I have heard from several people that the link that I provided to the Material Service photos does not work. I apologize for that. For anyone interested in the photos, here is a link which I believe should work.
Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO
Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:45 am (PST) . Posted by: Leo, I believe the operation that you are talking about belonged to Material Service Corp. My late father apparently had some interest in this line and photographed it on two occasions. This link to one album on my Picasa web page provides the photos that he took at that time. https://picasaweb.google.com/109517272707102411928/MaterialService02?< https://picasaweb.google.com/109517272707102411928/MaterialService02?> I do not know exactly when he took the photos, but I believe that it was in the 1970s. I tried to find a map of the Material Service system, but have been unsuccessful. Somewhere, I did find that apparently, MS had two operations in the area. One was closer to Joliet and the other is this one near Plainfield. As I recall, at one time, you could see glimpses of the RR from I-55 close to where IL 126 exits. The last six photos in the album pertain to another site. I believe it was a coal fired power plant near Joliet, but an not certain. I have no idea what my dad’s interest in this line was, but he was a model railroader and my have used the photos for a presentation to an NMRA group. If you have more questions, please feel free to contact me off list at clipperw@gmail.com < mailto:clipperw@gmail.com> Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO
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