. Relazione sul riassetto e lo sviluppo dei terminal ferroviari a vapore della città di Chicago : presentata al Citizen's Terminal Plan Committee di Chicago . FIGURA 40. PIANO A QUATTRO STAZIONI. Questo piano prevede quattro terminal, l'attuale Chicago & North WesternStation essendo il primo, il secondo a Harrison e Canal Street per le strade che si intrattenono da ovest, il terzo a la Salle e 12 ° strade, e il quarto a 12thStreet e il lago di fronte. Questi ultimi due terminali sono per le strade entermg tromthe sud, sud-ovest e sud-est. La gola del quartiere degli autobus a IJthStreet è h
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. Report on the re-arrangement and development of the steam railroad terminals of the city of Chicago : submitted to the Citizen's Terminal Plan Committee of Chicago . FIGURE 40. FOUR-STATION PLAN. This plan contemplates four terminals, the present Chicago & North WesternStation being the first, the second at Harrison and Canal Streets for roads enteringfrom the west, the third at La Salle and 12th Streets, and the fourth at 12thStreet and the lake front. These last two terminals are for roads entermg tromthe south, southwest and southeast. The throat of the busmess district at IJthStreet is here doubled in width, and considerable improvement of the streetsystem is possible. , . _, ^^ , , ^ ^ j j Here, the river is shown straightened as in Plate II and streets extended. Railkoad Eegeoupixg—Section 10. 181 St. Paul (Evanston Division): This line, crossing theNorth Branch of tlie Chicago river at Kinzie street, has notbeen considered as a passenger route, because it has been prac-tically given over to freight service.. FIGURE 41. RAILROAD ENTRANCE ROUTES—FOUR-STATION PLAN. This plan contemplates some rearrangement of railroad entrances to thecity, saving many railroad and river crossings and considerable train mileage, and simplifies the present network of tracks entering the city. Those rights-of-way relieved of main line traffic (shown in light lines) can be used for suburbanrapid transit or freight development. ARm:our 182 Chicago Eaileoad Terminals. Results of Re-grouping: I. Unit Station Plan, Figs. 34-35.This contemplates a railroad liighwav west of the river.Here, the latitude in regrouping is so wide as to make it dif-ficult to predetermine results in concrete form, but the gen-eral changes indicated above largely apply. II. Two Station Plan, Figs. 36-37: All roads except theXortli Aestern would use the Illinois Central Terminal. Ob-viously this plan is too rigid and forces unnecessary rivercrossings and detours. If the suburban link north and westunder th
