I added the "roundhouse" label because this yard did have a turntable.
I had first noticed this yard in a satellite image when studying the Deval Junction. But I didn't know the name of it. Now that Bob Guhr has provided the name of Des Plaines Coach Yard, I can write about it. The yard's name confirms what I had surmised: at least some of the commuter trains terminated in Des Plaines because they were stored here. Now the commuter trains go beyond the Fox River and this yard is more of a storage yard. Unlike many railyards, it has retained most of its tracks.
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| Bob Guhr posted \Chicago & North Western - Des Plaines, IL Coach Yard. Smaller facility, water - about 8,000 gallons - fuel and turn table servicing about 7 engines per day. Photo by Elmer Passow. Bob Lalich: Thanks for sharing! The yard is still there but mostly used for MoW and some local freight. |
I had first noticed this yard in a satellite image when studying the Deval Junction. But I didn't know the name of it. Now that Bob Guhr has provided the name of Des Plaines Coach Yard, I can write about it. The yard's name confirms what I had surmised: at least some of the commuter trains terminated in Des Plaines because they were stored here. Now the commuter trains go beyond the Fox River and this yard is more of a storage yard. Unlike many railyards, it has retained most of its tracks.
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| 1963 Arlington Heights Quad @ 1:24,000 |
The junction in the upper-left corner of the topo extract is Seeger Junction.
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