59.
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Goose Island Walking Tour
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by MARK KOLODNY
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4/20/2004
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Mark's photos from the Friends of the Chicago River 1991 walking tour. Many rare shots!
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60.
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Navy Pier Memories
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by ANDRE KRISTOPANS
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5/5/2004
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Andre Kristopans gives a synopsis of CNW's Navy Pier Line. This was originally posted in August 2002 in the ChicagoTraction Yahoo! Group.
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61.
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Archeology Dig
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by JOHN COLEMAN
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5/18/2004
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New contributor John Coleman spotted some Chicago and Milwaukee rails that were being unearthed by a construction project.
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62.
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George Street Crossing Signal
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by MARK KOLODNY
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5/19/2004
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Take a look at an interesting crossing signal at the intersection of George St. and Lakewood Ave. in September 1991.
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63.
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Engineering Diagrams for C&NW's Near North Side Lines
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by THOMAS MANN
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7/5/2004
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See C&NW Engineering Diagrams from 2 different decades.
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64.
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The Decline of Railroad Customers Chart
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by THOMAS MANN
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7/5/2004
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This graph illustrates the decline of railroad customers on Chicago's North Side.
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65.
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Overview Maps Courtesy of the Milwaukee Road Historical Association
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by THE MRHA
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7/6/2004
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Two maps from the 3rd Quarter 1995 The Milwaukee Railroader, The Milwaukee Road Historical Association's Magazine.
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66.
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Tom Burke's North Lakewood Line
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by TOM BURKE
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7/21/2004
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Tour Tom Burke's layout featuring the north end of the Lakewood Branch.
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67.
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Views from the Prudential Building
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by DOUG KANIUK
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7/22/2004
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Doug's photo from 1968 shows the far east Navy Pier Line area.
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68.
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Chicago Tribune's Freedom Plant
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by THOMAS MANN
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10/11/2004
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Two shots showing the south end of the Tribune's Freedom Plant.
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69.
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Navy Pier Line Study
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by THOMAS MANN
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10/11/2004
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Follow along with Tom Mann on a tour of the Navy Pier Line, 4 years after it saw it's last trains.
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70.
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Morton Salt Operations
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by TOM BURKE
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10/11/2004
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See an overview of Morton Salt operations.
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71.
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Carroll Ave. Bascule Bridge in Operation
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by TOM BURKE
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10/11/2004
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See inside CNW's Bascule Bridge tower, circa 1988.
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72.
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Presidents Day Outing, Part II: Goose Island
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by MARK KOLODNY
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10/13/2004
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In part II, Mark and Tom explore Goose Island…
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73.
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Switching Ogilvy Transportation Center
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by TOM BURKE
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10/13/2004
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See a MP-15 on the approach tracks to Ogilvy Transportation Center.
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74.
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Presidents Day Outing, Part I: Kingsbury Relics
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by MARK KOLODNY
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10/13/2004
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Ride along with Mark Kolodny and Tom Burke as they explore what's left of the Kingsbury and Deering Lines.
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75.
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Presidents Day Outing, Part III: Deering Line History
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by MARK KOLODNY
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10/14/2004
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Check out the Deering Line Remains with Mark and Tom in this final installment.
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76.
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The Freight House in The Merchandise Mart's Basement
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by THOMAS MANN
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10/15/2004
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A 1935 Railage article showing C&NW's newly completed freight yard. A Joe Pierson/CNWHS contribution.
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77.
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Historical View from Clinton Tower
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by GARY MORRIS
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12/8/2004
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Gary Morris' photo of a CNW SW1200 taken from the Clinton Tower. Great rare shot!
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78.
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Snowy Lakewood Branch
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by TOM BURKE
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12/8/2004
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See a MP15 slowly making it's way to Peerless on snowy Lakewood Avenue.
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79.
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Northwest Line Overivew
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by TAYLOR RICH
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12/15/2004
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Thanks to Taylor Rich for a nice write up on C&NW's Northwest Line's operations.
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80.
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Deering/C&E Junction
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by TOM BURKE
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1/18/2005
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Tom's photos from last December show the area around Finkl steel.
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81.
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Finkl Steel Area
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by TOM BURKE
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1/18/2005
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A look at operations around the Finkl Steel complex.
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82.
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The City of Chicago's 2004 Crossbuck Project
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by TOM BURKE
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1/18/2005
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See an example of Chicago's railroad maintenance projects.
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83.
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Carroll Ave. Switching
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by TOM BURKE
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1/20/2005
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This is one of our earlier articles - CP Rail at Morgan Street - updated with new photos and text.
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84.
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The Building Among The Yards
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by TOM BURKE
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3/23/2005
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See a rare shot of the the former Goose Island yard area.
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85.
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Kingsbury Updates
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by TOM BURKE
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4/27/2005
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Some recent shots of the northern Kingsbury area.
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86.
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Northside Overview
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by TAYLOR RICH
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5/17/2005
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Follow Taylor Rich as he chases a train from the Bloomingdale Line to Peerless.
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87.
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Halloween Outing, Part 1: East Bloomingdale Spur Network
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by MARK KOLODNY
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6/10/2005
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Part one of the ChicagoSwitching.com Halloween out takes a look at the remaining Chicago & Pacific Trackage
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88.
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Halloween Outing, Part 2: N. Magnolia Ave.
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by MARK KOLODNY
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6/10/2005
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Part two takes us to the North Magnolia Ave. area.
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89.
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Presidents Day Outing, Part IV: Bloomingdale Spurs
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by MARK KOLODNY
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6/13/2005
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The final installment of the 2004 President's Day outing moves from the Deering Line south to the east Bloomingdale area.
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90.
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Kingsbury Operations: Eastman to North Ave.
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by THOMAS MANN
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6/13/2005
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If you know where to look, the Kingsbury Area can turn up some interesting relics.
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91.
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Rare Proctor and Gamble Plant Photos
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by MARK KOLODNY
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6/13/2005
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Two rare photos of the southern, CNW served portion of the Proctor and Gamble plant.
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92.
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Views from a Metra Train
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by TOM BURKE
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8/29/2005
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Photos of the river west area from a Metra commuter train.
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93.
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Elston Ave. Area Photos
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by TOM BURKE
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10/5/2005
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Tom's latest series of photos from the Elston Ave. area.
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94.
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UP Switching Morton Salt
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by TOM BURKE
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12/28/2005
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See a UP GP15 switch Morton Salt.
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95.
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Bloomingdale Line Photos
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by TOM BURKE
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12/28/2005
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See photos of the once-active Bloomingdale line from various perspectives.
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96.
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Switching General Iron
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by TOM BURKE
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12/28/2005
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See the crew move their MP15 from North Ave. yard to switch General Iron.
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97.
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Lakewood Images
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by MARK KOLODNY
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12/28/2005
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From Mark's 1991 walk down Lakewood Ave.
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98.
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Deering Line - West
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by TOM BURKE
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12/9/2006
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Great shots of Finkl equipment on the current western most point of the Deering Line.
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99.
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Chicago Terminal Railroad: Opening Week
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by TOM BURKE
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1/7/2007
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Join Tom Burke as he documents the first week of the Chicago Terminal Railroad.
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100.
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Chicago Terminal Railroad: Day 1 - North Ave. Yard
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by TOM BURKE
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2/27/2007
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Tom Burke was with the crew of the Chicago Terminal Railroad to document the historic first week of operations. Day 1 starts with the crew gathering at North Ave. Yard.
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101.
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Chicago Terminal Railroad: Day 1 - Engine
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by TOM BURKE
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3/3/2007
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Tom captured some engine shots in the North Ave Yard before the crew got started.
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102.
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Chicago Terminal Railroad: Day 1 - Bloomingdale Section
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by TOM BURKE
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3/3/2007
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Part 2 looks at the stretch of the Bloomingdale Line that is still in use.
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103.
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Gondola Delivery
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by TOM BURKE
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3/5/2007
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A gondola delivery that caused a stretch of the Kingsbury Line to reopen.
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104.
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Nightime Shots
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by MATTHEW SCHOELL
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3/5/2007
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Matt Schoell was lucky enough to run into the crew when they returned to pick up the gondola! Rare night action!
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105.
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Lumber for Waterbeds
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by TOM BURKE
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4/17/2007
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Watch as a waterbed company receives a delivery of lumber.
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106.
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Midwest Zinc
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by TOM BURKE
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4/19/2007
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The Soo Line crew switches Midwest Zinc.
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107.
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Midwest Zinc, 1998
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by TOM BURKE
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5/9/2007
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Tom Burke records another car at Midwest Zinc in November, 1998.
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108.
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Switching Aetna Plywood
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by TOM BURKE
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11/13/2007
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See a switch job at Aetna Plywood.
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109.
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Navy Pier Photos
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by BOB FELDMAN
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3/3/2008
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New contributor Bob Feldman sends some images from UP crews working the Sun-Times job.
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110.
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Accounting Office Spur
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by TOM BURKE
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5/29/2008
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Follow along with Tom Burke as he explores a spur once leading to Milwaukee Road's accounting office.
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111.
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YouTube Videos
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by TOM BURKE
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7/3/2008
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Tom Burke captures the CP crew switching Peerless.
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112.
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Rare Goose Island Photos
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by TOM BURKE
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9/5/2008
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Recently rediscovered slides show glimpses of Goose Island industries National Tea, Klemp Corporation, and the track arrangement used to access the building used by Pickens-Kane.
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113.
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Deering/North Line Photos
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by TOM BURKE
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9/5/2008
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These images are from scanned slides and show the C&NW’s own Deering Yard in the Deering Industrial Area on a bright, sunny day in June of 1990.
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114.
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Passenger Service on the Chicago Terminal!
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by TOM BURKE
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11/10/2008
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Chicago Terminal runs a passenger excursion on the former C&E and Goose Island trackage!
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