Metra RFW of the MD-W Chicago Bound. (limited stops): CP Elgin Sub

[@DDLCRAILFAN92]

4:28 those poor abandoned railcars on the left

[@Robbi496]

I have a 1973 Milwaukee Road West Schedule when Hanover Park was still called Ontarioville

[@fitz5549]

Love it! Wish I could take a peak at that, I'm sure operations back then where considerably different

[@Robbi496]

@@fitz5549 Trains were considerably less frequent, though mote frequent than on what is now the north district. Case in point: on Sundays the time between 2 trains going to Fox Lake was 4 hours 45 minutes!! (This was in the afternoon, by the way)

[@fitz5549]

@@Robbi496 well as far as yard operations go they just serve one industry now and most of the time never has rolling stock besides the bilevels.

[@Robbi496]

The area around Spaulding Crossing has really gown up since the 1990's!

[@fitz5549]

It really has! On the other hand the traffic has slowed down.