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47th Street station (Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad)

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Coordinates: 41°48′35″N 87°38′11″W / 41.8097°N 87.6364°W / 41.8097; -87.6364
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47th Street
The former 47th Street station built by the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad, photographed in 1909 by Erie photographer J.E. Bailey.
General information
Location47th Street (near South Normal Avenue)
Fuller Park, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°48′35″N 87°38′11″W / 41.8097°N 87.6364°W / 41.8097; -87.6364
Line(s)Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Dolton Line
Platforms2 side platofrms
Tracks2
Other information
Station code7319 (Erie Railroad)[1]
History
Closed1935 (Erie)
July 26, 1963 (Chicago & Western Indiana)[2][3]
July 29, 1979 (Norfolk & Western)
Rebuilt1909
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Suburban service 55th Street
toward Dolton
Preceding station Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Main Line Englewood
toward Evansville
Chicago – St. Louis Englewood
toward St. Louis
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Main Line Englewood
toward Jersey City
Preceding station Grand Trunk Western Railroad Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Main Line Chicago Lawn
toward Port Huron
Suburban Service (Chicago) Halsted Street
toward Valparaiso
Preceding station Monon Railroad Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Main Line Englewood
toward Louisville
Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station
Englewood
toward Kansas City
 Main Line Chicago
Terminus
Chicago
Terminus
 Chicago – Buffalo Englewood
toward Buffalo
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad
1911-1925
 Englewood
toward Cincinnati
Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station
Chicago
Terminus
 Orland Park Cannonball Halsted–75th
toward Orland Park

47th Street station was a commuter rail station of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad on the south side of Chicago.

The depot at 47th Street was a two-story stone structure that was directly between two sets of merging tracks, with platforms on both sides. Passenger service on Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad ended in 1963, and the station closed on July 29, 1979 when the Norfolk and Western Railway (ex-Wabash Railroad) bypassed the station.[4] The station structure remained long after passenger service had ended, with the structure being removed in the 1990s.

History

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Floorplan (top) and side view (bottom) diagrams of 47th Street station, 1906

This station replaced an at-grade station on the south side of 47th Street.[5] The station waiting room was 30 by 70 feet, constructed with Bedford lime stone with a slate roof.[6] The Erie Railroad skipped this station after September 29, 1935.[7]

47th Street station site in October 2015


References

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  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Suburban Time Table (PDF). Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Co. October 28, 1962. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Ogorek, Cynthia L.; Molony, Bill (2016). Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4671-1668-8.
  4. ^ Norfolk & Western Orland Park Line timetable. Regional Transportation Authority. July 30, 1979.
  5. ^ Camp, Walter Mason (March 17, 1906). "New Station at 47th Street, Chicago, C. & W. I. R. R." The Railway and Engineering Review. XLVI (11).
  6. ^ Camp, Walter Mason (September 15, 1906). "New Station at 47th Street, Chicago, C. & W. I. R. R." The Railway and Engineering Review. XLVI (37).
  7. ^ "Erie Railroad System Timetables - Effective September 29, 1935" (PDF). Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Railroad. September 29, 1935. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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