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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Robert's post (below) Behind the "last train" is a structure that holds up the west side of the overpass because the tracks underneath are too dense for a pier. Aug 12, 2018 Mario Scaduto: Dennis DeBruler I remember using that east leg of the wye for head room when switching BNSF Western Ave yard. My thought was always how many tracks came together in just this small area, at different grades, and by a few different legacy RRs! So typical of an era when so many Class Is operated in Chicago. |
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| Robert Jordan posted 8/9/2010, Last day for Central Illinois Railroad Lumber District, think this is where they come off ramp to go north to BNSF or? |
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| Rob Olewinski Cmraseye commented on Robert's post ha...clicked at the same time standing to the right of you! |
UP/Denver & Rio Grande has a famous hanging bridge. I think it is neat that BNSF/CB&Q has one in Chicago. During a field trip to Chicago, I made a point to get some photos of it. In addition to the one above, here are some others that I took on that trip.
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When I went from the east side to the west side along 21st Street, I noticed this view. I stopped to take it to get another view of the two water towers and smokestack as well as the hanging bridge support and the "L" going over railroads. If somebody ever builds on this property, this view won't be available.
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All of the photos I took in this area are here.
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| Ean Kahn-Treras posted 07/02/21 Empty coal buckets from West Olive, MI patiently await their slot thru the logjam at Western Ave and Cermak in a remarkably unnamed spot in Chicago. These trains originate as loads out in the Powder River Basin and use BNSF rails from Wyoming to Chicagoland. BNSF crews most often take them down this connection onto the CSX Blue Island Sub til 71st St, where a CSX crew bound for Michigan will take over. The trains then hang a turn onto the BRC at Forest Hill/75th St. From there they take the Belt til its end at Rock Island Jct/CP 509 where it fades into the NS Chicago Line. Eastbound from there they hit CP 482 where CSX rails begin once again in the form of the former Pere Marquette trackage across western Michigan. Empty trains take the reverse routing, and we witness a capture of such an empty nearly ready to regain BNSF rails. An eastbound oil train bound for the NS Chicago Line via the Canal St Wye and CP521 is in the way for the moment at the bottom right on the BNSF Chicago Sub. Union Pacific's IG3SK in turn is being stabbed by the empty coal train coming off CSX's Blue Island Sub. IG3SK will eventually hit 71st St, get recrewed with a CSX crew and become Q192. Another movement is on the bottom left in the form of a northbound empty tank car train heading up the Chicago Junction. This one is bound for the Union Pacific Rockwell Sub just ahead at 14th St where NS ownership ends. This post has lots of interesting comments about junction names, train routings, etc.] |
A massive fire at a furniture manufacturer on December 29th, 2012 caused that large open lot that your last photo was taken from: https://chicagoareafire.com/blog/tag/massive-fire-at-2444-w-21st-street-in-chicago/
ReplyDeleteIt also shut down Pink Line service as that ran immediately behind the engulfed building.