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White City is located in southeastern Macoupin County at (39.072429, -89.764128 Interstate 55 runs along the eastern border of the village, with access from Exit 44 ( Illinois Route 138 ). The Interstate runs north 51 miles (82 km) to Springfield , the state capital, and southwest 45 miles (72 km) to St. Louis .
White City (sometimes listed as White City Amusement Park in print advertisements) was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s. [1] At the time of its opening, on May 26, 1905, it was claimed to be the largest park of its type in the United ...
The line began operations on November 20, 1954, on an abandoned Southern Pacific Transportation Company right-of-way [citation needed] as the White City Terminal & Utilities Co., and was renamed after the Union Tank Car Company bought it in 1974. [1] WCTU Railway was owned by Marmon Transportation Services LLC, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway.
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