It doesn't take too long to figure out that, historically, Chicago is filled with parallel railroad routes - particularly on the South Side. For example, New York Central and Pennsylvania were directly side by side from Englewood all the way into Indiana. Nickel Plate Road was also parallel to these from Englewood to Grand Crossing. This was the case all over Chicago, and it makes identifying old railroad yards very difficult...sometimes impossible without knowledgeable Chicagoans.
I'm putting this thread here because I'm interested in more of a historical sense, as opposed to how Chicago operates today.
First question: Who had yards along 95th Street between Commercial Avenue and Stony Island Avenue? As far as I know, B&O, Pere Marquette, Rock Island and BRC all went through this corridor. There's still a yard there closer to Commercial Avenue, and the remnants of another closer to Stony Island. But I can't tell whose these were.
What's the scoop? Any information on other old yards in the Chicagoland area would great as well! Maps and/links if you've got'em.
I'm putting this thread here because I'm interested in more of a historical sense, as opposed to how Chicago operates today.
First question: Who had yards along 95th Street between Commercial Avenue and Stony Island Avenue? As far as I know, B&O, Pere Marquette, Rock Island and BRC all went through this corridor. There's still a yard there closer to Commercial Avenue, and the remnants of another closer to Stony Island. But I can't tell whose these were.
What's the scoop? Any information on other old yards in the Chicagoland area would great as well! Maps and/links if you've got'em.
Nickel Plate Road should have merged with ERIE.
Duh.
Duh.