Dearborn Station's train shed being demolished in May 1976, with the head house in the back

Dearborn Station was the oldest of the six intercity train stations serving downtown Chicago, Illinois during the heyday of rail in the twentieth century. Additionally, the station was used as a terminal for commuter traffic. Located at Dearborn and Polk Streets, it was also referred to as Polk Street Station. The station was owned by the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad, which was owned by the companies operating over it. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (4650x3671, 1410 KB) Chicagos Dearborn Station, taken May 1976 by Hedrich-Blessing. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (4650x3671, 1410 KB) Chicagos Dearborn Station, taken May 1976 by Hedrich-Blessing. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Inter-city rail services are train services which cover larger distances than commuter trains. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad ...

The Romanesque-Revival structure, designed by Cyrus L.W.Eidlitz, opened May 8, 1885. The three story building's exterior walls and twelve story clock tower were comprised of pink granite and red pressed brick topped by a number of steeply-pitched roofs. Modifications to the structure following a fire in 1922 included eliminating the original pitched roof profile. Behind the headhouse were the train platforms, shielded by a large train shed. Inside the station were ticket counters, waiting rooms, and one of the legendary Fred Harvey restaurants. Romanesque St. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ... Ticket (unseperated) of the Kurkino in Berchtesgaden CeBIT Home 1998 student day ticket with Barcode Ticket for Rock am Ring(2004) with Hologram (right hand) Ticket can mean one of several things: // Permission A ticket is a voucher to indicate that one has paid for admission to a theatre, movie... A Harvey Girl Uniform Fred Harvey (1835-1901) was an entrepreneur who developed the Harvey House lunch rooms, restaurants, and hotels, which served rail passengers on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. ...

The station was closed on May 2, 1971 as the first step of Amtrak's consolidation of Chicago's remaining intercity train operations at Union Station. By 1976 Dearborn Station's trainshed was demolished and tracks were removed. However, the headhouse building escaped the fate of that took several of the other Chicago stations including the neighboring Grand Central Station. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... In the waiting room of the Union Station, January 1943 Union Station is a Chicago, Illinois train station which was built 1913–1925, during the time when Chicago reigned as the undisputed railroad center of the United States. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Grand Central Station in July 1963, showing the B&O advertising Grand Central Station was a railroad terminal in downtown Chicago at the corner of Harrison and Wells from 1890 to 1969. ...

The train station stood abandoned into the mid 1980s when it was converted to retail and office space. The former rail yards provided the land that is now known as Dearborn Park. This Chicago urban community is one of the nation's most successful urban renewal projects and is comprised of several parks, an elementary school, high rise and mid rise apartment towers, townhomes and single family homes. Today Dearborn Station remains as a landmark that is reminiscent of the railroad era but is now the focal point for a dynamic residential neighborhood. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

Services

All lines operating into Dearborn Station except for the Santa Fe used the C&WI to get there.

Dearborn Station served as terminal for the following lines and intercity trains: Image File history File links Dearborn_Station_approaches. ... Image File history File links Dearborn_Station_approaches. ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad ... A terminal station, or terminus (plural: termini) is commonly used to describe a bus station or rail station (US: train station, UK: railway station). ...

• Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway - the Chief, Super Chief, El Capitan, and Grand Canyon Limited (to name but a few) to Los Angeles; the Texas Chief to Dallas; the Antelope to Oklahoma City; and the Kansas Cityan (and its eastbound counterpart, the Chicagoan) to Kansas City
• Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (moved to Central Station February 28, 1925)
• Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad - Zipper and Silent Knight to St. Louis; Dixie Flyer to Evansville
• Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway (Monon) - Hoosier and Tippecanoe to Indianapolis
• Erie Railroad - Erie Limited and Atlantic Express to New York City
• Grand Trunk Western Railroad - Maple Leaf and International Limited to Toronto and Montreal
• Wabash Railway - Blue Bird and Banner Blue to St. Louis
• Amtrak Texas Chief and Super Chief/El Capitan (only May 1, 1971, then moved to Union Station)

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The following commuter rail services also operated from the station: A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ...

• Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad (until 1935) - operated from Dearborn Station to Crete, Illinois
• Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad (until 1964) - operated between Dearborn Station and Dolton, Illinois, serving mostly local stops within Chicago's far south side
• Erie Railroad - operated from Dearborn Station to Rochester, Indiana
• Grand Trunk Western Railway (until 1935) - operated from Dearborn Station to Valparaiso, Indiana (later service was cut back to Harvey, Illinois)
• Wabash Railway (until 1976, when moved to Union Station) - operated to a track west of the station, now Metra's Heritage Corridor

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References

This photograph from a circa-1940 brochure for the Santa Fe's Chief and Super Chief shows passengers boarding the California-bound Chief at Dearborn Station.

• PRR Chronology