tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22159619.post1538539819546576097..comments2024-02-27T13:56:40.377-06:00Comments on Eddie's Rail Fan Page: An afternoon at Hayford Junction. Chicago Illinois USA. May 1987.Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11654619570383577970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22159619.post-12256617804976583692008-05-13T13:24:00.000-05:002008-05-13T13:24:00.000-05:00Anonymous....you might also want to check out a si...Anonymous....you might also want to check out a site called... SHORPY. It is a high resolution photo blog. There are many photos of Proviso and other rail scenes as well as a bunch of other interesting photography. Mnay of it photographed for the War Dpartment or other Government agencies. Just type in SHORPY on Google it will be the first thing to come up. <BR/><BR/> Dennis (tininjun65)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22159619.post-6369214602399421352008-05-11T16:32:00.000-05:002008-05-11T16:32:00.000-05:00The character would have proboubly taken two elect...The character would have proboubly taken two electric streetcars to get there. The 1st part of his commuting journey would have involved boarding a Chicago Surface Lines trolley ( Pre CTA), and then transferring to one from the Chicago & West Towns Railway at Oak Park Illinois. Heck! He could have even boarded a Chicago & NorthWestern Commuter train to Maywood, and then possibly taken a taxi cab or have the railroad pick him up at the depot in a company vechicle. There are a number of options. If He made decent money back then in the year of 1942,He could have owned a car and drove to and from work.<BR/><BR/>Thank You.<BR/>Eddie K.Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654619570383577970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22159619.post-2617607543427560832008-05-10T20:24:00.000-05:002008-05-10T20:24:00.000-05:00I am writing a researched fiction story that takes...I am writing a researched fiction story that takes place in Chicago in 1942. My character works at the Proviso Yard on the Chicago & North Western Railroad as a mechanic. He lives in the city, so I am trying to determine how he would've gotten to and from work everyday. Also, I am hoping to determine where he might see a woman waiting for a passenger train that was bringing home wounded soldiers. Any help/ideas/suggestions that could help inform my story would be greatly appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com