The Burnside Shops were a major shop for maintenance of locomotives and railroad cars in
Chicago, Illinois. The shops were owned and operated by the
Illinois Central Railroad.
The Illinois Central maintained a presence in Burnside since at least 1862, when it built a station there.
In 1968, the Illinois Central agreed to sell the site to
Chicago State University. Burnside was replaced by new facilities built at
Markham Yard Markham may refer to:
It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873.
Biology
* Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
* ...
in
Harvey and
Homewood, Illinois.
References
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Rail yards in Illinois
Railway stations in Chicago
Transportation in Chicago