A tour of Chicago's brown line neighborhoods on a beautiful spring day - Page 3

urban surfin · #41 Posted **May 9, 2009, 1:19 AM**

Great shots of some largely unsung neighborhoods. I don't suppose Southport Lanes still has pin-boys as it did at least well into the 80s?

STLgasm · #42 Posted **May 9, 2009, 3:00 PM**

I need a moment to myself.

the urban politician · #43 Posted **May 9, 2009, 4:00 PM**

Just went through this picture tour again. There seriously haven't been enough photo tours like this. Thanks so much for sharing!

killaviews · #44 Posted **May 9, 2009, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by urban surfin

Great shots of some largely unsung neighborhoods. I don't suppose Southport Lanes still has pin-boys as it did at least well into the 80s?

Yes. They still do. And you can buy a strike if you send a tip down.

#45 Posted **May 10, 2009, 6:13 PM**

I can't wait for high speed rail between CHI and STL!!! i need to explore me some CHI.

Dice · #46 Posted **May 10, 2009, 11:27 PM**

Live city for sure.

the pope · #47 Posted **May 11, 2009, 3:27 AM**

no complaints here, nice work

sopas ej · #48 Posted **May 11, 2009, 5:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by J. Will

I didn't know the El had at-grade crossings. Is this the only one, or are there more places it does this? Does the train have to slow down here, or can it go full-speed?

I didn't know the El had at-grade crossings either; I honestly didn't think it was possible, the El being electrified heavy-rail, right? What about that 3rd rail?

Jibba · #49 Posted **May 11, 2009, 5:26 AM**

Excellent tour man.

VivaLFuego · #50 Posted **May 11, 2009, 2:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by sopas ej

I didn't know the El had at-grade crossings either; I honestly didn't think it was possible, the El being electrified heavy-rail, right? What about that 3rd rail?

No 3rd rail in the street, obviously - the grade crossings just need to be shorter than the longest distance between 3rd-rail shoes on a two-car married pair so the cars can't get stuck with zero power - I think this is about 85feet, give or take.

Onward · #51 Posted **May 11, 2009, 4:34 PM**

Great pictures! Really took me back to my time in Chicago. By far my favorite city in the U.S."Other than my hometown"

sopas ej · #52 Posted **May 12, 2009, 2:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

No 3rd rail in the street, obviously - the grade crossings just need to be shorter than the longest distance between 3rd-rail shoes on a two-car married pair so the cars can't get stuck with zero power - I think this is about 85feet, give or take.

OK, thanks for the info! I find it really interesting. Here in the Los Angeles area we only see at-grade crossings with our light-rail trains with the overhead catenary wires (with underground and elevated crossings too, of course).

UrbanSophist · #53 Posted **May 14, 2009, 4:19 PM**

So nice to see the neighborhoods of Chicago! Really.... keep these threads coming!

new.slang · #54 Posted **Oct 3, 2009, 7:08 PM**

great tour!
i love chicagos neighbourhoods and all of the older brick buildings. When were they built like the 40s?
one day i might live there

c@taract_soulj@h · #55 Posted **Oct 4, 2009, 4:13 AM**

Tour by transit...love it, and great thread!