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Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
Original plan from Chicago to Galena
Overview
Locale
northern Illinois
Dates of operation
1836 (chartered); 1848 (in service)–1864
Successor
Chicago and North Western
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
1862 map
The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU) was the first railroad constructed out of Chicago, intended to provide a shipping route between Chicago and the lead mines near Galena, Illinois. The railroad company was chartered on January 16, 1836,[1] but financial difficulties delayed construction until 1848.[2] While the main line never reached Galena, construction to Freeport, Illinois, allowed it to connect with the Illinois Central Railroad, thus providing an indirect route to Galena. A later route went to Clinton, Iowa.
^An Act to Incorporate the Galena and Chicago Union Rail Road Company, January 16, 1836. In Laws of the State of Illinois, Ninth General Assembly, Second Session, 1835-1836. Pp. 24-30. Internet Archive
^McLear, Patrick E. "The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad: A Symbol of Chicago's Economic Maturity," Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 73, No. 1 (Spring 1980), pp. 17-26. P. 24. Stable URL.
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