I took this photo looking north from the Grand Trunk Western Elsdon Yard elevated embankment. A Conrail switching local, is seen spotting boxcars on the many tightly curved and lightly railed spur track factory sidings on West 48th Street near South Kedzie Avenue. This network of sidings was taken out of service and dismantled around early 1986. Today, the Chicago Transit Authority's Orange Line rapid transit to Midway Airport passes over this site. The spur track sidings are gone, but the factorys are still there, but are beeing serviced by trucks.
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