Kingsbury Branch

[tom mann]

http://chicagopast.com/post/25864299734/more-information

[Ian MacMillan]

Hawt!

[DKS]

That image is just so incredible on so many levels.

[Dave Schneider]

I like the forest of water towers. It is a nice example of an "I-Spy" kind of photo.

Best wishes, Dave

[peteski]

That is an awesome photograph. All the smoke/smog in the air also adds ambiance.

In case you guys don't know about it, if you are looking for old high resolution photos of all sort of subjects (including railroads), http://www.shorpy.com/ is the place!

Example:


High res version: http://www.shorpy.com/node/13431?size=_original#caption

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Wow.
That's a lot of Walthers' kits 
Great photo.
Hmm... how to make this into a Free-moN module with working swing bridge...

Thanks for posting!

[Iain]

Check out the tank car in the lower right corner.  Wild.

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Check out the tank car in the lower right corner.  Wild.

Mark Watson designed a 6-dome tanker based off a wine car.
http://www.shapeways.com/model/634349/n-scale-6-dome-tank-car-quot-roma-wine-car-quot-2-pack-ki.html

And here's one in NY in the late '60s
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11947249@N03/6946344966/

An eye-catching car on an eye-popping scene! 

[GaryHinshaw]

Awesome picture.  What does this view look like today?

[Dave Schneider]

How about this?
http://binged.it/RSZ6kL

The bridge in the foreground of the old photo is KinzieSt.

Best wishes, Dave

[DKS]

This is another interesting view: http://chicagopast.com/post/19788953919/more-information

I pieced together a Bing birdseye view of the same general area; it's very interesting to compare them. Note in particular the two buildings at the very bottom of the image, just left of center, in the historic view; they're still there in the modern view, but little else: http://whiteriverandnorthern.net/images/chicago_now.jpg

[C855B]

This is another interesting view: http://chicagopast.com/post/19788953919/more-information

Obviously, this has got to be the prototype for spaghetti-bowl HO layouts everywhere, where every square inch shall have track on it. Incredible.

Check out the tank car in the lower right corner.  Wild.

What? You didn't look two cars to the left and notice the wagontop? Very cool.

[GonzoCRFan]

Obviously, this has got to be the prototype for spaghetti-bowl HO layouts everywhere, where every square inch shall have track on it. Incredible.

Ed's Law!


Do your mothers know you are viewing/sharing such filth and obscenity on the internet?

[Brakie]

Obviously, this has got to be the prototype for spaghetti-bowl HO layouts everywhere, where every square inch shall have track on it. Incredible.

All to sadly many  N Scalers follow that example.