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Harlem Avenue Depot
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| Fikriel Vic posted Reliving the steam era: The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad No. 2918 stops at Berwyn's Harlem Avenue Station in 1936. Thomas Whitt shared Timothy Leppert: Looks like a photo taken from a tower? Plus, you can see control rods by the North side platform heading to the signal bridge. Great photo. William Shapotkin: Timothy Leppert Yes, the photo was taken from a tower. Note the tracks in Harlem Ave -- those tracks are of the Chicago & West Towns BERWYN-LYONS carline (today service is provided by PACE bus Rt #302 -- OGDEN/STANLEY). The crossing was interlocked -- thus providing protection for both CB&Q and C&WT. Timothy Leppert: William Shapotkin Thanks, Excellent. When I used to drive the Commuters, I could see many old building foundations from the past. There is such a great history for this service and it was a great career. |
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| Ron Tee posted Here’s another image from that 1930s Berwyn Harlem train station shoot. I’m finding more from the his collection as I clean out my storage. Can anyone identify this train? Thomas White shared Mike Bartels: Looks like the "Silver Slipper," a two-car Budd-Michelin train set delivered to the Texas & Pacific in October 1933. Its look obviously was a Zephyr predecessor. It was short-lived, though, dogged by reliability issues. https://www.newspapers.com/.../the-pantagraph.../197230787/ David Daruszka: https://en.wikipedia.org/.../Budd%E2%80%93Michelin_rubber... Joseph Obrien shared |
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| Ron Tee posted 👍 Zoom in on this one, my scanner sucks but detail is still pretty good. This colorized 1930s slide really takes us back to the western burbs. I feel like I just walked out of a time machine. Berwyn Illinois, Harlem and Windsor/Stanley 1936 The train in this photo is possibly the Denver Zephyr. If so, this particular train ran from 1936 to 1973 so I am guessing this photo is in that 1936 era. [The comments agree that it was the Twin Cities Zephyr.] [Some comments discuss the streetcar tracks in the street.] Carl J. Marsico shared |
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| Street View, May 2024 |
Berwyn Depot
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| Sam Johnson posted View on a snowy and frigid morning in December 1929 of a Chicago bound CB&Q commuter train making a station stop at Berwyn, Illinois. (Chicago Historical Society) Joseph Obrien shared |
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| Andy Zukowski posted CB&Q Eastbound Railroad Depot in Berwyn, Illinois. 1969 Richard Fiedler shared |
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| Street View, Sep 2021 |
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| Street View, Jul 2017 |
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| Miles Jajich, Jun 2020 |
I used that station for many years. I've always loved the stonework.
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