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Deval Tower

Des Plaines (Illinois)

Deval Tower protects the crossing of the C&NW Harvard Subdivision (now UP), C&NW New Line (now UP Wisconsin Subdivision), and the Soo Line (now Wisconsin Central).

	Looking northwest from the Des Plaines station. Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois) can be seen ahead to the right. (Des Plaines station, Deval Tower, All Metra Stations, Metra UP NW, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Des Plaines station). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 101 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 342 KB ) are available.
	Looking north along the Wisconsin Central line through Des Plaines. Des Plaines can be seen in the distance on the left. (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Des Plaines). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 92 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 324 KB ) are available.
	Looking north along the Wisconsin Central line through Des Plaines. Des Plaines can be seen in the distance on the left. (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Des Plaines). Image sizes ( 600 x 800; 171 KB ) and ( 900 x 1200; 350 KB ) are available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 92 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 339 KB ) are available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 96 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 347 KB ) are available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 84 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 315 KB ) are available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 87 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 248 KB ) are available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 95 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 343 KB ) are available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 93 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 326 KB ) are available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image sizes ( 600 x 450; 165 KB ) and ( 1200 x 900; 377 KB ) are available.

The tower and passing trains can be viewed and photographed from an industrial parking lot just west (and across the tracks) from the tower, and Wisconsin Central trains from along First Street. From the a block west of the Des Plaines station, take Graceland Street southwest (crossing the UP Northwest (Harvard Sub) tracks) (a few blocks) to Thacker Street, then west on Thacker Street across the Wisconsin Central (former Soo Line) tracks, and then the first right onto First Street, which parallels the WC track, for serveral blocks to its end at North Street. You'll want to stay clear of the tracks and right-of-way; both Metra and freight trains can appear before they can be heard. --had

Chicago Rail Photographs collection updated 24 March 2025 at 09:53. Photographs and text copyright © 1998-2000 Harold A. Driscoll, All Rights Reserved. Email address is provided exclusively for personal contact, but emphatically not for use for SPAM net.abuse.