Static Railroad Equipment


Chicago - Part 5, Illinois


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Static Equipment Count: 10


Track line

Category: refrigerator  

Status: storage

Picture of Refrigerator



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W. Hubbard St near N. Marshfield Ave

Coordinates: (41.889627, -87.668569)

Location of Refrigerator




Track line

Category: caboose  box car  

Status: Gone ??

Picture of equipment



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former 40th st Yard C&NW

Coordinates: (41.889368, -87.728361)

Location of equipment




Notes: C&NW absorbed by UP

Track line

Category: box car  tank car  

Status: Gone

Picture of wanted



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15th St and Paulina St

Coordinates: (41.861159, -87.667690)

Location of equipment




Track line

Category: box car  

Status: storage

Picture of



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8627 S Baltimore Ave

Coordinates: (41.738639, -87.548241)

Location of




Notes: wood, outside braced, can be seen from 87th Metra Electric Station

Track line

Category: refrigerator  

Status: gone

History: The photo dates from March 1979

Picture of Refrigerator



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16th Street Crossing

Coordinates: (41.858000, -87.637406)

Location of Refrigerator




Notes: Two old C&WI reefers were stored on the former C&WI main at 16th Street Crossing.

Track line

Category: box car  

Status: Gone??

Picture of wanted



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Paulina St, south of Blue Island Ave

Coordinates: (41.849177, -87.667757)

Location of box car




Track line

Category: box car  

Status: gone

Picture of wanted



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Ridgeway Ave, near Wabansia Ave

Coordinates: (41.913305, -87.720941)

Location of box car




Notes: Location is Pacific Junction

Track line

Category: box car  

Status: Gone

Picture of wanted



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Talman ave. North of Fulton St.

Coordinates: (41.887050, -87.692021)

Location of box car




Track line

Category: box car  

Status: gone

Picture of box car



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North Branch St. and Eastman St

Coordinates: (41.904470, -87.657223)

Location of box car

Location of box car




Notes: Stranded box car on Goose Island

Track line

Category: box car  

Status: Gone

Picture of wanted



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Shore of Lake Calumet

Coordinates: (41.669170, -87.588631)

Location of box car





Updated 2/15/2024