1. Matteson. Although the IC suburban service began in 1880 to use double-end locomotives, the growth of the riding in the 1920s outstripped the number of them...
... "The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide" on page 55 has a picture of C&NW 1714, with the box. Also with such units were CNJ and B&M, and mentioned is the fact...
Why do I bother. ... From: willvdv <willvdv@...> Subject: [CHICAGOTRANSIT] Re: Good news, bad news, was Crystal Lake station, was defunct commuter service...
Sent to you by Kristian via Google Reader: Metra's SouthWest Service adds Saturday trips via Chicago Breaking News on 3/1/09 Metra will begin running Saturday...
... Park and GP7 1550(?) pulling the 5:08 to Glen Ellyn. Both have passenger train generator cabinets on the long end. And 1711 has an electrical socket just...
Because ... From: Harvey Kahler <harvey.kahler@...> Subject: Re: [CHICAGOTRANSIT] Re: Good news, bad news, was Crystal Lake station, was defunct commuter...
We have not had a message posted since my last one which was around midnight, 2 March. If you have posted and you still have not had your msg showing please...
2 robbers from CTA Blue Line sought Chicago Breaking News - Tribune ... men told her he had a gun and ordered her to "Give me all your money don't speak out,"...
... The last day was Friday, May 11, 1956. I recall reading about it when my father brought home a copy of the Daily News that evening that carried the story. ...
... I too was on that fan trip. It was a wonderful experience. After having missed the "real" last steam run in service as I explained in another post, I made...
614 made a photo appearance in Winnetka at the Eldorado siding shortly thereafter.  My understanding was that it did not come nor go on its own power. I...
Current rumor mill has announcements from 2 or 3 Midwest states shortly (WI, IL & MI?) on the use of stimulus money for upgrading passenger service. The...
If the Midwest got Talgos; I'd have to wonder if I died and went to Heaven. I know more frequent wheel truing and replacement is an expense; but significant...
twtwains, No one has the money to straighten out Kalamazoo - Detroit or St Louis - Kansas City, much less building new HSR lines, and still wind up buying new...
Harvey, I just need to reiterate that every independent (i.e. no dog in the hunt) passenger car expert I know tells me that there is no business case in the...
Off-Topic - but an invitation is extended to anyone interested in rail transportation to the next meeting of the L&R Hist Soc. Free programs vary and feature...
Talgo has completely pulled out of the US market except for what is already there in the Pacific Northwest, was the last I had heard from a very good source....
If a X% reduction in schedule attracted Y% more passengers and revenue over 25 years; would this be worth the increased cost and expenses? I haven't seen the...
... Quick response late at night, ATK folks tell me that speed increase to 150 on the PRR side of the NEC results is such a small reduction in schedule as to...
First and Fastest, the new issue of which showed up in my mailbox today, has an interesing article on the history of C&NW club cars, of which only one is still...
Dave Nelson- The 9/3/08 issue of the Chicago Sun-times had a article entitled "Private Metra car 'elegant way to ride' - the article indicated that the current...
I posted photos at Leland Ave taken a year ago and forty years ago of the chartered cars in the UP North folder, and running a non-chartered club cars on the...
I can post a more recent picture of the Kenosha car that I took in May, 2007 at Kenosha. I will add a shot at Lake Bluff in 1982 showing both private cars...
I have added a number of pictures at Kenosha from May, 2007 showing 553 and other trains stored on UP North. I opened up a Mayfair Tower album showing three...
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