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» South Chicago
» Chicago, Illinois, USA (more..)
» 1956 |
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» 6100 (more..)
» Indian Hill & Iron Range Ry (more..) |
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| Remarks & Notes |
| A very unique railroad existed on Chicago's far south side. Owned by the H. Bairstow & Company, the approximately one mile long Indian Hill and Iron Range Railway served only one purpose. The railroad received loads of slag from the Elgin Joliet & Eastern in northwest Hammond, Indiana and shoved the loads to a waiting rotary dumper. The slag was then trucked to a nearby facility where it was crushed and used in highway construction. |
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