Impressive zoomable map, including details of road and street crossings.A Boston-bound Amtrak Acela meets a Metro-North train bound for Grand Central Terminal in Westport, Conn., in August 2019.
Much of the trackage was elevated between the 1890's and the early 1900's, these elevation projects contributed to Chicago becoming a great railroad center. Known links to Web sites, where railroad track charts and old employee timetables can be downloaded, usually in PDF format.Ī chronological list of ordinances passed by the City of Chicago, requiring the main line railroads to elevate their trackage. Historical information on interlocking towers and interlockings, in the four states surrounding Chicago. Providing more direct access to the interlocking tower histories. But the historic tower data generally provides more complete information on historic crossings.įurther explanations on the interlocking histories provided, is available through the below link. The lists of stations do not always include where abandoned railroads formerly crossed, and certain present railroads due to inconsistent employee timetable information. Also included are brief histories of each line, including construction, double tracking, and installation of signal systems.Īll track diagrams are as current as possible, except for the "Classic Track Diagrams", which show certain railroads as they previously existed, prior to elimination of multiple tracks, downgrading, or occasionally abandonment.Īlso included for the four states surrounding Chicago, is historical information for former or lost passenger stations, including locations identified using Google Maps.įor most of these lines, historical information is included for interlocking towers. Included are lists of stations, crossings and junctions, mileposts, number of tracks, signal systems, and track diagrams for many signaled lines. Information on nearly all of the railroads in the four states surrounding Chicago.Įmphasizing Chicago area commuter routes.Įmphasizing present intercity passenger routes.Įmphasizing the passenger routes out of Chicago, including present and past intercity routes extending into states beyond. Information from railroad employee timetables and other sources, detailing stations, crossings and junctions, mileposts, number of tracks, and signal systems. RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION/TRACK DIAGRAMS
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