Re: [CBQ] A Union Station Question

["Douglas Hosler" <dehosler@frontier.com>]

Thanks, Leo, for telling some of us there was such a book!  I bonded early to that station.  

Doug Hosler

On 8/25/18, 12:58 PM, "Leo Phillipp via Groups.Io" <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

> I just finished reading Fred Ash's expansive and detailed history of Chicago Union Station. It covers the very beginnings of passenger service and stations in Chicago up until recent years. My only suggested change to the book would be more maps and photos of the Station. You may want to have Ed De Rouin's  "Chicago Union Station" on hand while reading Ashe's book to supplement for the missing maps. The new book focuses more on the physical structure, politics of financing and alterations over the decades, where De Rouin's focused more on operations.
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> One thing the detailed discussions didn't mention is the extensive tunnel and basement systems under the entire station and out to the old central post office. I used to go exploring in these between train assingments and one day found myself in the post office watching mail clerks sort mail and wondering how I got there  ! The tunnels is where the baggage room and a multitude of maintenance shops were located. 
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> After reading this work and Ed De Rouin's CUS history I have learned that the massive trainman's locker room that I thought was the original and in place since CUS had been built had actually started as food storage and preparation areas for the Fred Harvey restaurants above it.   And some of the space had been a cafeteria and large public washroom.
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> So my question is where was the trainmans' locker room located before being relocated to the basement along the south wall of the station head house area ? Any idea when the move to the basement was made ? Was it related to the destruction of the concourse ?
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> Leo Phillipp

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