Monday, April 17, 2006

Northbound Norfolk Southern freight train at Nerska Junction. November 1990.

A very sunny and pleasant Saturday afternoon in November of 1990, Is spent photographing trains at a location known as Nerska Junction.
Nerska Junction is located near the Chicago City Limits on the Southwest Side of the city, Near the village of Cicero Illinois. Nerska Junction is located between the I-55 Stevenson Expressway and the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal. This is around 42nd Street (approximately)
4 blocks east of Cicero Avenue. At Nerska Junction, The Belt Railway of Chicago, crosses over and Interchanges with the Santa Fe railroad. This train has just crossed over the Santa Fe mainline and is seen heading North over the Belt Railway of Chicago's north / south mainline to Craigin Junction at Grand Avenue on Chicago's Northside. Craigin Junction is at Grand Avenue and Kostner avenue.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What's the history of this junction and its name?