One of the more "Interesting" railroad excursions I rode on, if not the "Smelliest", was at a September 1989 open house at a water and sewer treatment plant. The open cars the passengers are riding in are actually Brand New side dumping cars used for hauling treated sewer solids. They were temporarily fitted with wooden benches -loud speakers -and some had canopies. The railroad is a six mile shortline that runs through Scenic and very private property in the villages of Cicero -Stickney -and Forest View Illinois in Chicago's western suburbs. The trip started at the makeshift loading platform below the Central Avenue bridge, and proceeded west to the Dump Site on a baloon track a half mile west of Harlem Avenue. It was a fun and educational outing.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Train ride excursion on private sewer plant railroad. September 1989.
One of the more "Interesting" railroad excursions I rode on, if not the "Smelliest", was at a September 1989 open house at a water and sewer treatment plant. The open cars the passengers are riding in are actually Brand New side dumping cars used for hauling treated sewer solids. They were temporarily fitted with wooden benches -loud speakers -and some had canopies. The railroad is a six mile shortline that runs through Scenic and very private property in the villages of Cicero -Stickney -and Forest View Illinois in Chicago's western suburbs. The trip started at the makeshift loading platform below the Central Avenue bridge, and proceeded west to the Dump Site on a baloon track a half mile west of Harlem Avenue. It was a fun and educational outing.
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