| Posted by Steve on March 25, 2024 | |
I like this picture, it makes me think of riding on the Hiawatha in to Union Station and clattering over the four tracks that serve the Ogilvie Transportation Center.
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| Posted by XE-50W on March 26, 2024 | |
Tower A2 was originally CMStP&P/MILW, to METRA predecessor RTA c.mid-1978. Four-track main running tangent along Rt.-center was C&NW, originally G&CU from 1848. Crossing three tracks from upper-Rt. to lower-Lt. (? 1 main occupied-by METRA W/b, station stop out-of-frame to Lt.) originally M&StP in 1873 to CM&StP in 1874.
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Can someone confirm if the frogs are switchable also? Cool location!
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| Posted by XE-50W on March 29, 2024 | |
Good question, Carl – crossings’ angle is or exceeds 15° and frogs lack adjacent motors and/or mechanisms so do indeed appear to be standard ?fixed” types. METRA MILW-N main No. 3 (nearest to drone position when original image taken) has ?double-slip” switches installed by METRA c.1984 as part-of replacing former C&NW terminal w/current Oglvie Transportation Center. They’re primarily used as crossovers between METRA-NW W mains for movements from/to former C&NW Western Ave. yard behind drone’s position. Also provide ?flexibility” in moving equipment between latter and former CMStP&P/MILW Western Ave. facility w/in ¼ mi. to Lt./NW. It is a terrific view of a well-known Chicago rails’ locale – tower’s scheduled to be replaced w/automatic interlocking by 2017 as part-of final stages in current CREATE program.
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Some of the diamonds behind the row of double slips appear to have movable-point frogs.
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