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What railroad was moved when the Congress Street Expressway was built -- there were parallel tracks one set accommodated the El and Chicago Aurora Elgin and but other tracks to the south had trains?
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The railroad line was the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal R.R.'s Altenheim subdivision. Today this is part of the CSX system, though today it primarily carries trains of the Canadian National R.R. (former Wisconsin Central, originally the Soo Line). At the time the superhighway was built, the B&OCT also carried trains of the Chicago Great Western, which was purchased in 1968 by the Chicago & North Western Ry.
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What railroad was moved when the Congress Street Expressway was built?
I know that the Chicago Aurora Elgin interurban railroad ran that way. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Aurora_and_Elgin_Railroadfor more info including a map that shows this. Service ended in 1957.
When did Illinois Parallel Railroad end?
Illinois Parallel Railroad ended in 1853.
When was Illinois Parallel Railroad created?
Illinois Parallel Railroad was created in 1851.
What famous railroad system did congress charter in 1864?
The Northern pacific railroad
What was the Union Pacific Railroad Act of congress?
In 1862 Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, which designated the 32nd parallel as the initial transcontinental route and gave huge grants of lands for rights-of-way. The act was an effort to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and to secure the use of that line by the government.
What famous railroad system did congress charter during Lincolns administration?
transcontinental railroad
What was Roosevelt urging Congress to do?
build railroad
How many years after congress passed the pacific railroad act was the first transcontinental railroad finish?
1862 congress passed the pacific railway act
What has the author George Krambles written?
George Krambles has written: 'Indiana railroad system' -- subject(s): Indiana Railroad 'Expressway rapid transit' -- subject(s): Express highways, Electric railroads
Who made sure a continental railroad would be built?
Congress, railroad barons, banks, and investors.
How was nitroglycerin used to build the railroad?
nitroglycerin was used to make parallel lines to build the railroad
What famous railroad system did Congress charter in 1864 during Lincoln's administration?
norfolk southern railroad
