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From: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@h...>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 21:49:07 -0600
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Per a hard-bound 1889 Chicago Div. Rules Governing Movement of Trains from Western to Stewart (just E of Canal); there were 3 towers: Wood St Tower (S of tracks, W of Wood St); Throop St Tower (N of tracks, E of Blue Island Ave/Throop St intersection) and Johnson St Tower (S of tracks, W of Johnson & E of Brown St's). All signals (main & switching) are shown on a long fold-put map plus insts for ea area in the book itself. Home signals E of Johnson St. Tower were operated from cabins: one under the Canal St. viaduct & 1 @ Jefferson St. The only streets that used viaducts to get under the Q at the time from W to E were Blue Island, Throop, Center, Halsted & Canal. Western must have been a nightmare for the horses & buggies @ the time! (2 Mains, Frt Track, lead to roundhouse & lead to yard had to be crossed). The Frt Track (S of the 2 mains) was exclusively E-bd from Western Ave to Wood St. Tower. Gerald



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