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Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Friday, November 16, 2018 Chicago Union Station 500 W Jackson Blvd Rm 107A Chicago, Illinois The Chicago Milwaukee & Gary by William Shapotkin Bill Shapotkin will discuss the Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary, a railroad intended to be an outer belt around the Chicago area that was never completed and never directly served any of its namesake cities. To bail out a business associate, Rockefeller forced the Milwaukee Road (the Saint Paul before the first bankruptcy) to acquire this heavily indebted railroad in 1922 by lease, one of a number of serious business mistakes that contributed to the first bankruptcy of the Milwaukee Road. Please enter at 500 W Jackson Blvd between Clinton and Canal. Call 312 725-0432 during meeting for assistance. Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago meets at Chicago Union Station on the third Friday of the month at 7:30 pm, except in July and August. Web site: http://rscc.dhke.com/ Email: shortlinechicagoHS@hotmail.com Phone number for program announcements: 312 725-0432; leave message to receive a call back For program announcements by email, send a blank message to: schs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com __._,_.___ Posted by: Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago <railroadshortlinescc@yahoo.com> __,_._,___ |