Today's Paper
UP #1430 heads down the old C&NW Low Line to grab five cars out of the Chicago Tribune with two cars and the caboose in tow.
Until the 1950s, this square block was the original coach yard and locomotive servicing area for the Northwestern's commuter operations; a roundhouse stood at the northeast corner of Halsted and Chicago Avenue. At that time, the C&NW was operating one of the most extensive passenger rail networks in Chicago.
Today's Paper
UP #1430 heads down the old C&NW Low Line to grab five cars out of the Chicago Tribune with two cars and the caboose in tow.
Until the 1950s, this square block was the original coach yard and locomotive servicing area for the Northwestern's commuter operations; a roundhouse stood at the northeast corner of Halsted and Chicago Avenue. At that time, the C&NW was operating one of the most extensive passenger rail networks in Chicago.