Charlie
How about a switch point derail instead of the usual slide or flop type
found on sidings
sjh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Re: Harlem Ave station Berwyn
> Denny-
> According to the map in the EHRS Bulletin on the West Towns, the line went
> east on Stanley all the way to Ridgeland, turned north to 26th Street
where
> it went east to Central, jogged north to 25th Street and east to Cicero
> Avenue and connected up to the north wtih the North-South line on that
> street. The map shows the track going from single to double just after
> making the turn from Harlem to Stanley. It also shows a spur going north
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> couple of blocks that was abandoned. The line south of the CB&Q
> tracks was also double track and the map shows a derail protecting both
> approaches to the CB&Q....wonder how a derail works in street trackage!!
> So the West Towns Lyons Line served all Three Berwyn stops.... Harlem
> Avenue, Berwyn, and LaVerne!
> Charlie Vlk
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