CHICAGO HEAVY RAIL
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SERIES INTRODUCTION |
Turning West |
In the Sixties |
Over Van Buren |
Downtown |
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Northeast Corner |
Railing and Platform |
Tracks Crossing, 1982 |
Lake St. and River |
Crossing the River |
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Warning Paint |
South Wabash |
Brown Line, Snowstorm |
In the Subway |
Early Morning |
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Waiting to Turn North |
Tower 12 and Wabash |
North Over Wabash |
Ivy and Buildings |
Flowers Over Wabash |
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Dearborn Subway |
Windows Above the "L" |
Lake St. Bridge, Morning |
Stairway and "L" |
Brown Line and Buildings |
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Over State St. |
Wabash and Congress |
The Wonderful Junction |
River and Skyline |
An Urban Vista |
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Three Lines |
Loop Southwest Corner |
Autumn Along Wells |
Snow Falling |
Chicago River |
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Winter, Van Buren |
Wabash, Heading South |
Wells, Train Ahead |
From the Rear Window |
Pillars in the Street |
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Skyscrapers Along Lake |
Lake and Wells Ahead |
Straight Across |
Downtown Straight On |
Station Covering |
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Someday Ford City? |
Crossing Over |
Trains Coming North |
Pedestrian Passages |
Two Trains Over Wabash |
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West onto Van Buren |
Older Model |
Two Trains Below |
Washington Library |
Tower 18 |
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Station Art |
Pigeons and Stairway |
CNA Building |
From the Stairway |
North from Adams/Wabash |
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Newest Cars |
Stairs and Station |
The Motorman Waits |
Library, Looking East |
Peace on Earth |
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Trees and Park |
Close-Up |
Madison/Wabash |
No Trains In View |
Urban Canyon |
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Soon Turning North |
South to Midway |
Over Wells |
Pink Cars Over Randolph |
Warnings at Quincy/Wells |
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Leaving Washington |
Junction Over Van Buren |
Summer Leaves |
Lake St. Rain |
Pink Cars Above Wabash |
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Washington/Wells |
Ends |
New Construction |
"L" and Subway |
Sun-Times Relocated |
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Merchandise Mart B |
Original Station, Restored |
Leaving Randolph/Wabash |
Quincy/Wells |
Pink Line over Lake |
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Over Wells |
All Loop Colors Showing |
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Into the Sun |
Gloomy Wilmette |
Backup at Belmont |
Ravenswood Workers |
On the Ground |
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Wilmette Sunshine |
Leaving Linden |
Howard Transfer |
Skokie Electricity |
Skokie, Returning |
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Inbound, At Grade |
Passengers Discharged |
North |
Subway Rising |
Artifacts |
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Evening, Light Snow |
Routes Diverge |
Wilmette and Trees |
Single Track End |
Near North Side |
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Two Tracks Gone |
Red Line Ascends |
Crossing Active Tracks |
Street Crossing |
First Crossing Inbound |
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From Chicago Ave. |
Ground Level |
Merchandise Mart |
Howard Ave. Yards |
Protection |
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Old Bridge |
Winter Clearing |
Over Franklin |
Steel and Shadows |
Park Nearby |
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Sheridan Station Entry |
Manor Ave. |
Francisco Station |
Approaching Sheridan |
Bumper |
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Pedestrian Crossing |
future |
future |
future |
future |
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West |
Tracks and Trees |
Near O'Hare |
Damon "L" Station |
Old Stretch of "L" |
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Gate Down |
Street Level in Cicero |
Cicero Ave. Station |
Rebuilding |
Lake St. "L" |
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"L" on Lake St. |
Oak Park from Metra |
At O'Hare Airport |
Looking Down, Clinton |
Kostner Street Crossing |
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"L" Reconstruction |
Under Lake St. |
Switch Along the "L" |
Damen, Blue Line |
Tower and Train |
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Medical Center View |
Expressway Running |
Freight and Blue Line |
Cermak Branch Rising |
UP Engines, Green Line |
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Three Tracks |
Built for Four Tracks |
Tree and Embankment |
Along Alleys |
California, Inbound |
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California, Outbound |
Entrance to the "L" |
Empty Car |
Businesses by the "L" |
Clinton, Remodeling |
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Cermak Branch Structure |
Along the Embankment |
Over Chicago River |
Connector from Above |
Wider Tower View |
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South |
Cottage Grove |
Tracks Severed |
Under 63rd St. |
Alleys and Lots |
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Midway Line, Park |
Waiting at Midway |
Leaving Midway |
Old Structure |
Approaching Midway |
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Curves from Sears Tower |
Not In Regular Use |
Midway Line Splits Off |
Along the Orange Line |
Over an Alley |
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Tracks End, Midway |
Onto Elevated Structure |
Red Line, Dan Ryan |
Yards at Midway |
Red Line in the Median |
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Comiskey Park |
Sox-35th |
Orange Line Junction |
Skyline and Orange Line |
New Alignment |
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Old and New Segments |
At Roosevelt |
New Section, Looking North |
Underneath, Old and New |
Red Line Portal |
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Reflection at Roosevelt |
No Railings |
Red Line Emerging |
Two Trains Below |
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The Boulevards |
Yard, Wider View |
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