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Where is This Trackwork and Why is it Necessary?

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Where is This Trackwork and Why is it Necessary?
Posted by Big Boy Forever on Saturday, June 7, 2014 12:45 PM
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Posted by Mark R. on Saturday, June 7, 2014 1:20 PM

Location and information is right below where you took the picture from ....

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=484589&nseq=0

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, June 7, 2014 9:30 PM

Some more information here......

http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Maps/Itlk/ash_st.gif

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Posted by tomikawaTT on Saturday, June 7, 2014 10:12 PM

Well, Chicago was known as America's rail hub.

That's what happens when two double track railroads (ATSF, IC) cross three other railroads (PRR, B&O and Chicago Terminal RR)  Not shown, the multiple double slips under and adjacent to the train.

And I thought I designed puzzle palaces...

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Posted by Big Boy Forever on Saturday, June 7, 2014 10:13 PM

Some more information here......

http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Maps/Itlk/ash_st.gif

Cheers, the Bear.

 

Is that diagram the exact same group of crossings?

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, June 7, 2014 11:18 PM

Big Boy Forever
Is that diagram the exact same group of crossings?

While not being a local, with 99% certainty I would say yes.Smile
As you will have noticed the drawing is dated March 1946, and because of such things as railroad amalgamations,  and traffic flow  and density changes,  tracks became disused, over grown and eventually ripped up.
While care must be taken regarding the dates of up loaded photos, I would suggest that, including the photo you’ve posted, these show the progression of events, (or should that be regression).

Looking at the 1946 drawing, I would suggest the photographer of your photo was standing in the bottom right hand corner of the cross, next to the A.T&S.F.R.R eastbound track and the P.C.C. & ST L. running track.

Cheers, the Bear.

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Posted by mlehman on Sunday, June 8, 2014 11:06 AM

I'm pretty suire Bear's right. That's the diagram to fit the pic, based on my limited experience riding trains in Chicago on the old IC. Remember as Bear noted that the passage of time can make a big difference, as I'm sure there are lots of changes between 1946 and the recent pic if you went over things carefully.

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Posted by zstripe on Sunday, June 8, 2014 5:30 PM

Another pic of the same area....but of the four scissors bridges. Two of the bridges are no longer used, I believe since the 70's. Each bridge was double track. I know the area very well:

 
 
 
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Posted by Big Boy Forever on Sunday, June 8, 2014 5:51 PM

zstripe

Another pic of the same area....but of the four scissors bridges. Two of the bridges are no longer used, I believe since the 70's. Each bridge was double track. I know the area very well:

 
 
 
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Being that you know the area well, do you also say that the diagram provided by "JaBear" is the same place?

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Posted by zstripe on Sunday, June 8, 2014 6:26 PM

Exactly...the same place. Did not live very far from there. Was born Chicago 1942. Now live in burbs, last 35. Another shot without all the tracks:

 
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Posted by zstripe on Sunday, June 8, 2014 6:43 PM

Another tid bit for You. Ever know why downtown Chicago was called ''The Loop''? The below is why it got that name:

 
You should be able to click on pic, for more info.
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Posted by Big Boy Forever on Sunday, June 8, 2014 6:52 PM

zstripe

Another tid bit for You. Ever know why downtown Chicago was called ''The Loop''? The below is why it got that name:

 
You should be able to click on pic, for more info.
Take Care!
Frank
 

 LOL

That ones even better.

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Posted by ndbprr on Monday, June 9, 2014 6:26 AM
Long gone but the biggest crossing was in Grifith Indiana outside Chicago. gtw, prr, ej&e, erie and several others crossed there.

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