The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-16
CllCAGUS GREAT SCHEME.
An Elevated Hallway to be Finished In
Time for tho Worlds Fair,

New YoRI, Sept. l5.-The Journal o.
Finance publishes a special from Chi.
cago giving tho following further details
Of the proposed elevated terminal rail.
way in that city:
The plan for the relief Of Chicago by
providing an improved terminal system
for tho various lines OF railroads which
run into this city, has Mt last material.
lied, md will be put into operation at a
time not far distant by corporation
bearing tho name OF the Chicago Ele-
yated Terminal Railway Company.
The results desired, as Is indicated by
tho name OF the company, are to be &C.
complished by an elevated track system.
1t will cost vast amount OF money to
carry the plan to completion, but there
issc freely doubt that early and defn.
ile action will be taken.
1t 10 proposed that tho elevated tracks
shall be carried upon an iron or steel
structure through the moro thickly pop.
ulatsd city, and upon brick or stone
arches at points where that construction
can be used to better advantage, rs prar.
ticed in Philadelphia, Jersey CITY and in
London and other European cities. The
company does not propose to accept any.
thing from the city OF Chicago, other
than authority to permit ita structure TO
cross the aireets at or not less than lG
feet above the curb lines, aud to do this
only upon property owned by the com.
pauy, 30 US not to interfere In tho slight-
eat degree with the traffic OF othef rail-
way lines or Of the streets.
1t is proposed 10 construct the line
with 100 pound steel rails, so that the
heaviest engines. running at the highest
rate OF speed, can enter the city at from
10 to so miles per hour II desired, with.
out creating the slightest inconvenience
or interruption to the traffic and busi.
ness OF other railroads, or OF the city. 1t
is also proposed to construct in come C..
ton with this elevated railway and
terminal system, enclosed freight wards
at grade, using hydraulic lifts, as prac-
ticed in England, for the transfer OF
freight cars from the elevated tracks to
the enclosed yards on the street level,
thus preventing the laying Of any more
railroad tracks across or upon streets at
grade.
The Union Station OF the elevated
system will probably be on State, abut.
ting on or aoutl OF the Twelfth street
yiaduct, thus ulilzingas a great conveu.
ience aud facility for passenger traf!ic
the viaduct, which has heretofore been
looked upon rs great detriment to that
part OF the city. 1t is the intention of |
this company to make this station
magnificent structure. The plan is to |
have eight or ten elevated tracks run.
ming south from the Union station to a |
point where they diverge, one line 10
the south and one to the west, each OF |
the divergent lines carrying from four
to six elevated tracks.
All preliminary plans have been pre-.
pared, 30 that the, work can begin at an |
early date; and it is proposed to buy
every foot Of land the company will oc.
cupy, and as tho improvements will
bring great relief 10 street and railway
traffic upon the surface, and will not in
any way hamper traffic upon existing
lines, it is believed that the elevated
railway and terminals will be very pop.
ular, not only with the officials and
patrons OF the railroads but with the
public. It is the purpose OF the COM
pany to begin construction as soon as
The proper city ordinances are passed,
50 as to have the elevated entrance and
terminals ready for business before the
opening ot the Worlds Fair,