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Another successful IRM Snowflake Special today!  Thinking back two short years ago, we couldn’t fill a four car train, this year we sold out a SIX car train a week before the trip!  Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket and helped support the museum.  It is GREATLY appreciated!!!!

Today’s trip started at the Forest Park station at the west end of the Congress line.  We started westbound – yes westbound (into the yards).  Then back east, transferring over to the Douglass line, going to and through 54th St (again into the yards).  Back eastbound, then over to the Midway line.  After going through those yards it was downtown to drop everyone off for lunch.  After lunch we went out to 63rd and Ashland and of course into the tail track.  Back downtown and out to Kimball.  You guessed it, into those yards too.  Back downtown, but not before our second annual Brown Line/Red Line race from Belmont to Fullerton.  Again this year it was too close to call.  Finally back west down the Congress line, making our last photo stop at the abandoned California station (the last of many nice photo opportunities), we headed back to our origin station at Forest Park to wrap up another fantastic trip.

A huge thanks to David Harrison, without whom none of this would be possible.  Dave did his usual great job narrating the trip including many interesting tidbits about the system and the city.  Also thanks to Bob Heinlein and Richard Schauer who again coordinated the logistics of the trip.  Our CTA crew was top notch as usual.  Thanks to all the car captains who kept order in the cars, trading their cameras for orange vests.  And most importantly, thanks to everyone who showed their support for the museum by accompanying us on the 2011 edition of the Snowflake Special.