I took this photograph after work one day in September of 2006. Looking east from where South Central Avenue ends approximately at West 69th Street, are Two Canadian National Railroad EMD Diesel locomotives in the old"Sergent Stripe" color scheme, wich had it's roots in the early 1960's. This was originally used on Canadian National passenger trains, replacing an older Olive Green -Black -and Yellow color scheme. This color scheme lasted well into the 1990's. Notice the Belt Railway of Chicago "Logo" on both the Fuel Storage Tank to the left, and the Sanding tower to the right.
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There was a roundhouse fire here also in the late 1950's and the BRC lost many units. Several lines came forward with loaner engines to see them through the crisis.
Wow tlee!
I never knew that. I am so glad that there was an element of teamwork back then, and that the BRC eventually recovered from it.
A suburban Chicagoland streetcar company known as -The Chicago & West Towns Railway, also had a disasterous car barn fire I believe in the late 1930's. The nearby Chicago Surface Lines temporarily loaned them several older streetcars, much like CSL # 1374 operating today at the Illinois Railway Museum.
Thank You.
Eddie.
To the east of this shop building there is the footprint of the roundhouse and turntable still visible after all these years.
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