Re: [CBQ] Re: Downers Grove yard photo

["John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>]

Those are telephone and telegraph lines for the railroad. Electric power distribution and transmission lines don't (and didn't) look like these lines.

--- On Wed, 12/5/12, dieselpop1 <dieselpop1@msn.com> wrote:

From: dieselpop1 <dieselpop1@msn.com>
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Downers Grove yard photo
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 6:51 PM

 

Given all the cross bars on the power poles it appears that the electricity is being widely distributed.
W. D. Hoy

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Michael Matalis <mmatalis@...> wrote:
>
> I dislike posting links to photos on Facebook since it excludes so many people, but this is the only place I've seen this particular shot.
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> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243581035742564&set=pb.150557015044967.-2207520000.1354745290&type=3&theater
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> It's from the files of the Downers Grove Historical Society and supposedly shows the commuter yard in Downers Grove, no date shown, but I'd guess early 1900's. It looks like it was taken from atop the tower or the signal bridge. What struck me about this photo is what appears to be a powerhouse along the north side of the yard tracks; big brick building, tall stacks, wooden coal gon parked outside, it's something I've never heard of before and have no idea what it is. Town power plant? Q power plant? Not Downers Grove? Can anyone give me an idea?
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>
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> Thank you kindly,
>
> Michael Matalis
> Downers Grove IL
>
> You can see my railroad photography blog at http://www.chasingheavymetal.com/blog/
> You can see my photos and my ugly mug at http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairierailfan/sets/
> And you can now find me on Facebook
>

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