. Preliminary report, Chicago Railway Terminal Commission . ly through the terminal and across the river. BetweenDearborn Street and the River and north of Sixteenth Street, thesestreets would be on viaduct at the same level as the river bridges,thus permitting occupation of the space underneath with railroadtracks. East of Dearborn and south of Sixteenth Street the streetgrades would descend to connect with existing street levels. In this scheme railroad occupation is restricted to the territorywest of Dearborn Street and extends northward to Polk Street, withthe exception of the B. & O. faci
. Preliminary report, Chicago Railway Terminal Commission . ly through the terminal and across the river. BetweenDearborn Street and the River and north of Sixteenth Street, thesestreets would be on viaduct at the same level as the river bridges,thus permitting occupation of the space underneath with railroadtracks. East of Dearborn and south of Sixteenth Street the streetgrades would descend to connect with existing street levels. In this scheme railroad occupation is restricted to the territorywest of Dearborn Street and extends northward to Polk Street, withthe exception of the B. & O. facilities, which extend to HarrisonStreet. Freight houses are all located north of Twelfth Street, theterritory south of Twelfth Street being occupied with team tracklayout. In case the L. C. L. Clearing and Universal Freight Housesare adopted, all outbound freight would be loaded into cars at theseteam tracks. The capacities of this layout are: Car standing capacity; house tracks, 2,800 standing capacity; team tracks, 1,290 cars. 48 \ \ i^LJL^m. Tentativc Pl«j rro REARRANGEMENT Of FREIGHT TERMINALS SCHEME N«l Tb Bccompany nport cf ChWago Roilw&y Iknrami CoonumNn 49 Scheme No. 2—Shown on Plate No. 8. There is considerable doubt as to the necessity of maintainingthe St. Charles Air Line as an avenue of interchange between therailroads west of the Chicago River and the railroads east of theChicago River and on the Lake Front. The St. Charles Air Line, in addition to furnishing trackage forthe interchange of this transfer business, also furnishes a route ofentrance for the Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad into theIllinois Central Terminal. In the development of the Illinois Central Terminal south ofTwelfth Street, it will be found advantageous to provide for a con-nection with the Chicago, Madison & Northern further south thanthe existing St. Charles Air Line and various routes of entrancehave been considered for this line in this connection. In Scheme No. 2, shown h
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