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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Classified advertisements website Craigslist Inc. Logo used since 1995 Screenshot of the main page on January 26, 2008 Type of business Private Type of site Classifieds, forums Available in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Founded 1995 ; 30 years ago (1995 ...
The top two cars were removed from the spike by a crane, and stored for future use. The base of the spindle was then cut, and the spindle (along with the remaining cars) was pushed over with a crane and later removed. However, if sufficient funds can be raised, a new modified Spindle – featuring the old top two cars – may yet be erected.
The Chicago Surface Lines was primarily a trolley operation, with approximately 3100 streetcars on the roster at the time of the CTA takeover. [16] It purchased small lots of motor buses, [17] totaling 693 at the time of the CTA takeover, mostly consisting of smaller buses used on extension routes or to replace two-man streetcars on routes such as Hegewisch and 111th Street, because conductors ...
The LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse helped make possible the rapid development of the city's outlying North Side neighborhoods during one of the greatest boom periods in the history of Chicago. Cable cars operated in Chicago until 1906. The LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 27, 2001. [4]
A south and southwest line terminated west of the river until the privately built Van Buren St. tunnel opened in 1894, an eight block loop was used. The northwest Milwaukee Ave. line used single combination cars, all other lines used short grip cars with trailers. The WCSR had 230 grip cars and several times many trailers.
In 1931 their leading and trailing trucks were removed, resulting in an 0-6-6-0 wheel arrangement, and they were used in yard service. The last was retired in 1951. [19] The Chicago Great Western Railroad purchased ten 2-6-6-2 engines from Baldwin in 1910, which they sold to the Clinchfield Railroad in 1916. [20] The Clinchfield scrapped them ...
To fit that cars could only be 8 feet 7 inches (2.62 m) wide at the floor, about 55 feet (16.8 m) feet long, and needed radial couplers. Cars had to be built specially and steam railroad type cars couldn’t be used. The North Shore Line, which also used the “L”, was one of the very few other railroads built to these standards.
Antique Japanese saddle , from the "Samurai: Armor of the Warrior" exhibit 2011, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France. Kura (鞍) is the generic name for the Japanese saddle. The word "kura" is most commonly associated with the saddle used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Over time the Japanese added elements of their own until the ...