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Union Depot was the name given to two intercity railroad stations in Cleveland, Ohio. Union Depot was built as the first union station in Cleveland in 1853. After a large fire in 1864, a new structure was built, and was the largest train station in the United States until construction of Grand Central Depot in New York City in 1871.
Chicago Union Station Power House. The Chicago Union Station Power House is a decommissioned coal-fire power plant that provided power to Union Station and its surrounding infrastructure. [19] [20] [21] Located on the Chicago River, north of Roosevelt Road, it was designed in the Art Moderne style by Graham, Anderson, Probst and White in 1931.
The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Chicago is located at 100 West Erie Street in River North; the consulate's visa office is located in River North but east of the Gallery District. [4] The Royal Thai Consulate-General of Chicago is located at 700 North Rush Street in River North, east of the Gallery District. [5]
The South Shore Line, an independent commuter/interurban line operates out of Millennium Station. Most of the terminals that were in the downtown area were called the "Chicago Loop". Ogilvie Station and Union Station were west of the Chicago River and the Loop; Wells Station was north of the river and the Loop.
Union Terminal (1930-present) Union Depot (1853-1953) Flats District street crossing (1972) Lakefront (1975-present) Superior Avenue others Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (east and west) 1930-1971 1971 (under Amtrak) 1853-1930 1972 (under Amtrak) 1975-present (under Amtrak) Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway 1930-1971
The west end of the Cleveland Terminal Subdivision is at a junction with the Norfolk Southern Railway's Cleveland Line and Chicago Line, a point called CP-181 by the railroad. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Cleveland Terminal Subdivision is principally used by Amtrak 's Lake Shore Limited to access Cleveland Lakefront Station , however local freights and coal ...
The Conrail system in Cleveland featured a number of routes and secondary lines. The former New York Central Chicago Line was the primary east–west route through Cleveland, with the addition of the former Pennsylvania Railroad's Cleveland line, allowing traffic to and from the Pittsburgh region to pass through to points near Buffalo or Chicago and Detroit.
Home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, [54] Great Lakes Science Center, [55] FirstEnergy Stadium, [56] Steamship William G. Mather Maritime Museum [57] and the USS Cod, [58] North Coast Harbor is the tourist district of downtown Cleveland. The North Coast District is home to the city's port, although there are long-term plans to ...