The AT&SF bridge over the Sanitary and Ship Canal at Ridgeland is a center pivot swing bridge. May be another at 4600 w on the Belt. I don't remember. ... ...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Sep 1, 2004 9:42 am
Wilson west of Western is impossibly narrow. Worse than Lunt. Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably legit. In line with recent "spoofing";...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Sep 1, 2004 9:50 am
Garfield has been a problem for decades. Back when it was the #6, there didn't seem to be as many delays, but then traffic volumes were lower then, too. Andre ...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Sep 1, 2004 9:59 am
The date is the day #37 buses were rerouted because the viaduct was closed. Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably legit. In line with recent...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Sep 1, 2004 10:01 am
There are several center pier railroad bridges still in use on the Sanitary & Ship Canal, including IC east of California. ATSF east of Harlem, BRC east of...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 1:39 pm
... So is the IC Iowa bridge, but I assume Dennis meant street bridges. Hm. Is the S&S channel wider in places that there are piers for swing bridges?...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 1:43 pm
... Is the Root Street bridge still being eliminated?...
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mikebennidict
Sep 1, 2004 4:10 pm
i still call the now UP line that sine the C&NW operated the long distance and commuter service on there. they're i think putting in a new retainer wall if...
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wilson1204
Sep 1, 2004 4:50 pm
... <dale_rosenthal@y...> wrote: Actually, I regularly see people skip the 49 for the X49. The X only parallels the 49B for 6 blocks. And, in a 150-block bus ...
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wilson1204
Sep 1, 2004 4:58 pm
... <dale_rosenthal@y...> wrote: On the South Lakefront, the idea that the primary source of the gains on the affected routes was people who formerly...
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eric
vxla
Sep 1, 2004 5:14 pm
On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 16:10:22 -0000, mikebennidict proclaimed... ... I'm pretty sure that's an original wall; all the entrances to the old CNW have been...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Sep 1, 2004 7:54 pm
S&S is same width basically all the way. Center piers meant some careful navigation (and more than one hit). Calumet River's last center pier was the Calumet &...
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ajk100@...
ajkristopans
Sep 1, 2004 7:56 pm
Forgot one - Old Illinois Northern (now Central Illinois) just north of Corwith Yard. Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably legit. In line...
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Sean Hunnicutt
s_hunnicutt
Sep 1, 2004 9:31 pm
Try the big clearing (not clearing Yard) by18th St. It's where there's a few jcts. visible from 18th St. viaduct over the Dan Ryan Line, just before you veer ...
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wfdurham1
Sep 1, 2004 9:32 pm
Question to the Group, Burlington received the first experimental bi-level commuter car (#700) in 1950. Information seems to state that their were a total of...
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Matthew Viglione
chitwn76
Sep 1, 2004 9:59 pm
Can't really explain it better, but last week while coming back from the airport, i saw the bridge go up from the orange line to let a barge pass. it was...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:07 pm
... I agree; UP is some railroad out west. ... Ah, Metra's long-term project to make it excessively expensive to put a third main back on that railroad. The...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:09 pm
... But if your destination is Evergreen Plaza, then you might as well wait for the X49 to avoid the transfer at 79th....
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:18 pm
... Your math is off. Riders of the old 27 had to transfer. Riders of the old 47 had to transfer (although the express service during off peak was just...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:21 pm
... Click on the links to the aerial photos on my Web site. http://transit.chicago.il.us/16-property-1.pdf...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
Sep 2, 2004 2:15 am
... The Amtrak vertical lift bridge (built 1914 for the Pennsylvania Lines) has only 10.5 feet of clearance above the water, so it's lifted several times a...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
Sep 2, 2004 2:16 am
... Explain what better? -- ... Dennis McClendon, Chicago CartoGraphics dmcclendon@......
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Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:07 am
I saw the newsletter where Emmanuel was patting himself on the back, but I didn't see that it said Lawrence. Goes to show how much attention I pay to...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:11 am
... The Lawrence bit is in the CTA ordinance accepting the federal funding for express service on Irving. I assume he has no opponent....
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Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:27 am
Let's see if I understand this. You're saying that the money is already being used for the off-peak express service on the X80 Irving Park beginning last...
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EDWARD ROBERT SIROVY
oldsoundguy
Sep 2, 2004 3:30 am
The first 30 were purchased and delivered.in 1950-1. Nothing experimental, the order was for 700-729. Additional groups of cars were purchased in small groups...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:45 am
... X48 was my joke as the ordinance said it was accepting the Lawrence money for use on Irving. ... Apparently the appropriation is named "Lawrence"; but...
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Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:56 am
Thanks for clarifying. I doubt that we need express routes on both streets, if either. Route 48, of course, is a local service elsewhere on the system. But as...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 2, 2004 4:00 am
... Rotten luck that the builders of the I&M Canal failed to consider the impact on the street grid on the sout' side....
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shortchi
Sep 2, 2004 4:15 am
All: On Monday (8/30), a brochure was left on our front door. The brochure was from the CTA promoting the x80 bus. I live about 1.5 block from Irving Park bus...
