Chicago (0:00 – 5:25)

At :02 bumper posts visible were put in place when the original Chicago Passenger Terminal was demolished. The bumpers they replaced were encased in rectangular containers behind them. At :46 we first here the voice of former Wisconsin Division conductor “Captain” Wally Lindeman of Kenosha. He was identified by former C&NW engineer Doug Davidson and conductor Tom Gilchrist. Says Doug: “Wally hired out with C&NW on September 11, 1960. He was a great guy and I knew him well. He was a bit of a railfan and he took his share of photos, especially when he traveled. When he came back from his vacations, he would always give me a few prints of the trains he photographed. He was Captain Wally because he was a Coast Guard licensed Captain and he owned a fishing excursion boat that he operated as a side business. Wally retired 10-12 years ago, but passed away about five years ago.” 1:31 minutes into the presentation we see the Lake Street L bridge. At 2:32 is the bascule bridge of the C&NW line to the Sun-Times printing press. At 4:38 our train passes boxcars for the Tribune and Sun-Times. It is immediately obvious how much more newspaper business the railroad did at that time compared with 2016. At about 5:07 a disconnected siding descends from the east side of the right of way (left side in the video). According to contributor Tom Burke it serviced a paper company, that most likely made cardboard boxes, and a Peoples Gas facility.