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4/10/2025
 
 
 
 
 
By:Richard Sprouse
Dates:1/1/1985 - 12/31/2010
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UP (former CNW) Plate Girder Bridge over the Des Plaines River at Des Plaines, Illinois
Title:  UP (former CNW) Plate Girder Bridge over the Des Plaines River at Des Plaines, Illinois
Description:  Located at Des Plaines River Crossing on the Metra North West Line in Des Plaines, IL. This span is over Camp Ground Road next to the out of its banks Des Plaines River. Track is ex-CNW now UP owned but used almost exclusively by Metra. Location is immediately East of the Des Plaines Metra Station, or about a mile East of Deval Interlocking Tower.
Photo Date:  5/25/2004  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:07:34 AM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Richard Sprouse
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger,Track
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UP ex-CNW Plate Girder Spans.
Title:  UP ex-CNW Plate Girder Spans.
Description:  Spans cross the Des Plaines river and Camp Ground Road at Des Plaines, IL. View is toward Chicago (inbound left hand running) and is the North West Line of Metra. Still owned by UP, this ex-CNW track is almost exclusively used by Metra.
Photo Date:  5/25/2004  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:08:00 AM
Location:  Des Plaines, IL
Author:  Richard Sprouse
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger,Track
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Abandoned Roadbed of the Palatine Lake Zurich & Walconda Railroad
Title:  Abandoned Roadbed of the Palatine Lake Zurich & Walconda Railroad
Description:  Long Abandoned (Palatine, Lake Zurich & Walconda) PLZ&W right-of-way at Palatine, IL
Photo Date:  4/17/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:32:07 AM
Location:  Palatine, IL
Author:  Richard Sprouse
Categories:  Track
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Views:  365   Comments: 1
PLZ&W ROW Remants
Title:  PLZ&W ROW Remants
Description:  About all that's left to mark the abandoned roadbed of the Palatine, Lake Zurich & Walconda (PLZ&W) Railroad North of Palatine, IL
Photo Date:  4/17/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:32:25 AM
Location:  Palatine, IL
Author:  Richard Sprouse
Categories:  Track
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PLZ&W Abandoned ROW
Title:  PLZ&W Abandoned ROW
Description:  Long Abandoned Roadbed of the Palatine, Lake Zurich & Walconda Railroad North of Palatine, IL
Photo Date:  4/17/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:32:48 AM
Location:  Palatine, IL
Author:  Richard Sprouse
Categories:  Track
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Views:  406   Comments: 2
Kentucky Railroad Museum Track
Title:  Kentucky Railroad Museum Track
Description:  Original roadbed was constructed in the 1870 with Convict Labor. Now operated by the KY Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  5/29/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:43:17 AM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  Richard Sprouse
Categories:  Track
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Kentucky Railroad Museum Track
Title:  Kentucky Railroad Museum Track
Description:  Well Maintained Trackage of the Kentucky Railroad Museum. The bridge is a modern concrete pile tresle. The original right-of-way was constructed by chain gang labor in the 1870's.
Photo Date:  5/29/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:43:42 AM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  Richard Sprouse
Categories:  Track
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Kentucky Railroad Museum Track
Title:  Kentucky Railroad Museum Track
Description:  Track operated by the Kentucky Railroad Museum. Original construction done by chain gang Convict Labor in the 1870's.
Photo Date:  5/29/2005  Upload Date: 12/7/2007 1:44:07 AM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  Richard Sprouse
Categories:  Track
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