The Real Terminator
pause and reflect
Earlier this week, NICTD announced it's intent to close 11th St. station at the beginning of next month. This will be the end of passengers boarding trains in the street, as the railroad plans to keep the station closed until their "Double Track NWI" project is completed, projected in 2 1/2 to 3 years.
Symbolically though, this announcement really does mark the beginning of the end of the South Shore's coveted streetrunning throughout Michigan City. While nothing but the station's closure is imminent just yet, it shows that times are changing much faster than you think. A quick drive up and down 10th and 11th will reveal many of the properties along the streets boarded up, with NICTD signs warning against trespassing on their newly acquired property.
What does all this mean? I had to get out yesterday night and get some action in the street. As I always prefer to do these days, I chose to go out at night for the different perspective you can get on things. My favorite shot of the night was this one of (what should still be) AF7, the nightly crew that moves east traffic west for eventual forwarding and interchange, running all the way to the railroad's leased City Track at Goff.
pause and reflect
Earlier this week, NICTD announced it's intent to close 11th St. station at the beginning of next month. This will be the end of passengers boarding trains in the street, as the railroad plans to keep the station closed until their "Double Track NWI" project is completed, projected in 2 1/2 to 3 years.
Symbolically though, this announcement really does mark the beginning of the end of the South Shore's coveted streetrunning throughout Michigan City. While nothing but the station's closure is imminent just yet, it shows that times are changing much faster than you think. A quick drive up and down 10th and 11th will reveal many of the properties along the streets boarded up, with NICTD signs warning against trespassing on their newly acquired property.
What does all this mean? I had to get out yesterday night and get some action in the street. As I always prefer to do these days, I chose to go out at night for the different perspective you can get on things. My favorite shot of the night was this one of (what should still be) AF7, the nightly crew that moves east traffic west for eventual forwarding and interchange, running all the way to the railroad's leased City Track at Goff.