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When and why did they cut off the RR crossing near Grand and Cicero?
Posted by:
CrazyIvan25
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Date: March 15, 2011 09:14PM
I noticed the railroad tracks that run north to south from way up by Cicero and the Kennedy get abruptly cut off at the railroad intersection at the Milwaukee District North Line. it looks like it used to have a crossing right there up until the last 10-20 years? Why did they remove the crossing, and then remove some overpasses farther south towards North Avenue? What was t he name of this N-S railroad line?
Any thoughts or material that can shed some light on this mystery could help!
Any thoughts or material that can shed some light on this mystery could help!
Re: When and why did they cut off the RR crossing near Grand and Cicero?
Posted by:
CrazyIvan25
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Date: March 15, 2011 09:19PM
All i could find was this:
http://www.dhke.com/CRJ/others-chino.html
"About a block or so east of the diamonds, a UP (ex-C&NW) freight route enters from the south. At one time, it crossed the Northwest Line and headed north to an industrial area. However, the diamonds have been removed, leaving two separate branches that feed into the Northwest line here. There are a few freight movements on the Metra/CP line, but most CP road trains enter or leave the route north of here at Techny. The Northwest Line sees an occasional UP or CP local, and traffic on the UP branches is also infrequent. Mayfair Tower was closed in 1997 and razed the same year (the above photo, taken by Doug Kaniuk, is from 1969). It was located in the southeast quadrant of the Metra/UP Northwest diamonds. Mayfair is worth a visit only if you're a passenger train junkie. "
http://www.dhke.com/CRJ/others-chino.html
"About a block or so east of the diamonds, a UP (ex-C&NW) freight route enters from the south. At one time, it crossed the Northwest Line and headed north to an industrial area. However, the diamonds have been removed, leaving two separate branches that feed into the Northwest line here. There are a few freight movements on the Metra/CP line, but most CP road trains enter or leave the route north of here at Techny. The Northwest Line sees an occasional UP or CP local, and traffic on the UP branches is also infrequent. Mayfair Tower was closed in 1997 and razed the same year (the above photo, taken by Doug Kaniuk, is from 1969). It was located in the southeast quadrant of the Metra/UP Northwest diamonds. Mayfair is worth a visit only if you're a passenger train junkie. "
Re: When and why did they cut off the RR crossing near Grand and Cicero?
Posted by:
Jeff_Weiner
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Date: January 20, 2016 03:46PM
Btt.
