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Title: Electrification project the Illinois Central Railroad Company suburban service at Chicago, Ill.
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Simpson, Tracy W
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Contributing Library: Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology
Digitizing Sponsor: CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

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!! of ©amines an the omission of which leaves nu6h to be desired. A caneral atat* ment t^> : ahoizt Il^OO.OiX) pass tlie rehal)itatec 13 of thQse liiiesi to in 1905 ^ici i,j 120C, cars each having 4-40 II.P, motors, which cable equipment aacl single truck electric cars, The speeds oavo been InoreaRed aad routes -nrov ^oa Illinois Central territory wit !rmit ti-avel to the city )eratQ are in ai3r>ect o«»apetition vdtl- :.■ .nh St., 47th St., a. la addition,it parallels Pron each of thene poluts a tlsrouMi oaff 0£ .or a five oi wiis oparatiuu of these iinproved oars has had a very de-pressing effect on the earnings of the South Side Elevated Rsil^?ay,and it is reasonable to expect that an oven greater effect is felt le south Side iclevate* durins the rusl it, and the Union, locp ■itis decreases tor time from all stations isrvlcQ attracts many pa8S6n«> iho vrould othei-wise use lavm. station. The elevated road has also built a line tapping t
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ton of the street and eleva»«iLb not greatly apparent at anj express Btatioa,exo«pt voodlawn. liu? the raBh hoxiVB, effect Is a uooi I. Persons liTiuA a oonsldemble diatance from tt© stations balco the street rail\ -alksd to the !rhe local serrioe iff ©red extroaie) The introduction of the side, door oar h&a not sesaed to sialce nore at-traqtlTe the enfanrljaii system when compared v/itli otter modes of travel,h of the So. Side nevated Hy. has taken praotioallyall the suhnrbaa business away fi*oni Oalclsnd and 434 St. stattor^s. fhtKemrood (47tlJ. St.) station appears to be the only station on the oit--•— subrrbJ?^ local line that provides a vigorop-S T>f.3ins?)i3. •Rie Iocsplatforais at stations from Woodlewra to EJrde Parle, an-, also largely at idison ?a>*.have )Bo.n filled only. ^nst raisaed the express The ooi^)9tltior of the surface and el^atad lines is most ap-parent during the riddle of the da-% At f is time the I. :. . . :.-aii are operatis ilevated tmris

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