Losing old time names

[Anonymous]

When I left Lombard, Illinois, we were still service by the Chicago and Northwestern. I finally came back after years of military service to find my old railway no longer existed and the shrunken service is called Metra and is little more than a surburb service for Chicago. How many of you out there have seen similar loss.

[Anonymous]

When I left Lombard, Illinois, we were still service by the Chicago and Northwestern. I finally came back after years of military service to find my old railway no longer existed and the shrunken service is called Metra and is little more than a surburb service for Chicago. How many of you out there have seen similar loss.

[louisnash]

Finding anything with the L&N (Louisville & Nashville) on it has been hard to find this year. There are a couple of bridges in Northern KY with the lettering still on it but you can barely make it out. Last year I spotted quite a bit of old L&N coal hoppers; this year none. I did get one on video last year. I have saw some of the old SCL/L&N Family Lines System with the L&N road markings.

Brian (KY)

[louisnash]

Finding anything with the L&N (Louisville & Nashville) on it has been hard to find this year. There are a couple of bridges in Northern KY with the lettering still on it but you can barely make it out. Last year I spotted quite a bit of old L&N coal hoppers; this year none. I did get one on video last year. I have saw some of the old SCL/L&N Family Lines System with the L&N road markings.

Brian (KY)

[CShaveRR]

Scottydog, how long were you gone?

Metra hasn't shrunken anything the CNW had (unless you're counting pre-Amtrak passenger service), and on our line the service will be extended, from Geneva west to Elburn, in two or three years (they're building an additional track for it right now).

As for freight service, you'd have to go back a long way to find things as busy on this line as they are now, under UP.

In a way you're right, though...this sure isn't the same railroad! In some ways it's better, and in some ways not so good. E-mail me, and I'll try to bring you up to speed. Because...

I also live in Lombard,
Carl

[CShaveRR]

Scottydog, how long were you gone?

Metra hasn't shrunken anything the CNW had (unless you're counting pre-Amtrak passenger service), and on our line the service will be extended, from Geneva west to Elburn, in two or three years (they're building an additional track for it right now).

As for freight service, you'd have to go back a long way to find things as busy on this line as they are now, under UP.

In a way you're right, though...this sure isn't the same railroad! In some ways it's better, and in some ways not so good. E-mail me, and I'll try to bring you up to speed. Because...

I also live in Lombard,
Carl

[JoeKoh]

I would have liked to see NKP in action but it was merged into N&W before I was born.
stay safe
joe

[JoeKoh]

I would have liked to see NKP in action but it was merged into N&W before I was born.
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

When i left my hometown of Fairmont Wv in the early 1980's the Chessie(ex B&O) yards were still a busy place.The yard was always full of coal trains,and merchadise,and supplie trains for the numerous factorys still working in the area.They even had a heavy repair shop.Imagine the shock of moving back in 1997 and fining the yards not only closed but gone.Gone along with the factories and mines.Today it is refered to on the map as merely Fairmont Juntion.

[Anonymous]

When i left my hometown of Fairmont Wv in the early 1980's the Chessie(ex B&O) yards were still a busy place.The yard was always full of coal trains,and merchadise,and supplie trains for the numerous factorys still working in the area.They even had a heavy repair shop.Imagine the shock of moving back in 1997 and fining the yards not only closed but gone.Gone along with the factories and mines.Today it is refered to on the map as merely Fairmont Juntion.

[edblysard]

SP's Hardy Street back shop, heavy locomotive rebuild and car repair yard, here on a monday, full of cars and locomotives, empty and gone, bulldozed flat friday. They are going to build Loft apartments there. Didnt realize I would even miss it, till it was gone.[:(]
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[edblysard]

SP's Hardy Street back shop, heavy locomotive rebuild and car repair yard, here on a monday, full of cars and locomotives, empty and gone, bulldozed flat friday. They are going to build Loft apartments there. Didnt realize I would even miss it, till it was gone.[:(]
Stay Frosty,
Ed