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<p>Between 1886 and 1889, the Chicago and Great Western Railway (C&GW) constructed 8 miles of new railroad, extending from Central Avenue in Cicero, Illinois to Grand Central Station in Chicago. The C&GW was leased to the Chicago and Northern Pacific Railroad (C&NP) in 1890, which was a subsidiary of the Wisconsin Central Railway (WC). Between 1890 and 1891, the C&NP constructed additional tracks to Forest Park, Illinois; connecting to the Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) and the WC. The railroad was mainly constructed to provide the WC and CGW with access to Chicago. The entirety of the line was double tracked in 1893. The C&NP was sold to the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad (CTT) in 1897, although the WC continued to use the route to reach Chicago. The WC was absorbed into the Soo Line system in 1909, and the CT&T would be sold to the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (B&OCT) in 1910. <br>The B&OCT was a subsidiary of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), which owned a large railroad network throughout the eastern United States. The B&OCT provided several railroads in Chicago with access to Grand Central Station, which was owned by the B&O. Throughout the 20th Century, the railroad remained a heavily used line in Chicago. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) took financial control of the B&O in 1963. In 1973, the two railroads were merged into the Chessie System, although they continued to operate separately. In 1987, the Chessie System became part of CSX Corporation. Today, the route continues to serve as the CSX Altenheim Subdivision.<br></p>
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