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Posted by Alan Follett on Mon Jul 2 21:39:46 2007, in response to Re: Elevated freight railroads, posted by Broadway Lion on Mon Jul 2 17:22:44 2007. Well, sorta kinda. The Chicago Tunnel Company was specialist narrow-gauge railway with no track connection either to the national rail network or the city transit system. The original intention was to develop a general freight and parcel business which would keep delivery vehicles off of Loop streets; but in practice for most of its history the bulk of Chicago Tunnel's trade was outgoing, removing ash from downtown heating plants. When coal was supplanted by natural gas or electricity as the heating system of choice, bye-bye Chicago Tunnel. Alan Follett Hercules, CA |
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