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| MWRD posted Construction of a section of the Calumet Intercepting Sewer looking north from an area near the intersection of 100th Street and Avenue N in Chicago on September 28, 1922. Bob Lalich shared There is an interesting detail in this photo of PRR's Calumet River RR, looking north from 100th St. The line is signaled because PRR had been running passenger trains over the line. The trains ran in a loop over the Ft Wayne line to Clarke Jct, then west over the SLIC/B&OCT to Hammond Jct. From there, the obscure Hammond/Wolf Lake Branch was used to reach the SC&S and Cal River RR in Hegewisch. These trains were accommodations for factory workers. I believe the trains were discontinued in the 1920s but I don't have a date. |
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| Larry Candilas commented on Bob's share 1915 - The Calumet Circle Route!! |
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| Matt McClure commented on Bob's share Trying to get a sense of the Wolf Lake branch (other than the extant line between the halves): |
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| Matt McClure commented on his comment Or Bob Lalich: Matt McClure - PRR's Wolf Lake/Hammond Branch ran between the SC&S at Hegewisch Jct and the SL&IC in East Chicago. Besides serving industries, passenger service was offered in the late 1800s/early 1900s, presumably for factory workers to get to and from their jobs. The crossing of the Wolf Lake/Hammond Branch and the IHB's Sheddfield Branch was interlocked during the years of passenger service on the former line. |
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