The Illinois portion was chartered on February 17, 1851, as the Illinois Parallel Railroad.[1] Its charter permitted construction of a 44.6 mile rail line northward from Chicago through Waukegan, Illinois to Wisconsin paralleling Lake Michigan at a distance of no less than ten miles from the lake's west shore. The IPRR's board first met on September 9, 1851. On February 5, 1853, the line's name became the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad, and construction reached Waukegan on December 19, 1854.
In a major ceremony in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday May 19, 1855, the line was connected with the Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad (chartered March 13, 1851 in Wisconsin; renamed Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad on March 6, 1857), also exactly 44.6 miles in length. The Chicago and Milwaukee and Milwaukee and Chicago Railroads merged on June 22, 1863, to form the Chicago and Milwaukee Railway.[2]
The Northwestern Union Railway was merged into this company on January 11, 1881, and on April 12, 1881, it merged with the Milwaukee and Madison Railway and Sheboygan and Western Railway to form the Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway, which was absorbed into the C&NW in June 1883.
Referencesedit
^"Illinois Railroads". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1871. p. 3. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
^"The Chicago and Milwaukee Railway Company". Chicago Tribune. June 17, 1863. p. 3. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
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chicago, milwaukee, railway, predecessor, chicago, north, western, railway, states, illinois, wisconsin, illinois, portion, chartered, february, 1851, illinois, parallel, railroad, charter, permitted, construction, mile, rail, line, northward, from, chicago, t. The Chicago and Milwaukee Railway was a predecessor of the Chicago and North Western Railway C amp NW in the U S states of Illinois and Wisconsin The Illinois portion was chartered on February 17 1851 as the Illinois Parallel Railroad 1 Its charter permitted construction of a 44 6 mile rail line northward from Chicago through Waukegan Illinois to Wisconsin paralleling Lake Michigan at a distance of no less than ten miles from the lake s west shore The IPRR s board first met on September 9 1851 On February 5 1853 the line s name became the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad and construction reached Waukegan on December 19 1854 In a major ceremony in Kenosha Wisconsin on Saturday May 19 1855 the line was connected with the Green Bay Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad chartered March 13 1851 in Wisconsin renamed Milwaukee and Chicago Railroad on March 6 1857 also exactly 44 6 miles in length The Chicago and Milwaukee and Milwaukee and Chicago Railroads merged on June 22 1863 to form the Chicago and Milwaukee Railway 2 The Northwestern Union Railway was merged into this company on January 11 1881 and on April 12 1881 it merged with the Milwaukee and Madison Railway and Sheboygan and Western Railway to form the Chicago Milwaukee and North Western Railway which was absorbed into the C amp NW in June 1883 References edit Illinois Railroads Chicago Tribune March 21 1871 p 3 Retrieved May 15 2012 The Chicago and Milwaukee Railway Company Chicago Tribune June 17 1863 p 3 Retrieved May 15 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chicago and Milwaukee Railway amp oldid 1055284734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
