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Great shots of some largely unsung neighborhoods. I don't suppose Southport Lanes still has pin-boys as it did at least well into the 80s?
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Just went through this picture tour again. There seriously haven't been enough photo tours like this. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Great shots of some largely unsung neighborhoods. I don't suppose Southport Lanes still has pin-boys as it did at least well into the 80s?
Yes. They still do. And you can buy a strike if you send a tip down.
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I can't wait for high speed rail between CHI and STL!!! i need to explore me some CHI.
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I didn't know the El had at-grade crossings. Is this the only one, or are there more places it does this? Does the train have to slow down here, or can it go full-speed?
I didn't know the El had at-grade crossings either; I honestly didn't think it was possible, the El being electrified heavy-rail, right? What about that 3rd rail?
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Old Posted May 11, 2009, 5:26 AM
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Excellent tour man.
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I didn't know the El had at-grade crossings either; I honestly didn't think it was possible, the El being electrified heavy-rail, right? What about that 3rd rail?
No 3rd rail in the street, obviously - the grade crossings just need to be shorter than the longest distance between 3rd-rail shoes on a two-car married pair so the cars can't get stuck with zero power - I think this is about 85feet, give or take.
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Great pictures! Really took me back to my time in Chicago. By far my favorite city in the U.S."Other than my hometown"
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No 3rd rail in the street, obviously - the grade crossings just need to be shorter than the longest distance between 3rd-rail shoes on a two-car married pair so the cars can't get stuck with zero power - I think this is about 85feet, give or take.
OK, thanks for the info! I find it really interesting. Here in the Los Angeles area we only see at-grade crossings with our light-rail trains with the overhead catenary wires (with underground and elevated crossings too, of course).
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So nice to see the neighborhoods of Chicago! Really.... keep these threads coming!
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great tour!
i love chicagos neighbourhoods and all of the older brick buildings. When were they built like the 40s?
one day i might live there
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Tour by transit...love it, and great thread!
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