Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

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Cover of the book Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad by Cynthia L. Ogorek, Bill Molony, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Cynthia L. Ogorek, Bill Molony ISBN: 9781439657195
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: August 15, 2016
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Cynthia L. Ogorek, Bill Molony
ISBN: 9781439657195
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: August 15, 2016
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

The Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was a short line running 16 miles from downtown Chicago to Dolton, Illinois, the first suburb south of Chicago, with another line running southeast from Eighty-First Street to the Indiana state line. Built in the 1880s, it was owned by five trunk line railroads that used it as an efficient and inexpensive route into downtown Chicago. Like many 19th-century railroads, the C&WI reached its traffic peak in the middle of the 20th century. After World War II, passenger travel and shipping moved to airlines and over-the-road trucking. The need for rail access into downtown Chicago declined, and the C&WI ended its service in 1994.

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The Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was a short line running 16 miles from downtown Chicago to Dolton, Illinois, the first suburb south of Chicago, with another line running southeast from Eighty-First Street to the Indiana state line. Built in the 1880s, it was owned by five trunk line railroads that used it as an efficient and inexpensive route into downtown Chicago. Like many 19th-century railroads, the C&WI reached its traffic peak in the middle of the 20th century. After World War II, passenger travel and shipping moved to airlines and over-the-road trucking. The need for rail access into downtown Chicago declined, and the C&WI ended its service in 1994.

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