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Looking west from railfan viewing area - the upper wye
Former Illinois Central Rail Road tracks run left to right. Memphis is to the
left, the Matteson METRA station is straight ahead, and the tracks to
Chicago go off to the right.
Looking west from railfan viewing area - upper wye
Matteston METRA station platform is in the middle of this picture. The
bridge over the entrance to the Matteson METRA station is near the right
edge of this photograph. A few cars in the Park Forest commuter parking
lot can be seen on the right edge also.
Looking south from railfan viewing area - lower wye
Sound control barrier in the foreground with lower wye tracks leading off
to the left (Indiana) and right (Joliet). Former EJ&E track runs from left to
right just behind orange fencing.
Park Forest METRA commuter parking lot is on the right and the Old Plank
Road Trail (OPRT) runs along the edge of the parking lot.
Train viewing platform
and site overview
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Old Plank Road Trail
A 22-mile recreation and nature trail in northeastern Illinois
