The Grand Trunk Western RR Elsdon Roundhouse. Chicago Illinois USA. October 1983.
Originally uploaded by Eddie from Chicago
I took this photo way back in October of 1983.
Seen here during it's last week in operation, is the 1914 built Grand Trunk Western Railroad locomotive steam era roundhouse that was located at approximately West 49th Street on South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago's Elsdon neighborhood.
This enginehouse, serviced the GTW locomotives that worked from Elsdon Yard, and was often refered to as the "Elsdon Roundhouse".
In the year of 1983, the GTW decided to close the now outdated Elsdon Yard and locomotive roundhouse.
The GTW Elsdon roundhouse, was finally demolished in late 1987, and replaced with a small to medium sized retail strip mall.
1 comment:
mu uncle Al worked that yard when it was GT as a locomotive enginer , during the 70-80,s , everytime i go down 51st i stop and look and vision all the bulidings that are gone from the rail road and all the tracks that were pulled up and even the engeiner houseing buliding on the southeastrn coner that would be 51 st and St Louis , i was just in town to bury my great aunt that was married to uncle al
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