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Posted by kp5308 on Sun Apr 28 22:02:28 2013 Got to spend about an hour out on a famous Chicago bridge during the evening rush on a Wednesday. Although a lot has changed over the years it is still worth a visit :o)  I didn't know BNSF lettered bilevels....nice touch:   %20of%20DSC00160_1.JPG)  Standard skyline shot...hadda do it: 
Metra has hand thrown switches at the exit of the storage yard. Must be a lot of fun in winter:  "Heritage" bilevel?  On the other side of the bridge sat Boston & Maine 6-4-6 sleeper Salisbury Beach Pullman class of '54, now owned by LA Rail:  |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Apr 28 22:09:56 2013, in response to PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by kp5308 on Sun Apr 28 22:02:28 2013. nice shots |
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Posted by gbs on Mon Apr 29 00:26:08 2013, in response to PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by kp5308 on Sun Apr 28 22:02:28 2013. Maybe my New York chauvinism is showing, but that "skyline" is so lame compared to ours. I never cared for the Sears tower style and never warmed up to it all these years later.But the shots of the train yard are pretty spectacular! |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Apr 29 00:48:09 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by gbs on Mon Apr 29 00:26:08 2013. I beg to differ. Find a copy of Chicago's Famous Buildings (Univ of Chicago Press) Having lived in both cities, I suggest Chicago has standout buildings. Ignoring the Sears Tower, I submit the Hancock, the former 1st National Bank, and although not to my taste, the corn cobs. (Marina City) |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon Apr 29 05:11:27 2013, in response to PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by kp5308 on Sun Apr 28 22:02:28 2013. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars on these pictures.da engine in da 1st picture is a real smoker. chud1 |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Mon Apr 29 07:31:01 2013, in response to PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by kp5308 on Sun Apr 28 22:02:28 2013. Nice stuff, great catches with some heralds from the past!!! :-) |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Mon Apr 29 07:40:37 2013, in response to PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by kp5308 on Sun Apr 28 22:02:28 2013. Nice pics. But what is with the hand thrown switches, and the switchman down there on the ground. I've a GRS machine I could sell them.ROAR |
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Posted by kp5308 on Mon Apr 29 07:43:54 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Apr 29 00:48:09 2013. I'm with you Jackson. Chicago has much to be proud of historically & the architecture is stunning! |
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Posted by kp5308 on Mon Apr 29 07:47:20 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by Broadway Lion on Mon Apr 29 07:40:37 2013. Dunno LION....maybe one of our Chicago area posters can fill us in. |
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Posted by JRice on Mon Apr 29 08:23:20 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by kp5308 on Mon Apr 29 07:43:54 2013. I am a native NY'er and love my City, but the Chicago skyline is excellent. Not as many bland boxes slipped in. The bridges around the city are also a great visual. |
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Posted by Dave on Mon Apr 29 10:11:58 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by JRice on Mon Apr 29 08:23:20 2013. IAWTP. |
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Posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Apr 29 10:23:55 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by Dave on Mon Apr 29 10:11:58 2013. +1 |
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Posted by Alan Follett on Mon Apr 29 12:52:59 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by gbs on Mon Apr 29 00:26:08 2013. Of course, the view of the Chicago skyline from the south isn't its best angle. To get the full effect, it should be seen from the lakefront, out around the Adler Planetarium.Alan Follett |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon Apr 29 15:27:05 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by Broadway Lion on Mon Apr 29 07:40:37 2013. would it not be better to have all da switchies from a tower.chud1 |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Tue Apr 30 00:06:00 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Apr 29 10:23:55 2013. The next issue of TRAINS magazine has a story on Chicago's Roosevelt Rd.DH |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Apr 30 05:29:28 2013, in response to PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by kp5308 on Sun Apr 28 22:02:28 2013. Very nice! |
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Posted by pd11604 on Wed May 1 09:23:15 2013, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Roosevelt Road, posted by gbs on Mon Apr 29 00:26:08 2013. I remember being in Chicago for my job in late 2001. I had the opportunity to go to the top of the Sears tower. I remember remarking to the elevator operator, that I was from NY and now people had to come to Chicago to go to the top of the tallest building in the USA.Also remember the architectural styling of the Wrigley building |
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