Marty Bernard posted Sunset at the Chicago Great Western Carol Stream, IL station in July 1962. A Roger Puta photo. Brian Watt: Dandy little station! Bet that cement plant behind it poured a lot of western suburban basement.... Steve Johnson: Are you certain of the date? I didn't think the Gretna name was changed to Carol Stream until 1963 or very late '62 at the earliest. Arthur House: I was living nearby in Glen Ellyn at the time the photo was taken. We lived in the very north end of the village and the CGW was just about a mile away. Late at night, every night, they ran a long westbound freight. From our porch you could hear the big lash-ups of F units roaring across the then-empty prairies for miles and miles. Of course the entire region has long been submerged in suburban development and the Great Western is more than a half century gone. But in my memory, I can still hear that long night freight’s westbound passage. Mel Harrison: This little depot was featured in Model Railtoader back in the late sixties to early seventies. There was a three view drawing for modrling purposes. |
These are notes I am writing to help me learn our industrial history. They are my best understanding, but that does not mean they are a correct understanding.
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Carol Stream, IL: CGW Depot
(Satellite, I'm guessing it was in the southwest quadrant of Gary Ave. and the tracks based on the topo below)
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