Dearborn Station (also called, Polk Street Depot) was, beginning in the late 1800s, one of six

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s serving downtown

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. It remained in operation until May 1, 1971. Built in 1883, it is located at Dearborn and Polk Streets, to the south of the Loop, adjacent to Printers Row. The station was owned by the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, which itself was owned by the companies operating over its line. The station building headhouse now houses office, retail, and entertainment spaces, and its trackage yard, behind the headhouse, was redeveloped into part of the

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neighborhood.

Description and history

The

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structure, designed by

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, opened in 1885 at a cost of $400 to $500 thousand (equivalent to $ to $ million in ). The three-story building's exterior walls and twelve-story

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were composed of pink granite and red pressed brick topped by a number of steeply-pitched roofs. Modifications to the structure following a fire in 1922 included eliminating the original pitched roof profile. Behind the

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were the train platforms, shielded by a large

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. Inside the station were

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counters, waiting rooms, and

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restaurants.

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(the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) chose to consolidate its Chicago operations at the

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. The final intercity passenger train to depart Dearborn Station was the

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's ''

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'', which departed on April 30, 1971. The arrival of the

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's ''

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'' and ''

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on May 2 brought intercity operations at Dearborn to a close. The

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commuter service, the '' Orland Park Cannonball'', continued to use a platform at Dearborn until 1976. By 1976, Dearborn Station's

was demolished and tracks were removed; the

building was retained. The train station stood abandoned into the mid-1980s when it was converted to retail and office space. The former

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s were converted for use as

Services

Some of the railroads that served the station include the following, with some of the more well-known name trains listed: *

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(Santa Fe) – the ''

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'', and ''

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'' (to name but a few) to

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; the ''

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; and the ''

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, California. Although the Santa Fe by far operated the greatest number of trains from the station, it was only a tenant. *

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(moved to the

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February 28, 1925). *

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– ''

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, Missouri; '' Dixie Flyer'', and ''

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'' and '' Georgian'' to

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, then

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, and finally

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(The ''Georgian'' ending at Atlanta). From July 31, 1904 to August 1, 1913, Chicago & Eastern Illinois trains used

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, ''

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(

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from 1960) – ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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, or

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– ''

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. *

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(

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from 1964) – ''

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'' and ''Banner Blue'' to St. Louis, Missouri. The following

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services also operated from the station: *

(until 1935) – operated from Dearborn Station to

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, Illinois.

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has proposed to revive the route as its

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. *

Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad The Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad was the owner of Dearborn Station in Chicago and the trackage leading to it. It was owned equally by five of the railroads using it to reach the terminal, and kept those companies from needing their ow ...

(until 1964) – operated between Dearborn Station and Dolton, Illinois serving mostly local stops within Chicago's far south side. * Chicago and Erie Railroad – operated from Dearborn Station to Rochester, Indiana. *

(until 1935) – operated from Dearborn Station to Valparaiso, Indiana (later service was cut-back to Harvey, Illinois). *

(

from 1964) – used a track west of the station until 1976, when moved to the Union Station); now Metra's

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. *

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(until 1903) – operated from Dearborn Station to

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, and ends in

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craves the barbecued ribs from a fictional restaurant adjacent to the station, but can't recall the name. He calls the

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to get the restaurant's name and phone number. Hawkeye refers to the terminal as the "Dearborn Street Station". "Dearborn Station" is a song by the

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that was released in 1985.

Photo Gallery

File:Dearborn Station west.jpg, The north (frontal) and west side File:Dearborn Station east.jpg, The east side File:Dearborn Station rear.jpg, The south (rear) side File:Dearborn Station inside.jpg, Inside the building File:1976 Dearborn Station.jpg, The station's

being demolished in May 1976; the "

" can be seen at the rear File:Dearborn Station former tracks.jpg, A city park, Dearborn Park, and townhouses now occupy the former platform and trackage area

References

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Description and history

Services

In popular culture

Photo Gallery

See also

References

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