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Abandoned round house
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: March 03, 2010 09:29PM
Here's one especially for 222psm- check out http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM60D
I don't recall how I ran across this,(might have been right here on the Forum, I really don't remember) but I've had it bookmarked for awhile. There is plenty of other interesting stuff there too. Be sure to scroll down and look at "recent visits" for more pictures.
If it was previously posted here I apologize for the oversight.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/2010 10:01PM by b.a.hoarder.
I don't recall how I ran across this,(might have been right here on the Forum, I really don't remember) but I've had it bookmarked for awhile. There is plenty of other interesting stuff there too. Be sure to scroll down and look at "recent visits" for more pictures.
If it was previously posted here I apologize for the oversight.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/03/2010 10:01PM by b.a.hoarder.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
Artista
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Date: March 03, 2010 09:49PM
Wow ,what a great link B.a' What is the exact location to that old roundhouse? Ill definitely take some pics of that site too.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: March 03, 2010 10:03PM
Looks to be just east of Cicero and north of 22nd, I think there is a shopping center right there. Take someone with you Artista.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
222psm
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Date: March 04, 2010 12:26AM
Wow! Thanks b.a. that is so cool! I never realized that was there.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
bowler
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Date: May 09, 2010 08:04PM
According to the coordinates given on the site and plugging it into Google Maps it comes up with 4626-4692 W Ogden. You can see it from the satelite view on google maps. Very Cool!
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
adgorn
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Date: May 11, 2010 10:17PM
Yours truly was the visitor and photog on 3/17/06. Everyone was surprised I could get up there. You have take a risk once and awhile!
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
Chuck D
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Date: February 23, 2013 02:49PM
that round house was Western Electric's old MJ Railroad round house. I have pictures of Western Electric mechanics working on the old steam engines in that building in the late1920's.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
222psm
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Date: February 24, 2013 02:19PM
Chuck, can you post the pics?
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
Chuck D
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Date: February 25, 2013 08:02PM
how do you post pictures on this site?
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
Lance Grey
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Date: February 25, 2013 09:49PM
I live close & been back there a few times.
The best access is from Menard's Parking Lot on Cicero.
[Small caveat]:
A guard sometimes parks nearby half-heartedly watching and he'll give you the No-Go signal if you make eye contact,
Tell him you're a local Railfan shooting the Roundhouse, and he'll agree.
Or ... you can walk the long way along an access road West of the tracks at Cermak which goes behind the tower.
Chuck; we can add images with 'VB code' or try the insert image icon.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/2013 09:52PM by Lance Grey.
The best access is from Menard's Parking Lot on Cicero.
[Small caveat]:
A guard sometimes parks nearby half-heartedly watching and he'll give you the No-Go signal if you make eye contact,
Tell him you're a local Railfan shooting the Roundhouse, and he'll agree.
Or ... you can walk the long way along an access road West of the tracks at Cermak which goes behind the tower.
Chuck; we can add images with 'VB code' or try the insert image icon.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/2013 09:52PM by Lance Grey.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
Bill_Baar
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Date: March 04, 2013 05:12PM
Google "Manufacturers Junction Cicero" and you'll get hits to images and video. Also the Roman writer "Cicero" who's sort of a curse to those of us interested in Cicero history. Always end up sorting out the Roman from the hits.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
SWEDE
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Date: January 15, 2016 10:43PM
There was an old round house on 59th & Damen next to the park back in the 50's. West of the field there must of been 15 or more switch tracks.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
Jeff_Weiner
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Date: January 16, 2016 12:25AM
SWEDE Wrote:
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> There was an old round house on 59th & Damen next
> to the park back in the 50's. West of the field
> there must of been 15 or more switch tracks.
The old Pennsy yards. I remember that for years there was an old streamlined steam locomotive tender parked on a track that ran along the west side of the park, next to the access road. Supposedly at one time the roundhouse had a smoke abatement system that consisted of what looked like enlarged water stands that were swung over the stacks of the parked steam locomotives, which exhausted through a water tank to a tall smokestack. Dunno if anything is left, but I sure remember the sound of the hump yard all the way over to our apartment at Mozart and 65th, early in the morning.
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> There was an old round house on 59th & Damen next
> to the park back in the 50's. West of the field
> there must of been 15 or more switch tracks.
The old Pennsy yards. I remember that for years there was an old streamlined steam locomotive tender parked on a track that ran along the west side of the park, next to the access road. Supposedly at one time the roundhouse had a smoke abatement system that consisted of what looked like enlarged water stands that were swung over the stacks of the parked steam locomotives, which exhausted through a water tank to a tall smokestack. Dunno if anything is left, but I sure remember the sound of the hump yard all the way over to our apartment at Mozart and 65th, early in the morning.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
SWEDE
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Date: January 16, 2016 10:03PM
Alot of switch tracks in that area. The B&O would make their switches into our plant American Can Co.
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
Richard Stachowski
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Date: January 21, 2016 12:17PM
btt
Re: Abandoned round house
Posted by:
Jeff_Weiner
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Date: February 02, 2016 03:11AM
Anyone know if the MJRR is still in operation?
