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  2. Monon Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Technical. Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) The Monon Railroad ( reporting mark MON ), also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway ( reporting mark CIL) from 1897 to 1971, was an American railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon was merged into the Louisville and Nashville ...

  3. Union Pacific North Line - Wikipedia

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    Union Pacific North Line. The Union Pacific North Line ( UP-N) is a Metra line in the Chicago metropolitan area. It runs between Ogilvie Transportation Center and Kenosha, Wisconsin; however, most trains terminate in Waukegan, Illinois. Although Metra owns the rolling stock, the trains are operated and dispatched by the Union Pacific Railroad.

  4. Central Station (Chicago terminal) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Central Station. /  41.86806°N 87.62194°W  / 41.86806; -87.62194. Central Station was an intercity passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, at the southern end of Grant Park near Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue. Owned by the Illinois Central Railroad, it also served other companies via trackage rights.

  5. Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad - Wikipedia

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    4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad ( reporting mark BOCT) is a terminal railroad in the Chicago area, formerly giving various other companies access to (Chicago's) Grand Central Station. It also served to connect those railroads for freight transfers, and is now controlled by CSX ...

  6. Canal station (CTA Metropolitan Main Line) - Wikipedia

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    Location. Canal was a rapid transit station located on the Metropolitan main line of the Chicago "L" that was in service from 1895 to 1958, when the entire main line was replaced by the Congress Line located in the median of the nearby Eisenhower Expressway. Starting in 1927, the interurban Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E) also served ...

  7. Kinzie Street railroad bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago and North Western Railway 's Kinzie Street railroad bridge (also known as the Carroll Avenue bridge or the Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge) is a single leaf bascule bridge across the north branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its opening in 1908 it was the world's longest and heaviest ...

  8. Hiawatha (train) - Wikipedia

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    The Twin Cities Hiawatha was the original Hiawatha, beginning service between Chicago and the Twin Cities on May 29, 1935.The Hiawatha used styled streamlined Class A 4-4-2 steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company and was intended to compete directly with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's (Burlington Route) Twin Cities Zephyrs and Chicago and North Western Railway ...

  9. 5 compact cube homes that will make you want to downsize - AOL

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    Nomad Micro Homes pride themselves on being eco friendly. Created by a Canadian company, these compact cubes are shipped and assembled for less than $30k. The 10 x 10 feet homes all come with a ...