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Central Station (Chicago terminal)

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continued to use the IC to just south of Central Station, where they turned west onto the St. Charles Air Line as a realigned junction and ran west to Union Station, including at least one reversal to reach the station, a practice which continues today.
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to Central Station as part of a rerouting on the Penn Central from former Pennsylvania trackage in Indiana to the former Big Four, as well as the IC's local
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on January 18, 1957. The Illinois Central Railroad sued the Michigan Central, which had used the Illinois Central's Chicago terminal since 1852, for
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structure, designed by Bradford L. Gilbert and built by the Illinois Central Railroad, opened April 17, 1893 to meet the traffic demands of the
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The station was built, owned and used by the Illinois Central Railroad for intercity trains, with connections to commuter trains and the
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system, which had shared the IC's terminal from its opening in 1852. The Michigan Central connected with the Illinois Central at
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on the line to the west) and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four) (including the
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and determine the boundary line configuration for the "Central Station Substation".
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The Soo Line switched back to Grand Central Station in 1912. On March 1, 1925, the
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In late 1973, the Illinois Central relocated its general offices to the new
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and also used Central Station. Using the station from the beginning was the
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across an adjacent bridge. It was also used by the Illinois Central's
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The former Illinois Central electric commuter service is operated by
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opened, and its trains were rerouted from Central to Grand Central.
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The rear of Central Station in February 1971, showing the large
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Limiteds Along the Lakefront: The Illinois Central in Chicago
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in 1900. At the time it used the Michigan Central west from
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in the world at the time, which measured 140 by 610 feet.
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and the former South Shore interurban is operated by the
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Gremley & Bierdermann Inc. was contracted to provide
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Trains into Central Station ran over the tracks of the
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services operated through the station (southern line
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Railway stations in the United States closed in 1972
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1893
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Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
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Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
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Park Forest, IL: Transport History Press. 2442:Buildings and structures demolished in 1974 2437:Romanesque Revival architecture in Illinois 2397:Former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway stations 1558: 1474:Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad 1339:(cut back to Niagara Falls to NYC in 1940s) 2094: 2080: 1760: 1746: 1641: 1627: 58: 2427:Former Michigan Central Railroad stations 2402:Former New York Central Railroad stations 2392:Former Illinois Central Railroad stations 1360:(Soo Line) (1899 to 1912 and after 1965) 907:, settling out of court for $ 5 million. 1073: 1065: 949:on the line south from Chicago, and the 914: 895:The New York Central Railroad moved its 882:New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad 863: 820: 777: 1122:to Asheville, Charlotte, and Charleston 2432:Former Pere Marquette Railway stations 2359: 1537: 1535: 982:On January 23, 1972, Amtrak moved the 769:Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad 16:Railroad terminal in Chicago, Illinois 2075: 1741: 1622: 843:Chicago, Hammond and Western Railroad 724:. All three lines continued north to 674:, it also served other companies via 550: 479: 415: 370: 206: 1541: 927:By May 1, 1971, the startup date of 880:. Its new alignment used the allied 876:began using Central, switching from 1532: 736: 13: 2422:1972 disestablishments in Illinois 2387:Former Amtrak stations in Illinois 1018:, also in November 1971), and the 839:Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad 14: 2458: 1846:Galesburg (South Seminary Street) 1614: 1052:Museum Campus/11th Street station 899:trains from Central to the NYC's 808:Chicago and West Michigan Railway 786:Also sharing the station was the 2341: 2340: 2330: 1589: 1448:- serving mostly local stops to 207: 32:Central Station (disambiguation) 2417:1893 establishments in Illinois 1000:. The rest of the trains - the 678:. It opened in 1893, replacing 21:Grand Central Station (Chicago) 1508: 1476:(beginning August 29, 1926) - 1014:(temporarily renamed from the 705:served the Illinois Central's 1: 1676:Ogilvie Transportation Center 1502: 1147:trains to Georgia and Florida 1100: 773:St. Charles Air Line Railroad 65: 1727:World's Columbian Exposition 961:. Amtrak continued only the 847:Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad 747:World's Columbian Exposition 682:(on the site of the current 7: 2367:Railway stations in Chicago 2101: 1096:Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 1070:The IC ticket counter, 1971 1061: 874:Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 686:), and closed in 1972 when 372:Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 10: 2463: 2061:Springfield–Sangamon 731: 717:lines, in addition to the 29: 18: 2326: 2129:Colleges and universities 2109: 2043: 1949: 1788: 1689: 1658: 1574:. 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Index

Grand Central Station (Chicago)
Great Central Station
Central Station (disambiguation)
Intercity rail

41°52′05″N 87°37′19″W / 41.86806°N 87.62194°W / 41.86806; -87.62194
Roosevelt Road station
Bradford L. Gilbert
Romanesque Revival

Amtrak
Homewood
New Orleans
Panama Limited
Homewood
St. Petersburg
Miami
Floridian
Homewood
Cincinnati
James Whitcomb Riley
George Washington
Homewood
Carbondale
Shawnee
Homewood
Champaign–Urbana
Illini
Campus
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

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