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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Mon Jul 7 21:01:46 2025 [img src="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=23916610204626932&set=gm.4062705810714632&idorvanity=3027704194214804"]A seldom seen, a view north, at 59th St. Jct....from the alley, a SB Cottage Grove Green line train, Bombardier #5000 Series, rumbles through the trackwork. Starting in 1892, Chicago’s ‘L’ system steel elevated railroads were mostly finished by 1910. Unlike Eastern cities, Chicago had room to spare. Every block had an alley in the middle. Except the Lake St. ‘L’ and the downtown ‘L’s with over the street ROW, the rest of the ‘L’ system built their tracks at the "NEXT TO THE ALLEY POSITION", on purchased land at the rear of lots. This picture shows the ‘L’ alley placement, the old Jackson Park branch at 59th St. junction. A southbound Green line train rumbles across the Englewood tracks as it heads to Cottage Grove terminal. The steel is marking its 130 year anniversary and is still going strong. |
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