The flooded intersection of South Archer Avenue and West 47th Street inChicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. Chicago Illinois USA. Circa1960's.

The flooded intersection of South Archer Avenue and West 47th Street in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. Chicago Illinois USA. Circa 1960's., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.

This 1960's era photo was just E Mailed to Me recently, by good friend and fellow railfan Dennis Madia.

The city of Chicago Illinois and the surrounding suburbs, for many years have been no stranger to freak heavy thunderstorms and flooding.

This 1960's era photograph from the internet, was taken looking east on South Archer Avenue at the intersection of West 47th Street, in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago.

The concrete and steel viaduct of the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad that spans this diagonal intersection, is now flooded after an unusually heavy,possibly Springtime thunderstorm.

A truck from the U.S Post Office, is viewed trying to carefully navigate through these treacherous urban waters.

A popular commercial truck model during the 1950's and 60's in Chicago, was the International Harvester R - 190 Series Conventional. Apparently, the U.S Post Office was utilizing these in Chicago during the early to mid 1960's.

Notice the old steam era 40 foot box cars above the viaduct, at the south hump of the A,T & S,F Corwith Yard facility in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood.

Thanks Dennis.
Eddie K.