100 YEARS AGO IN.(Chicago, Illinois, railway system; Pennsylvania Railroad pension fund)(Brief Article)

From: Railway Age | Date: April 1, 2001 | Copyright information

(APRIL 1901)

CHICAGO RAISES RAILS

The gigantic work of raising the tracks of all the railways in the city of Chicago so as to carry them high above the street crossings is being pushed toward completion. Already 318 miles have been raised or depressed, at a cost to the railway companies of $17,155,000; the city ordinances have been passed and accepted covering 227 miles more, for which the work is to cost $11,258,000. To the people of Chicago, this means the ...

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