Dan, I didn't realize the BNSF was going to abandon the bridge, I thought they needed it for the switching lead for Dart. I haven't been up that way for a long time. I did find out that the route cha
Loren To make up for the loss of the bridge the BNSF is adding a run around from just before the switch at DART to almost Indian Trail. I'm thinking the tollway is paying for some of this. And yes it
Dan, I'll have to take a run up there tomorrow. I hadn't heard about the new run around track but that had to be put in if the bridge is going to be torn out. Other than the Aurora Shops which would
There is an Aurora Elevation Article in for a few years SJH Loren To make up for the loss of the bridge the BNSF is adding a run around from just before the switch at DART to almost Indian Trail. I'm
I came across this photo today that says it was taken in North Aurora over I 88(would have been I 5 at this time). It was taken in 1972. I know this was a couple of years after the merger but the tra
Dan, During that time just north of the tollway, which may have been Illinois route 5 at that time remember 1972 the extension to I 80 almost into Iowa had yet to open and was probably under construc
Thanks for the info Loren. I beleive I 5 was renamed I 88 in the early 80's probably right around the time the NIFA branch was abandoned N of the tollway. Also this bridge has been abandoned by the B
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