Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The busy North Kilbourn Avenue railroad crossing on the Metra / Union Pacific west line. Chicago Illinois USA. April 2006.

A City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation garbage truck, and a westbound Metra commuter train at the North Kilbourn Avenue RR crossing. Chicago Illinois. April 2006.

Located inside Chicago's Northwest Industrial Park between West Lake Street and west Chicago Avenue, is this busy mainline railroad crossing at North kilbourn avenue, just north of west Lake Street. A blue City of Chicago department of Streets and Sanitation garbage truck, waits at the crossing while a speeding westbound Metra commuter train, heads for Elburn Illinois on the fly. This mainline in years past, was originally the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad.

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