Construction of Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad Bridge over Kankakee River, 1909 - Shelby, Indiana : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Construction of Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad Bridge over Kankakee River, 1909 - Shelby, Indiana / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | Date: 1909Source Type: PostcardPublisher, Printer, Photographer: AZOPostmark: NoneCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: This rail line located east of Shelby and crossing the Kankakee River has been called several different names due to changes in track ownership. Originally the Illinois, Indiana and Iowa Railroad, commonly referred to as the 3Is, the track was constructed in 1881 from Streator, Illinois, to North Judson, Indiana, and later extended beyond these towns. The line became the Chicago Indiana & Southern Railroad (CI&S) when the Illinois, Indiana & Iowa Railroad and Indiana Harbor Railroad merged in 1906.The stock of the CI&S was owned entirely by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (LS&MS) and the Michigan Central Railroad, both of which were part of the New York Central Railroad (NYC). Thus, the track was often referred to as the New York Central line.The line was commonly referred to as the Kankakee Belt. The purpose of this particular line was to provide a crossover route for commodities originating in the west and southwest on the Burlington rail line over to the New York Central rail line without having to travel through Chicago.The bridge seen here was constructed in 1909 with the Bernhisel Construction Company of Evanston, Illinois serving as the contractor. According to the 1909 annual report published by the Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad, the cost of the structure was $49,881.41 [equivalent to $1.27 million in 2013 dollars]. The annual report also notes that this particular section of the Kankakee Division of the CI&S included "relaying tracks with heavier rails, additional ballasting and strengthening and renewing bridges to put the roadbed in condition for heavier power."The bridge is also mentioned in the "Biennial Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries and Game of Indiana, For the Fiscal Years 1911 and 1912" where it is stated on page 100: At the southeastern corner of Lake County is the C., I. & S. Railway bridge, built two years ago. It is the longest and best bridge that spans the Kankakee River, being about 800 feet long, constructed of reinforced concrete. During the greater part of the year the river follows a bed that is only fifty or sixty feet wide at this place; but on both shores are wide expanses of thickly-grown marsh-grass, which when they become the bed of the river in the spring, reach to such an extent that so long a bridge is necessary.Note that this bridge still exists. Modern photographs of the bridge can be found here [scroll about two-thirds down the webpage to view the images].Information Source: Miles, George William, and Preston H. Miles. 1913. Biennial Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries and Game of Indiana, For the Fiscal Years of 1911 and 1912. Indianapolis, Indiana: Wm. B. Burford. 304 p.Copyright 2014. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
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| 撮影者 | Shook Photos , Moscow, Idaho, USA |
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