. The Street railway journal . OURNAL. [Vol XXI. Xo. 23. HFTY-SECOND AVENUE TERMINAL IN CHICAGO At the time the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway was com-pleted the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railway Companybuilt an elaborate terminal station at West Fifty-SecondAvenue to provide for the transfer of passengers from the carsof the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway, and also from thesuburban railroad, to the Metropolitan Elevated. This terminalstation is now practically completed. It forms not only ameans of convenient transfer but a terminal yard for the Metro-politan cars operating over the G
. The Street railway journal . OURNAL. [Vol XXI. Xo. 23. HFTY-SECOND AVENUE TERMINAL IN CHICAGO At the time the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway was com-pleted the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railway Companybuilt an elaborate terminal station at West Fifty-SecondAvenue to provide for the transfer of passengers from the carsof the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway, and also from thesuburban railroad, to the Metropolitan Elevated. This terminalstation is now practically completed. It forms not only ameans of convenient transfer but a terminal yard for the Metro-politan cars operating over the Garfield Park line, which ter-minates at West Fifty-Second Avenue. Fig. I shows the general arrangement at this terminal. Theplans were made by W^ S. Menden, chief engineer for theelevated company. The terminal yards and transfer station areon the surface. The elevated road and the surface line areconnected by an incline, having a grade of per cent. Thearrangement is such that if ever found desirable the cars of the. FIG. 2.—E^■TR.\^•CE TO TERMINAL THE WEST
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