wanswheel's photos have inspired me to post this photo.
It is a shot of Englewood Station in Chicago, located a few miles south of downtown Chicago. It is looking north. Englewood Station is visble with the peaked roof and covered platforms on the northeast corner of the rail junction. The Rock Island tracks are running north-south and the PRR tracks are running east-west. The curving platform on the northeast side of the station accomodated NYC trains turning north onto the Rock Island tracks, heading into LaSalle Street Station.
Alton Junction
Rich, you're getting as good as wanswheel. Great picture of Englewood. I passed through there many times on the Rock Island in 49-50 while commuting from Joliet to Chicago and back.
Got there a few times by auto after moving to Chicago as I never had a chance to stop there while commuting. Do you have any idea of when the picture was taken? I don't remember the yard to the south in the 1950-52 time frame, but the picture looks much earlier than that.
I learned later, after leaving Chicago, that there was another Englewood station to the west. Wish I had visted that one! (I'll bet wanswheel has pictures of that one, too!) While wishing, I wish we had something like the Internet much earlier.
Art
artschlosser Rich, you're getting as good as wanswheel. Great picture of Englewood. I passed through there many times on the Rock Island in 49-50 while commuting from Joliet to Chicago and back. Got there a few times by auto after moving to Chicago as I never had a chance to stop there while commuting. Do you have any idea of when the picture was taken? I don't remember the yard to the south in the 1950-52 time frame, but the picture looks much earlier than that. I learned later, after leaving Chicago, that there was another Englewood station to the west. Wish I had visted that one! (I'll bet wanswheel has pictures of that one, too!) While wishing, I wish we had something like the Internet much earlier. Art
Art,
I appreciate the kind words, but I cannot hold a candle to wanswheel.
I don't know the date of that photo, so I will have to research it. I have had it for about 4 years, but I don't recall its origins. Let me check.
That other Englewood station that you recall was called "Little Englewood" station. It was the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad's 63rd Street station, located at 63rd and Parnell, a few blocks west of Englewood Station at 63rd and State.
Rich
I found a web site with that photo and the following title:
"Old Englewood Photo Album-Train Yard 1880-1890"
Thanks Rich. Thanks Art. Thanks LIFE. Thanks General Eisenhower. Thanks Mr. Bernard.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=665051
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=677035
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=997964
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1000336
Mike
Mike,
Fantastic photos.
I had never before seen that ground shot of 63rd Street right at the site of Englewood Station.
Tremendous.
Yes, Mike, very nice photos and a nice salute to the four that frequented Englewood. Mr. Barnard took some very good shots.
And Rich, thanks for the info.
Here is a photo of the Little Englewood Station:
From information that I have available to me, the photo was taken in 1924. The Little Englewood Station is below the bridge which carried elevated ("L") trains from 63rd and Loomis to downtown Chicago. The upper platform just beyond the bridge is the "L" station at 63rd and Parnell.
Here is a great closeup photo of Englewood Union Station at 63rd and State, looking northeast. Below the station at ground level is 63rd Street, as pictured in wanswheel's photo. A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train on its way east from Union Station in Chicago is blocking the Rock Island tracks at the interchange while it picks up passengers at Englewood Union Station. The NYC access track from the PRR tracks to the Rock Island tracks is just behind the station in this photo. Beyond the NYC access track are NYC coal hoppers in a small yard.
Anyone trying to model the Englewood Union station would have quite a scratchbuilding effort on his hands.
Interesting picture, Rich. Looks like a 'dolled up' post card. The fields look just right for for Mrs. O'Leary's cow to feast on.
The picture in the first post sure has a lot more going for it!
artschlosser Interesting picture, Rich. Looks like a 'dolled up' post card. The fields look just right for for Mrs. O'Leary's cow to feast on. The picture in the first post sure has a lot more going for it! Art
Hope you saw the photo of Little Englewood that I posted for your benefit. Scroll up a few posts.
Oh that I did, Rich, and also the view of the NYC/PRR/Rock station at ground level. I suspect little is left of the little 63rd, and I doubt that I'll get back to Illinois soon. No kin except a niece in Joliet, two nieces north of Chicago, and a nephew in Chi are all that's left of my parents' 11 offspring that were begat some 90 miles south of the windy city. Bad enough travelling to see your own kids, let alone your brothers'!
Got my first glimpse of the city when my folks took me and my older brother to see the 1933 World's Fair. Still remember a lot of the trip. Especially the railroad exhibit and a fantastic model railroad display.
Ah me, the problems of old age. Wanswheel had the street shot which I confused with the Pennsy train blocking the Rock's tracks.
Everybody saw the video extra, right?
http://www.trains.com/ctr/default.aspx?c=a&id=362
A great piece of Film and great pictures from back in the day!
thanks for posting them. Mike
Winifred Landis, Reed Landis and Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the first Commissioner of Baseball.
WW1 send off by his parents? love the period look!
I don't see where anyone mentioned the third Englewood Station, that on the Illinois Central N-S eight track mainline at 63rd Street. The IC's electric suburban trains stopped there as did all the IC through trains except for those on the Iowa Division. The South Shore, and NYC's Michigan Central and Big Four ran on IC trackage and all the Chciago trains of these roads also stoppped there.
Mark
There were several stations along 63rd Street in Chicago: Woodlawn (IC, MC, Big Four) at about 1200 E. 63rd St, Englewood (PRR, NYC, RI, NKP) at about 63rd and State, "Little" Englewood (Erie, Monon, Wabash, C&EI, C&WI) at 551 W. 63rd St, 63rd St (B&O, PM/C&O) at about 2200 W. 63rd St, Chicago Lawn (GTW) at about 3600 W 63rd St.
KCSfan I don't see where anyone mentioned the third Englewood Station, that on the Illinois Central N-S eight track mainline at 63rd Street. The IC's electric suburban trains stopped there as did all the IC through trains except for those on the Iowa Division. The South Shore, and NYC's Michigan Central and Big Four ran on IC trackage and all the Chciago trains of these roads also stoppped there. Mark
As CSSHEGEWISCH notes, technically, the IC station at 63rd Street is considered in Woodlawn, not Englewood.
CSSHEGEWISCH There were several stations along 63rd Street in Chicago: Woodlawn (IC, MC, Big Four) at about 1200 E. 63rd St, Englewood (PRR, NYC, RI, NKP) at about 63rd and State, "Little" Englewood (Erie, Monon, Wabash, C&EI, C&WI) at 551 W. 63rd St, 63rd St (B&O, PM/C&O) at about 2200 W. 63rd St, Chicago Lawn (GTW) at about 3600 W 63rd St.
Wow, you're good. That GTW station at 63rd and Central Park brings back a lot of childhood memories. I grew up at 3623 W. 70th Street, 7 houses west of the GTW tracks and went to grammar school at St. Nicholas of Tolentine at 3700 West 62nd Street.
richhotrain KCSfan I don't see where anyone mentioned the third Englewood Station, that on the Illinois Central N-S eight track mainline at 63rd Street. The IC's electric suburban trains stopped there as did all the IC through trains except for those on the Iowa Division. The South Shore, and NYC's Michigan Central and Big Four ran on IC trackage and all the Chciago trains of these roads also stoppped there. Mark As CSSHEGEWISCH notes, technically, the IC station at 63rd Street is considered in Woodlawn, not Englewood.
I must have had one of those "senior moments" when I referred to the IC 63rd St. station as being a third Englewood Station. Though it's been 45 years since I regularly rode the old IC wickerliners you'd think I'd remember the hundreds of times I heard trainmen announce the station stop as 63rd St. Woodlawn. Thanks to you and CSSH for correcting me.
KCSfan richhotrain KCSfan I don't see where anyone mentioned the third Englewood Station, that on the Illinois Central N-S eight track mainline at 63rd Street. The IC's electric suburban trains stopped there as did all the IC through trains except for those on the Iowa Division. The South Shore, and NYC's Michigan Central and Big Four ran on IC trackage and all the Chciago trains of these roads also stoppped there. Mark As CSSHEGEWISCH notes, technically, the IC station at 63rd Street is considered in Woodlawn, not Englewood. I must have had one of those "senior moments" when I referred to the IC 63rd St. station as being a third Englewood Station.
I must have had one of those "senior moments" when I referred to the IC 63rd St. station as being a third Englewood Station.
Don't we all? LOL
fwiw there are a couple of pictures of a b&o president class pacific passing one of the platforms at 63rd st over at the b&o yahoo group. Also the gtw station is still standing at 63rd st . it was at one point a club called trax and it is currently unused an deterioting.
DANCBQ fwiw there are a couple of pictures of a b&o president class pacific passing one of the platforms at 63rd st over at the b&o yahoo group. Also the gtw station is still standing at 63rd st . it was at one point a club called trax and it is currently unused an deterioting.
I passed that station every day on my way to and from school.
Wonder how many more years it will be left standing?
Dan,
I took a quick look in the B&O yahoo group photo section and couldn't find the 63rd St Station photo. Where is it? Thanks!
Bob
I have good memories of the Englewood station on 63 st south next to the South Town Theater. I was a boy scout in the Chicago District late 50s. We would catch a train there to take us to the Owisipe summer scout camps.
We would disenbark the train near Whitehall Mi. for two weeks. No station there just a open field. The train delivering the next two week scheduled group would pick up the previous weeks group and return them to Chicago.
All I can remember is the big diesel engine pulling up.
spikejones52002 I have good memories of the Englewood station on 63 st south next to the South Town Theater. I was a boy scout in the Chicago District late 50s. We would catch a train there to take us to the Owisipe summer scout camps. We would disenbark the train near Whitehall Mi. for two weeks. No station there just a open field. The train delivering the next two week scheduled group would pick up the previous weeks group and return them to Chicago. All I can remember is the big diesel engine pulling up.
That would be the "Little Englewood Station". The Southtown Theater was on 63rd Street between Lowe and Parnell Streets, adjacent to the passenger station.
I'm puzzled. I have three younger brothers who were Scouts (Two Eagles and a Life Scout) so I know that the closest railroad to Owasippe was C&O/PM, which used the 63rd St. station by St. Rita HS. Also, diesels in the 50's would rule out GTW at Little Englewood.
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