Railroads, Chicago-style

From Chicago-L.org:

“With the arrival of the 2000s, the Baldie 4000s were retired quickly. Most were scrapped in 1964 and ‘65, but a few stuck around for a while. Although car 4215 did not formally become a work motor (i.e. it was not assigned an “S” car number), it was used in nonrevenue service for a few years. In this May 1969 view, it’s south of the Loop over Wabash Avenue hauling a flat car as part of the preparation for return of this line to revenue service when the Dan Ryan line opened later in the year. Car 4215 was retired the next year, in 1970.”

Photo by Jerry Appleman

From Chicago-L.org:

“Two Ravenswood trains -- an A train heading toward downtown on the left and a B train heading to Kimball on the right -- pass each other at Roscoe, just north of where the Ravenswood branch leaves the main line, in 1963. Center-door 4000s like these provided most of the service on the branch at this time.”

(Photo by Jim Northcutt, from the Illinois Railway Museum Collection, courtesy of Peter Vesic)

From The Trolley Dodger blog: CTA 9375 at the east end of the Montrose trolley bus line, near the Wilson Avenue L station… about to turn south on Broadway.  (Jeff Wien Photo, Wien-Criss Archive)

<= ⏜ ⏝⏜ <= by Carlton Holls Via Flickr: Inbound CTA Brown Line Train 403 snakes its way through Chicago's River North neighborhood over Hubbard Street between Wells and Franklin. Today's 'L' train presentation is brought to you by the letter S :) Thanks for stopping by and sharing your stars and/or superlatives :)

From The Trolley Dodger blog:

Electroliner 801-802 passes Tower 18 on Chicago’s Loop.

Lake to Wells—elevated by Mike Danneman Via Flickr: A Chicago Transit Authority train negotiates a curve past CTA Tower 18 on an elevated route over Lake Street to Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois, on November 8, 2018. This complex interlocking is one of the busiest in the world.

Busy diamonds by Mike Danneman Via Flickr: “Chicago Transit Authority car No. 3450 is clattering across the diamonds on the elevated L rapid transit railway above Lake and Wells Street on November 8, 2018. This junction is still considered one of the busiest railroad crossings in the world.”

Photo by Mike Danneman

From The Trolley Dodger blog: North Shore Line Electroliner 801-802 passes Tower 18 on the Chicago Loop.

Chicago Avenue and Franklin street 1900 by the_hart_shop on Flickr.

Caption: "This is Chicago Ave and Franklin Street in 1900.The structure under the L tracks is still there."