It is an eyesore for the ages, but the rusted-out water tower polluting the views of Forest Parkers and River Foresters for decades in the CTA yard at Harlem and the Green Line terminus is finally coming down.
The tower dates back to construction of the end-of-line railyard in the mid-1960s. But it hasn’t been in use for a long, long time as other water sources were brought online to wash L cars and supply sprinklers.
The CTA has long cried poor about the shabby condition of its highly visible water tower. Finally, though, funding has been secured for the estimated $175,000 cost of removal.
Cranky locals and their regular complaints hopefully had some impact.
Now those same people can focus full-time on the freight trains parked in the same locale and polluting the same neighborhoods with endless noise.