Erie Lackawanna R-O-W

[rrnut282]

CSX CO

I wish there was a sarcasm icon.  I would have used it on dead flat comment.  I've surveyed and built a few rail lines and know that it is easier said than done.

[NWChicagoRailfan]

Does anyone have pictures of the Erie RR bridge across the Kankakee?  Google Earth shows it still being up as of 2005.

[CIOR]

This was sent to me....

Just an observation, but compare the photos and landscape between these two links.  I believe its the same location, the dark overhead bridge in the background and telephone poles are evident in both photo links, just very different periods of time.
 
http://hvrm.railfan.net/historical/erie_disko.jpg

[LJ]

I'll have to check, I thought that at one time I may have took photo's of it.

[wolfeden]

Does anyone have pictures of the Erie RR bridge across the Kankakee?  Google Earth shows it still being up as of 2005.

The Erie Bridge is still over the Kankakee as of last weekend. One thing I would like to add is this area was known as Lomax, Indiana. There was a petroleum pumping station there for a good many years. Most of the buildings are still standing and the property is for sale. The trestle bridge photo shows a storage take on the East bank. Some of these older photos were from the Starke County Historical Society. The one photo that has us baffled is the Watchman's/tower? in the 1913 photo. Why and what was it used for??

[hibbard]

Notice the switch going to the left. 1913 is in the time frame when the Erie was being double tracked. This may have been a temporary end of double track and this is a temporary block station. I have seen one other picture of this tower somewhere.

Bob