Just to confuse things, Soo Line passenger trains moved from Grand Central to Central in 1963. The last Soo Line passenger train to serve Chicago was discontinued in early 1965.
Yes. Central Station was the Illinois Central's station, at Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue. It served the Illinois Central, the Big Four, and the Michigan Central (the last two were part of the New York Central system).
Grand Central was at 201 West Harrison Street, and it served several railroads, Including the B&O, the Pere Marquette (C&O), Chicago Great Western, and the Soo.
Johnny
Excuse my ignorance, but I gather Grand Central and Central were two different stations?
The old "Route 66" tv show, episode 3, season 3 called "Man Out Of Time" the first 8 minutes were shot in and around Grand Central in 1962. Sadly no trains, but look for the Luther Adler character coming out of the station, the ad for the "Columbian" on the wall in the room where he is being treated by a doctor, and watch the "bad guy" run up the South Wells Street ramp toward Roosevelt Road!
Wanswheel, Thanks!!!!
If my memory is correct, I was on a business trip to Washington, and left from Grand Central and returned to Noirthwestern.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1886741
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/430761/
ALL my trips to Chicago on the B&O were in and out of Grand Central. Never went to Chicago after the routing was changed to the CNW station.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Wonderful photo, and thanks! It's a shame that GCS did not survive.
Las Departure of B&O's Capitol Limited from Grand Central, Chicago
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