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4000-series Gallery 21

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Car 4427 is on the tail track beyond the west end of the Forest Park station platform, sometime in the 1940s. The photo was documenting the car's use during "radar" signal tests, though there is no information on what these tests entailed. (Photo by Barney L. Stone, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)

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This 1962 view looks east on the west end of the ground-level portion of the Lake Street "L" at the Elgin crossover that controlled access in and out of the Forest Park terminal. The diamond crossover allowed trains entering and leaving the terminal to change tracks as needed--for instance, the closer 4000-series train is leaving the terminal, and will cross over to the other track (the inbound main line track) at the crossover, allowing the other 4000-series train ahead of it to enter the terminal. Note that there is both overhead and third rail along both tracks -- the ground-level portion of the Lake Street "L" ran on overhead wire for safety, and trains to and from the main line would enter and leave Forest Park terminal with the poles up and powered by the overhead. However, the third rail was installed just on the tracks between Harlem Avenue and the Forest Park terminal to facilitate switching operations, such as moving trains from one terminal track to the other, or breaking apart consists of trains to remove or shuffle cars, without having to raise trolley poles, making terminal operations more efficient. (Photo courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)

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The Forest Park station house is seen looking west on October 27, 1962. The 4000-series train in the station on the left is the dedication train for the newly elevated Lake Street "L" tracks through Oak Park and Austin, as denoted by its front destination sign. The dedication of the new facilities took place that day, Saturday, October 27, and the line between Forest Park and Laramie was closed that weekend (with a bus substitution) through 6pm Sunday to make the new track connection west of Laramie, meaning the Forest Park station was probably closed to the public in this photo. (Photo by George Krambles, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)

	forestpark_1940s_circa.jpg (167k) Car 4427 is on the tail track beyond the west end of the Forest Park station platform, sometime in the 1940s. The photo was documenting the car's use during "radar" signal tests, though there is no information on what these tests entailed. (Photo by Barney L. Stone, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)
	ROW@ElginXover_19620000.jpg (185k) This 1962 view looks east on the west end of the ground-level portion of the Lake Street "L" at the Elgin crossover that controlled access in and out of the Forest Park terminal. The diamond crossover allowed trains entering and leaving the terminal to change tracks as needed--for instance, the closer 4000-series train is leaving the terminal, and will cross over to the other track (the inbound main line track) at the crossover, allowing the other 4000-series train ahead of it to enter the terminal. Note that there is both overhead and third rail along both tracks -- the ground-level portion of the Lake Street "L" ran on overhead wire for safety, and trains to and from the main line would enter and leave Forest Park terminal with the poles up and powered by the overhead. However, the third rail was installed just on the tracks between Harlem Avenue and the Forest Park terminal to facilitate switching operations, such as moving trains from one terminal track to the other, or breaking apart consists of trains to remove or shuffle cars, without having to raise trolley poles, making terminal operations more efficient. (Photo courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)
	forestpark_19621027.jpg (181k) The Forest Park station house is seen looking west on October 27, 1962. The 4000-series train in the station on the left is the dedication train for the newly elevated Lake Street "L" tracks through Oak Park and Austin, as denoted by its front destination sign. The dedication of the new facilities took place that day, Saturday, October 27, and the line between Forest Park and Laramie was closed that weekend (with a bus substitution) through 6pm Sunday to make the new track connection west of Laramie, meaning the Forest Park station was probably closed to the public in this photo. (Photo by George Krambles, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)