If you buy a current version of the Sunday River CA&E tape, there is an additional segment of CTA footage that starts out with the Lake Street L from Oak Park...
Wait a minute. I have that tape and it ends at Forest Park. Unless you're talking about an entirely different video. ... is an additional segment of CTA...
There is a new version. It does show the Lake St el into Chicago and the elevated operation from the Wells St bridge west to Oak park. I do have it. Tom ... ...
One evening before CA&E freight service ended, I was looking at a strange block signal. It had the usual group of three lenses. Just below that was a...
I'm not sure what the blue light was for, but I'm surprised that the CA&E block signals were still in use during the freight only era. Were the block signals...
Vern and group: I too don't remember a blue signal, but I think the consensus of the company close to abandonment was to keep the property and equipment in...
Tom, Thanks for the information! Verne Brummel ... the ... equipment ... out ... freight ... so ... had ... protected ... probably ... also ... Kaufman ... ...
That blue lens would actually show up, when lit, as a bluish-white. It's called a "lunar" signal, and in conjunction with a red signal gives permission to ...
This block signal (and a corresponding one approaching the crossing from the other direction) doubled as the distant signal for the interlocking protecting the...
If what Scott said was true, that would be what I used to call a "cmon signal",On the GM&O, when they went to B&O style color light position signals in the...
Glen, I believe that this was a signal that lit up a flashing green as the crossing gates were descending, so the motorman could be aware of possible collision...
Thomas, Glen, and Group; I think you are correct. I base this on this type of signal being located at road crossings that didn't have automatic gates with...
I think Tom (below) is right about green gate indicators on CA&E, but I have only the vaguest recollection of them. (Maybe they weren't on the western part of...
Does anyone have any current info regarding the new Lake Shore Electric Rwy operation (ex-Trolleyville USA) in Cleveland ? They made a lot of news with the...
The last I had heard (and this was a while ago) was that they were still not secure in their new home--something to the effect that they could be evicted to...
Lake Shore Electric (the former Trolleyville USA) is alive and well. Not much news to get out, though we do need someone to update the web site. It was set up...
I am most interested in the status of the 450 series cars? Are they under roof? Are they in operation? They are the last prototype interurban ever built and...
I might be passing by on the way back from Boston a week from now. Just where is the LSE in relation to the stadium? Do they run on weekends? Larry ... From:...
This isn't an operating museum at present. The equipment is stored indoors in Dock 32, which apparently is one of the huge buildings just west of the Browns...
The collection is currently in 2 different locations. The Cleveland Railway/Shaker 1200's & trailer (1218, 1225 & 2306), PCC cars (63, 71, 76, 4602 & 3334),...
I had a typo in the list of the cars stored in Dock 32. The Cleveland Railway/Shaker cars are 1218 & 1225 (motor cars) and 2365 (trailer). ... Cleveland ... ...
For sale one copy of INSULL INTERURBANS CA&E-CNS&M-CSS&SB IN COLOR, Gordon E. Lloyd, Morning Sun Books, 1996, 128 pages. Brand new mint condition sealed in the...
I was driving through Wayne on Sunday on Army Trail Road. When I got to the UP tracks just past the old CA&E right of way, up popped an old rustic, beautiful...
I'm sure you were impressed with whatever you saw, but it most certainly was'nt from the CA&E. Wayne had a 1 story box shaped station, probably 20ft X 20ft...
I pulled this off of the Daily Herald website for all who are interested. Railroad historian coming to museum Railroad historian Steve Hyett will lead a...
I saw Steve's show last year in Elmhurst. He has some incredible slides and stories. The show was packed and they had to have two showings to accommodate...
Again for all of us CA&E fans from around the world. Is there a chance of this show being recorded and made available for a fee so that we who could not make...
Alan has a great idea. I second the motion. ... From: Alan Fishel To: thegreatthirdrail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:32 PM Subject: RE:...
