(Photo) Old railroad remnant in Skokie in the trees

I found a remnant of the old Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad between Dempster and Gross Point Road in Skokie yesterday afternoon. I thought all of the old tracks had been removed for scrap, but this portion is covered by thick brush, which might explain why it survives.

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