LaSalle Street Station
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LaSalle Street Station is a commuter rail terminal at 414 South LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. First used as a rail terminal in 1852, it was a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968, and for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad until 1978, but now serves only Metra's Rock Island District. The present structure became the fifth station on the site when its predecessor was demolished in 1981 and replaced by the new station and the One Financial Place tower for the Chicago Stock Exchange. The Chicago Board of Trade Building, Willis Tower, and Harold Washington Library are nearby.
Platforms of LaSalle Street Station
The station as rebuilt circa 1871 and demolished circa 1903
The 20th Century Limited being pulled out of LaSalle Street Station by the Commodore Vanderbilt locomotive
The Chicago Stock Exchange/LaSalle Train Station as viewed from the Willis (Sears) Tower in July 2019
LaSalle Street
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LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a 17th century French explorer of the Illinois Country. The portion that runs through the Chicago Loop is considered to be Chicago's financial district.
from the old Chicago Board of Trade Building (May 15, 1916)
The Chicago Board of Trade Building (center), the Continental Illinois Building (left) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (right)