I found this historic photo from Chicago's Elsdon neighborhood at My Link page Fallen Flags.Org.

This photograph, was taken in October of 1977, at the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's Elsdon locomotive terminal at West 49th Street just west of South Kedzie Avenue in the city of Chicago Illinois USA.

The old steam era GTW Elsdon Yard with it's 1914 built roundhouse on Kedzie Avenue, and it's 1888 built two story wooden passenger train station on West 51st Street east of South Lawndale Avenue, was a wonderful place to hang out if You were a local railfan like Myself, and several others.

When I attended nearby Curie High School from 1977 until I graduated in 1981, I used to hang out here in My off time, and explore the GTW Elsdon property. As long as You were responsible and respectful...Heck! The GTW staff didn't seem to mind one bit.
I witnessed these EMD SW 1200's like the one shown here, blocking West 51st and West 55th Streets, with long cuts of freight cars in tow, and several back and forth moves.

The GTW Elsdon Yard closed in October of 1983, and several of the buildings on the property were eventually demolished. The Elsdon locomotive terminal and roundhouse site today, is the site of a medium sized outdoor retail strip mall. The Elsdon Yard area around West 51st Street, is partially used by succesor Canadian National Railroad, as a materials storage depot. The former Elsdon Yard property in general, is gradually being redeveloped for housing and real estate.

The GTW Elsdon Yard, was a happy place for this teenage railfan back in the 70's and early 80's.

Thanks.
Eddie K.