English: Original caption: "OPENING OF CHICAGO SUBWAY FOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC In the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul freight house, where the first train operated by the Illinois Tunnel Company was received." On July 7, 1905, an 11 car train was dispatched over the 2-foot (61 cm) gauge tracks of the Illinois Tunnel Company from the Erie freight house. These 5 cars were delivered to the Milwaukee freight house. The elevator in the foreground goes down to the tunnel.
This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1929, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal. See this page for further explanation.
This image might not be in the public domain outside of the United States; this especially applies in the countries and areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Items portrayed in this file
depicts
Chicago Tunnel Company
two-foot gauge
freight elevator
flatcar
media type
image/jpeg
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
{{Information |Description={{en|1=Original caption: "OPENING OF CHICAGO SUBWAY FOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC In the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul freight house, where the first train operated by the Illinois Tunnel Company was received." On July 7, 1905, an 11 car