The original Wisconsin Central Railroad Company was a major early railroad that operated throughout northern Wisconsin. It built lines up through the forested wilderness, and opened large tracts to lo
Wisconson Central Railway 1883 ad cropped
Wisconsin Central Railroad lands in 1881
Newspaper advertisement from 1883
Grand Central Station was a passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 West Harrison Street on a block bounded by Harrison, Wells and Polk Stre
Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–1899)
…Point and Ashland, including Marshfield and Medford, and it connected these places to Chicago and St. Paul. It also played a major role in building Chicago's Grand Central Station. Despite these successes, it struggled financially from the start and was bankrupt by 1879. It was leased to the Northern Pacific Railway from 1889 to…
Grand Central in 1963
The waiting room of Grand Central Station had 26 ft (7.9 m) ceilings; the floor was made of marble.
The train shed of Grand Central Station
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Capitol Limited at Grand Central Station in 1967.