.@BeschlossDC This is a photograph of the (elevated) train yard of the LaSalle Street Station--Chicago terminus of the 20th Century Limited.
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@BeschlossDC [1/_] Believe, but am not sure, original arched train shed was taken down (because of corrosion) & only partly replaced ... -
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@BeschlossDC [2/_] So train yard was pretty much open air -- providing a spectacular (and evocative) background to photos of glamor trains. -
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@BeschlossDC [3/_] Main bldg in the background is spectacular "Board of Trade" bldg -- one of Chicago favs (along w/ Marina City towers).
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@BeschlossDC Here's a photo of that same diesel locomotive 19 years later: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/364745/ -
@BeschlossDC (demoted from passenger duty to freight duty and repainted in a slightly different livery)
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