I know Doug “Traction” Murphy is a neighbor. The Deputy used to live around the corner from me. Where are my fellow Illinois brethren located. Give a shout out and be counted. We’re the “hub” of this great countries railroads. Stand tall and toot your whistle.
Glenview, Illinois - “Hug the Bear”
Peep peep.
Crystal Lake, Illinois.
I’m from Morris a stone’s throw from the Illinois river ,I&M canal,The old Rock Island Fright Station. Also not to far from Coal City, where the BNSF run’s a train about every 15to20 min’s ,to their intermodal yard. Mike
Hey Paul - I’m just up the road from you in Lincolnshire. Planning on hitting the trainshow in Wheaton tomorrow.
Don
I work in Illinois, but I live in Missouri so I probably don’t count.
I live in sweet home Chicago.
A few people have asked about my screen name on the forum too, I made it Demon09 because I am a DePaul Blue Demon.
I am in Clarendon Hills, in DuPage County. We can see the triple tracked BNSF out of our back window.
Regards,
JO
You count, Dave.
Me too, Demon9, 'cept I work there…
Now this maybe a “real long stretch”. I was born and raised in Rockford, left then when I was in the 9th grade. (family moved). All family roots still there, those that are still living. Had some relatives in Morris also, Boyd’s.
The train depot in Rockford, had the Passenger Schedule posted for the 3 trains that ran between Des Moines and Chicago. Their scheduled times, and status was Painted on the wall, status was “Late”.
I was born and raised in Chicago’s northwest side in a neighborhood called Sauganash. The high speed Hiawatha (passenger) ran on the rails through Edgebrook, about two miles from my house, but sadly I have no memory of it. The Hiawatha was a big deal in its day and was followed by the Milwaukee Road, and the track is now the commuter rail line.
And just 100 yards from my house ran tracks running freight and passenger trains whose rail line names I can’t recall because I was very young. The trains stopped running on these tracks, first the passenger line (Chicago and Northwestern?) and later the freight line. The bridges and track over Foster and Lawrence Avenues and other east/west streets remain to this day.
Jack
I was born in Normal. Worked for the gm&o in bloomington as a machinist and then round house foreman. live in indiana now. loccomotion
Born and raised in Evanston but now in Ca. doing the Air Force thing. Would love to go back but probably never will.
I was born in Chicago, but have lived in Tinley Pk most of my life, Oh, and Dave and Don you both certainly do count.
Paul
Champaign, Illinois
As someone in a Trains article called it “sacred, central Illinois”.
I grew up within walking distance of:
Illinois Central (later CN)
Illinois Terminal (later N&W) -abandoned
Wabash (spur line) (later N&W) -abandoned
New York Central (P&E) (later PC, later Conrail, later NS)
And within a 1/2 hr drive from:
Wabash (Main line) (later N&W, later NS)
Chicago and Eastern Illinois (later MP, later UP)
Baltimore and Ohio (later Chessie, later CSX)
Pennsylvania (later PC) -abandoned
Nickle Plate (later N&W) -abandoned
And I lived with Marx and Lionel!!!
What a great childhood. No wonder I grew up loving trains.
Lake Villa, IL. checking in
Avid CTT forum reader, enjoy all the posts
S & O gauge favorites
Mitch
I live south of Kankakee about 45 miles in a small farming town. I have had many years of watching the IC go threw my home town.
I had my great great grand father and grandfather who both worked for the IC for many years, have allot of their old items they collected and a few photo’s of them at work.
Does anyone here know where Forrest illinois is? There is a abandon turntable still over there from the old Wabash Line, that is in the state of rehab. The town and other people are raising money to restore the Depot and turntable. I have a photo of what it looked like many years ago, if anyone is interested PM me, and I will send it to you to post in forum. I have yet to figure out how to post pictures.
ICRR1964
I was raised in Naperville across the street from the Burlington Route triple track main line and as a young boy my favorite memory was watching those CB&Q F Units (4or5 & sometimes with an SD9 thrown in) hauling long coal drags will be somthing i will never forget. But now i live in Sycamore with my own family and the nearest set of rails is 3 miles away to the south. But i am still a train watcher but they are not nearly as interesting as they were back then.
I think you guys should start ITTS. [:D]
As a charter member of OTTS, what do you recommend?
Regards,
JO
I live in Darien. Near Downers Grove, Westmont, Woodridge, Hinsdale, etc.