Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Bridgeview Fire Department fire engine # 405. Bridgeview Illinois. June 2015.
Eddie's Railfan Page salutes and supports all first responders.
Recreating the August 10th, 1972 merger of the Illinois Central, and the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad's in H.O Scale.
A photograph that is a scene right out of 1972. The "New"
railroad Illinois Central Gulf, operates a caboose hop with
a former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Alco RS 1 diesel
locomotive acquired through merger, and a former and very
recently repainted Illinois Central Railroad steel side door
cupola caboose complete with ICG markings.
This photograph was taken, at the Oak Park Society of Model
Engineers,H.O Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.
OPSME on Facebook.
A 1970's era Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad local freight train in H.O Scale.
Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O
Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois. OPSME on
Facebook.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
An old 1960's era color photograph, of the Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Street bus and rapid transit terminal facility. Evanston Illinois.
This photograph was taken facing west, from the CTA Howard Street
rapid transit station, in north suburban Evanston Illinois.
Suburban Transit General Motors 1950's era TDH transit bus. Oak Lawn Illinois. Circa late 1960's / early 1970's era.
One of the more colorful suburban bus companies that served
part of the greater Chicagoland area in the days before RTA
and Pace, was a company based in Oak Lawn Illinois known
as Suburban Transit.
These old 1950's era General Motors buses painted in this
unique and colorful paint scheme, served this company in
to the mid 1970's.
Bus fan's riding aboard a soon to be retired ,rehabbed 1960's era Milwaukee County Transit District GM "New Look" 40 foot transit bus. Milwaukee Wisconsin. May 2000.
This was one of several last run fantrips, that was sponsored
by the Omnibus Society of America, in the city of Milwaukee
Wisconsin, during 2000 and 2001. An era was ending.
First Transit Ford paratransit mini buses on a foggy, rainy early morning. Glenview Illinois. Early April 2014.
This photograph was taken at the First Transit / North Cook Garage
facility in Glenview Illinois. This facility closed on April 1st, 2015.
Sunset at the departures termianl. Chicago's Midway International Airport. Chicago Illinois. December 2014.
I took this photograph at work this past December, at Chicago's
Midway International Airport around sunset time.
My assigned bus, First Transit 2012, 35 foot Gillig # 1201, is
viewed at the departures terminal, as another day is coming to
a close, and soon nightfall will be upon the city of Chicago -
Illinois once more.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
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