Identifier: electrificationp00simp (find matches)
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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-stile at tlie ticket sellers window. Tho platfoms are raised to thelevel of the oar floor (4 ft. above rail), and are provided with sheltersand canopy roofs. South of Kensington, where main lino tracks are used,the platforma are at rail lovol and honoo egress from car is by means Jgreoa from car is by means of steps. At Randolph St., six tracks are served by three islandplatfoms admission to which is by moans of steps leading from anoverhead covered bridge spanning all the tracks. At Van Buren St. asuburban station huo boon provided, comprising a station building 300ft. long and 60 ft. wide, as woll uo platforms aggregating about 1000ft. In length along each side of tracks 1 and 2. Ta7o trains con be loaded at once at Van Duron The main depot of the railroad ij Lets looal Bubiiibaa station Tjiit it of station platform is standard solrar- er-, ioe wi-:^c et 26fh )aupMn rark are supplied ich). .Ti8ai«;niseion ii rolts 60 cyol© 6 plase to tran res of the rear tark type tuiH 15x22 17:!
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