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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 size is 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 size is 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 size is available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image size is available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image size is available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image size is available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image size is available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image size is available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image size is available.
	Deval Tower Des Plaines (Illinois). (Deval Tower, Towers, CNW Towers, photographed on 2 January 2000 at Deval Tower). Image size is 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 7 August 2024 at 15:01. 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.