CW:+CR: Pennsy's Calumet Western, Calumet River and Cummings Segments

I use the word "segments" in the title because Cummings was a branch of the Pennsy's Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago RR, whereas Calumet Western and Calumet River were railroads. Pennsy owned the Calumet River and Pennsy, along with Rock Island and IHB, owned the Calumet Western. Today, IHB operates the Calumet River and the Calumet Western remnant south of the river. CRL operates the Calumet Western remnant north of the river. (Update: "Per a book titled 'The Pennsy in Chicago' [by Ed DeRouin] Calumet Western Ry. was jointly owned by four companies--- MC, CJ, PRR and CRI&P. Later the IHB absorbed the MC and CJ making them majority owner." [ghemr comment on Trainorders] (IHB, Michigan Central and Chicago Junction were all NYC interests.))

A photo of a bottle train on the north end of the Calumet River approaching the Pennsy/PFT&C mainline 

This 1916 map provides an overview. The Calumet Western joined with the Cummings Branch, as well as the Rock Island Irondale Branch and the CWP&S at 106th Street. [Bob Lalich comment on Flickr] 

1916, also chi_term_1916.jpg in Files section of the Chicago Area Railroad Historians Group 

And this topo map provides the details. By 1930 all of Pennsy's properties were labeled Pennsylvania.

1930 Calumet Lake Quadrangle @ 1:24,000

I include this railfan photo because the comments on the post provided a lot of information about the Calumet Western.

Mark Losiniecki posted
Marty Gatton By the little league field, Mark?
Mark LosinieckiAuthor Correct.

Not only do the baseball fields still exist, but this segment of track still exists to provide rail service to WATCO/Kinder Morgan Chicago Terminal. A satellite image shows a gondola car parked by a building. The remnant to the West near the upper-left corner is from the route that was built to use the C&WI bridge after a ship destroyed the CW bridge in 1962. [DeBruler]

Satellite 

Bob Lalich commented on Mark's post
Here is a track chart for the Calumet Western Ry. from 1954.

1 of 5 posted by Larry Candilas concerning their swing bridge over the Calumet River.
Randy Bosma: Note the "C&O Ry, of Ind." from/to Hammond. That's also known as the Hammond Belt Line RR. Very short lived; it was gone by the mid-1920s.
[There are some comments about the SC&S as well.]

Some comments on a post of  the 1916 map.