Chicagos Lost Streetcar to New York

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In 1906, a bold vision promised to connect Chicago to New York City with a high-speed electric railroad. The ChicagoNew York Electric Air Line Railroad was marketed as a revolutionary feat of engineering, promising a 10-hour journey for just $10. However, despite the massive hype and thousands of investors pouring their life savings into the project, the ambitious Air Line collapsed before it could ever leave the cornfields of Indiana.

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Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad by Chris Light is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).1907 Panic crop by Soerfm is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

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Gary Railways Interurban Line, Valparaiso Division, at Milepost 20, Long Lake, 1938 - Valparaiso, Indiana by Steve Shook is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).

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Woodville Junction and Substation, Gary Railways, circa 1938 by Steve Shook is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).

Chicago-New York Electric Airline Railroad, Goodrum Power Station, circa 1914 by Steve Shook is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).

Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad Directors, Inspecting, October 18, 1909 - Chesterton, Indiana by Steve Shook is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).

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