I think it's a great idea. Your not really fooling anybody, especially if you say it's some form of reminiscences, or art. ... From: dashund_2000...
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David Mummery
insull_model...
Oct 13, 2012 1:44 pm
Morning Gang, I know from previous posts that not many of you use Facebook but for those of you who do, Greg Carstens & I have started a traction modeling...
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nsl757
Oct 27, 2012 4:01 am
Hello Group, Here are a few HO brass Trolley models that I have for sale and thought it would be better to offer them to my yahoo groups first before ebay, My...
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glen brewer
gbrewer
Dec 15, 2012 12:28 am
It is so quite around here, it must be time to post a link to my web pages: Remembering the 'Ror'n' Elgin <http://railroadglorydays.com/cae> Glen Brewer ...
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David Mummery
insull_model...
Dec 15, 2012 1:03 am
It is quite! If anyone has car plans, I'd love copies, I'm in a 3D CAD class and could use more material. My email insull_modeler_62@... Thanks in...
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colinchisholm
twojawchuck
Dec 15, 2012 2:51 am
Buy CARSTENS TRACTION PLANBOOK and you will have more plans than you can use. Chuck Chisholm...
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Ken
kendietz...
Dec 17, 2012 4:07 pm
After the stoppage of passenger service the CA&E still operated freight service. My questions regarding this are: Was the third rail still 'hot' during this...
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glen brewer
gbrewer
Dec 17, 2012 5:08 pm
"I'm sure a lot of folks walked down the rails after service was halted." Like me? Actually, I never did walk down the tracks until after the last train had...
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Larry M
minnman55421...
Dec 17, 2012 10:08 pm
Perhaps the one way to know if the power was on would have been if the block signals were on or not. I know that the power on the North Shore Line was on for...
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Ken
kendietz...
Dec 18, 2012 2:41 am
What did the 'clean up train' do? Do you recall when you went down by the stations was there any signage left on or around with the CA&E logo? Anything...
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T.U. Leaton
thosleaton
Dec 18, 2012 6:00 am
In the two or three years after passenger service stopped, the line ran freights both day and night from the IHB interchange Westbound. The block signaling...
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glen brewer
gbrewer
Dec 18, 2012 1:09 pm
"What did the 'clean up train' do?" It was one last train to pick up any freight cars ramaining on the line. You can see two photos of it passing through Villa...
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Thomas Kaufman
thomas.kaufm...
Dec 18, 2012 4:33 pm
... The clean up train removed all freight cars that had remained on the industry sidings to return them to their owners. One other hting that wasn't mentioned...
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kendietz@...
kendietz...
Dec 20, 2012 12:25 am
Wow. I imagine with all the crossings the freight took a long time to get from point to point. Which brings me to some more questions. How much freight was...
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STANFORD NETTIS
stann21@att.net
Dec 20, 2012 1:27 am
Coal for the Elgin Mental Hospital was not delivered by the C A & E.  It was delivered by the Aurora Elgin & Fox River Electric Co.Which came off of the...
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Joe
rocking_dude56
Dec 20, 2012 1:43 am
oops...You are very much right. I stand corrected! That's what I get for typing before I think    Joe  ________________________________ From: STANFORD...
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twtrains
Dec 20, 2012 1:47 am
The CA&E pulled every freight car back west of Des Planes Ave in Forest Park, before the connection was severed. September 20, 1953. Sad day!...
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twtrains@...
twtrains
Dec 20, 2012 1:57 am
The CA&E pulled every freight car back west of DesPainse Ave in Forest Park, before September 20, 1953. Sad day! ... From: kendietz <kendietz@...> ...
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glen brewer
gbrewer
Dec 20, 2012 3:59 am
The gates were still operational in Villa Park when the last train came through -- in fact, they were still in place on July 18, 1961 when this photo was...
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glen brewer
gbrewer
Dec 20, 2012 4:07 am
Correct link: Villa Avenue July 18, 1961 <http://railroadglorydays.com/cae/VillaAve.jpg> Glen ... came ... this ... occupy ... believe ... any...
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George
gfoelschow
Dec 20, 2012 6:17 pm
... The original investors of RELIC (Railway Equipment Leasing and Investment Corporation), forerunner of today's Fox River Trolley Museum, originally planned...
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T.U. Leaton
thosleaton
Dec 20, 2012 9:49 pm
I believe that there was interchange with the Burlington, along Hwy 25 in Aurora, which would have given them connections at both ends of the line. In DuPage...
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twtrains@...
twtrains
Dec 20, 2012 10:12 pm
In a message dated 12/20/2012 3:49:44 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomleaton@... writes: I believe that there was interchange with the Burlington, along...
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Albert
buslist
Jan 7, 2013 12:59 am
Yes sees service a couple of times a week. When the bridge over I88 was removed a passing siding was built that crosses Sullivan Rd, as part of this work gates...
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dashund_2000
Jan 17, 2013 11:52 pm
My wish is for someone to come forward and restore the Prince Crossing Station in West Chicago with some landscaping and remove the unsightly fence that was...
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skipshearer
Jan 26, 2013 6:58 pm
Does anyone have any drawings or dimensions for the newer station in GE? I'm making a 3D drawing of the buildings and platforms with the intention of building...
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David Mummery
insull_model...
Jan 26, 2013 7:20 pm
That's sound great! I should be able to laser cut them to scale, N & HO, maybe O but depends how large the structure is. Dave Mummery ...
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
Feb 24, 2013 3:41 am
FYI Central Electric Railfans' Association now has its own blog, which you can find at: www.ceramembersblog.wordpress.com There are three posts already, and...
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
Mar 1, 2013 5:24 pm
FYI, I've made a new blog post about the South Shore Line on the CERA Members blog: ...
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
Mar 6, 2013 9:58 pm
FYI I've posted a classic North Shore Line photo to the CERA Members Blog: ceramembersblog.wordpress.com I have only been promoting the Chicago posts here,...
