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October 28, 1971. Grand Central Station was a passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 West Harrison Street on a block bounded by Harrison, Wells and Polk Streets and the Chicago River in the southwestern portion of the Chicago Loop. Grand Central Station was designed by architect Solon ...
The rear of Central Station in February 1971, showing the large Illinois Central sign. By May 1, 1971, the startup date of Amtrak, Central was used only by trains of the Illinois Central Railroad (including the City of Miami, City of New Orleans and Panama Limited on the line south from Chicago, and the Hawkeye on the line to the west) and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis ...
LaSalle Street. LaSalle Street Station is a commuter rail terminal at 414 South LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. First used as a rail terminal in 1852, it was a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968, and for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until 1978, but now serves only Metra 's Rock Island ...
The 20th Century Limited was an express passenger train on the New York Central Railroad (NYC) from 1902 to 1967. The train traveled between Grand Central Terminal in New York City and LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, along the railroad's "Water Level Route". NYC inaugurated the 20th Century Limited as competition to the ...
Location. Chicago, Illinois. Type. Nonprofit. Founder. Rick Klein. Website. www.FuzzyMemories.Tv www.Fuzzy.Tv. The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (also known as FuzzyMemoriesTV) is an online museum dedicated to the preservation of Chicago television broadcasts.
A current map depicting the eight rapid transit lines of the Chicago "L" system. Map is not drawn to scale. The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 759,866 passengers ride the "L", [1 ...
Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway: PC&St.L 1868–1869 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad: C&NW 1866–1980 Chicago and Great Eastern Railway: CC&IC: 1866–1868 Chicago and Rock Island Railroad: CRI&P: 1866 Chicago and Alton Railroad: Alton 1863–1931 1862–1863 Chicago and North Western Railway: NIRC, UP 1911–1995 1980 ...
ChicagoDearborn Station. Dearborn Station (also called, Polk Street Depot) was, beginning in the late 1800s, one of six intercity train stations serving downtown Chicago, Illinois. It remained in operation until May 1, 1971. Built in 1883, it is located at Dearborn and Polk Streets, to the south of the Loop, adjacent to Printers Row.