Model Railyard? by bmac62
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Nope! This is a real railyard in Chicago just south of the Sear's Tower.
This is really worth a ZOOM.
Thought this looked pretty neat from my perch on the 99th floor. The river is the south branch of the Chicago River. Years ago the rail yards here were much, much bigger. Air freight, the Interstate highway system and trucks have really changed the way things move about the USA since the 1950s.
Bill:)
Comments (40)
MagikUnicorn
Very nice shot of this rail plant...In Montreal the same but more bigger :-)
dbrv6
Excellent perspective and capture!
mermaid
yep looks like a model railyard neat and orderly...smile
flora-crassella
great view!!!!! Fantastic photo!!!!!!!
anahata.c
amazing detail you got in the zoomed-view: It's still crisp & clear. But it's the sweep that dominates, and yes, there was a time when these yards were dominant in the 'rail center' of the world. There are still old decayed yards around & they're quite melancholy and mysterious. You caught the music of the thing, the motherboard-circuit look (thanks harry), the sweeping lines, and just the sprawl. And the fact that they really don't have much color. A wonderful shot. You spoke of interstate truckers, etc: Isn't it amazing that the first Teamsters (people who drove teams of horses) would've never dreamt that fuel-trucks would take over horse-transit as they did. And that they'd take over rails as well. Anyone who walks some of the abandoned RR yards here learns what a bygone age it is. They're like old West ghost towns...though, as your shot shows, trainyards are still used. Great that you caught this for us.
Osper
I think you'd need a basement even in 'N' guage for this one!
tpx1
great shot!
marybelgium
fantastique !
Chipka
Yep, that's Chicago. I recognize those bridges...I've been making plans to photograph them up close as the one that's raised (if I'm not mistaken) has some interesting graffiti in a rather precarious location. I love the richness of the detail in this image and the way it captures all of the remnants of what Chicago used to be. I have a love/hate relationship with Chicago, but when I see images like this, I can think back to the actual history of this city--to all of the Czech and Irish and Lithuanian immigrants who came here, to the African Americans who migrated up from the South, and...yeah...the brutal industrialness of it all. This captures that glimpse into the past perfectly and shows a lot of what made Chicago into the city that it is now...It's good someone has recorded this since Chicago seems hell-bent on forgetting that past! Great work.
weesel
Just the sort of photo model railroaders love. Details galore. Great capture.