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2. Ottawa Rail Bridge - Wikipedia

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   1 track. Height. 21 feet (6.4 m) above water, 480 feet (150 m) above sea level. History. Opened. 1898. Location. The Ottawa Rail Bridge is a railroad bridge spanning the Illinois River in the municipality of Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois. The first rail crossing on this site was constructed in 1871 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ...

3. Mullins trailer - Wikipedia

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   Mullins trailer. The Mullins Trailer was developed by The (Mullins Metal Stamping Company 1894–1974), located in Salem, Ohio. "The Mullins Manufacturing Company produced this trailer from 1936 to 1938. It was the only all-steel two-wheel auto trailer on the market at the time. Selling for $119.50, it was an immediate hit with the public."

4. The Greenbrier Companies - Wikipedia

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   Greenbrier is a leading provider of railcars, wheelsets, parts, management, leasing and other services to the railroad and related transportation industries in North America. As of August 31, 2021, Greenbrier employs 15,400 people across its global operations. Formed in 1981 and publicly traded since 1994, the company generates revenues of US$3 ...

5. Midwestern United States - Wikipedia

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   The first recorded use of the term Midwestern to refer to a region of the central U.S. occurred in 1886; Midwest appeared in 1894, and Midwesterner in 1916. [128] [129] One of the earliest late-19th-century uses of Midwest was in reference to Kansas and Nebraska to indicate that they were the civilized areas of the west. [8]

6. Des Plaines, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Des Plaines, Illinois. Des Plaines (/ dɪs ˈpleɪnz /) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 60,675. [4] The city is a suburb of Chicago and is located just north of O'Hare International Airport.

7. Illinois Terminal Railroad - Wikipedia

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   650 V DC (c. 1910 –1958) The Illinois Terminal Railroad Company (reporting mark ITC), known as the Illinois Traction System until 1937, was a heavy duty interurban electric railroad with extensive passenger and freight business in central and southern Illinois from 1896 to 1956. When Depression era Illinois Traction was in financial distress ...