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Rory,
 
Frt classification work moved out of the Hill Yd starting in 1916 as part of the Aurora elevation project. More or less by the end of the elevation project in 1921 all frt work was at Eola except for cars going to the Aurora frt house,Aurora storehouse,Aurora shops power plant and local nearby industries.(There are couple upcoming articles on this in more detail). I believe the first 6 trks at Eola were laid in what is now the west yd in 1916.
 
In 1952  the Hill yd was expanded to also handle the dinkies that had previously been stored at Downers Grove.
See Zephyr 59.
 
Aurora layover dinkies were stored in three places,the depot coach yard(see upcoming artilce in Zephyr 63),what were called the "hole tracks" between the Hill yd and the Aurora Rdhse(basically next to what is now the transporation center) and in the Hill yd. As a geenral rule dinkies going to the depot the next morning were stored on the hole tracks and dinkies heading east in the morning with first stops other than Aurora were stored in the Hill yd.
 
The photo you're looking at is most likely a weekday afternoon with all the dinkies in Chgo.
 
Leo Phillipp


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