Russ-
I don't know where the dividing line between the corporate boundaries of
Brookfield and Congress Park lies, but I'd guess that it is probably the
centerline of the Q tracks.
If so, maybe not from the CB&Q perspective, but from the Cook County land
viewpoint, Congress Park Yard itself lies in Brookfield.
As has been pointed out, the lead to the facility is off the yard lead for
Congress Park Yard (not the mainline tracks) so someone locating it at
"Congress Park" is understandable.... even though the big honking water tower
opposite the turnout is marked "Brookfield".
At one time what used to be East Grossdale (Hollywood, now (ugh!!) Zoo Stop),
Grossdale (Brookfield Prairie Avenue), and West Grossdale (Congress Park) were
all under the same local government. From the published histories of
Brookfield I cannot say with any certainty that Hollywood and Congress Park
have their own governments or when this may have happened, nor are there any
maps that show the official boundaries of same.
Charlie Vlk
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From: Russ Strodtz
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Clyde Yard
I have no idea what a "transload center" is.
GW sugar plant was not at Congress Park. Was and is at Brookfield.
For that example the BNSF currently has two SD's, Congress Park
and Brookfield. "SD" currently shows Status Displays.
CB&Q and BN were the same way. Until around 1973 Brookfield and
Congress Park were handled by different depots.
Russ
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Sent: Wednesday, 09 December, 2009 19:40
Subject: [CBQ] Clyde Yard
>I will say the "transload center" is the old GW sugar plant at Congess
> Park. Seems to be almost as much activity now as back in the GW heydays.
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