CNW GP7R 4486, Chgo-Western Ave rs
I'm hard at work again, this time at Western Ave tower, where the old B&OCT split, with the passenger mains heading east towards downtown, and the rest of the railroad turned west for Forest Park, the end of the line and a connection with the SOO Line. The CT also connected with the Northwestern via switch tenders at Rockwell and a CNW switch tender at Taylor Street., which was just a little north of here. Out of sight to the left is the old Pennsy/CJ. What is in sight in this picture is a Northwestern local coming out of Wood Street yard, rumbling across the old B&O Passenger mains. It's a fine afternoon in October, 1980, a good day to be out on the tower porch, performing our duties as assigned.
CNW GP7R 4486, Chgo-Western Ave rs
I'm hard at work again, this time at Western Ave tower, where the old B&OCT split, with the passenger mains heading east towards downtown, and the rest of the railroad turned west for Forest Park, the end of the line and a connection with the SOO Line. The CT also connected with the Northwestern via switch tenders at Rockwell and a CNW switch tender at Taylor Street., which was just a little north of here. Out of sight to the left is the old Pennsy/CJ. What is in sight in this picture is a Northwestern local coming out of Wood Street yard, rumbling across the old B&O Passenger mains. It's a fine afternoon in October, 1980, a good day to be out on the tower porch, performing our duties as assigned.