Roosevelt Road Yard

METX 3006 viewed from the west on the pedestrian bridge, with the Roosevelt Road Metra station platforms in the background.

(METX 3006, Roosevelt Road Yard, Roosevelt Road station, METX, MOW box cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, Rail Yards, All Metra Stations, Metra ME, Metra SS, photographed on 5 September 1998 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

Metra 3006 Maintenance of way modified box car viewed from the south on the pedestrian bridge, with the Roosevelt Road Metra station platforms to the right. Downtown Chicago skyscrapers can be seen in the distance.

(METX 3006, Roosevelt Road Yard, Roosevelt Road station, METX, MOW box cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, Rail Yards, All Metra Stations, Metra ME, Metra SS, photographed on 5 September 1998 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

Metra 3006 Maintenance of way modified box car viewed from the southeast on the pedestrian bridge.

(METX 3006, Roosevelt Road Yard, METX, MOW box cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, Rail Yards, photographed on 5 September 1998 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

METX 3006 in the Roosevel Road yard, looking west from the Roosevelt Road station, with platforms in the foregroud and the pedestrian bridge to the left. A mix of South Loop residential and industrial buildings can be seen in the background.

(METX 3006, Roosevelt Road Yard, Roosevelt Road station, METX, MOW box cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, Rail Yards, All Metra Stations, Metra ME, Metra SS, photographed on 5 September 1998 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

Maintenance building in the Roosevelt Road Yard.

(Roosevelt Road Yard, Rail Yards, photographed on 26 February 2000 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

Maintenance building in the Roosevelt Road Yard.

(Roosevelt Road Yard, Rail Yards, photographed on 26 February 2000 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

Material in the Roosevelt Road Yard. The Roosevelt Road station is just to the right of our view.

(Roosevelt Road Yard, Yard material, Rail Yards, Places, photographed on 26 February 2000 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

The downtown Chicago skyline, looking north from the Roosevelt Road Yard. The steel bridge in the foreground formerly carried pedestrian traffic. It is now closed, and the largely-wooden bridge from which this photgraph was taken provides access to the station and lakefront.

(Roosevelt Road Yard, Yard material, My Favorites, Rail Yards, Places, index, photographed on 26 February 2000 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

The downtown Chicago skyline, looking north from the Roosevelt Road Yard. The steel bridge in the foreground formerly carried pedestrian traffic. It is now closed, and the largely-wooden bridge from which this photgraph was taken provides access to the station and lakefront. Roosevelt Road Yard sits empty in the yard.

(Roosevelt Road Yard, METX 8101, Yard material, Rail Yards, METX, Ballast hopper cars, Open hopper cars, MOW cars, Freight cars, Places, photographed on 26 February 2000 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.

Maintenance building in the Roosevelt Road Yard.

(Roosevelt Road Yard, Rail Yards, photographed on 26 February 2000 at Roosevelt Road Yard).     Image size is available.