Chicago Terminal Railroad
The Chicago Terminal Railroad (reporting mark CTM) was a switching and terminal railroad that operated over former Milwaukee Road/Canadian Pacific and Chicago and North Western/Union Pacific trackage in northern Illinois. The railroad began its operations on January 2, 2007. The railroad rostered a total of three locomotive units, all of EMD design.
 A switcher on Kingsbury Street. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Reporting mark | CTM |
| Locale | Chicago, Illinois |
| Dates of operation | 2007–2019 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Routes
- The C&E Line: The first route acquired by the CTM was a former Milwaukee Road branch line in the city of Chicago. It ran from the Union Pacific North Avenue Yard to a terminus near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street in the Goose Island district. The line was formally abandoned in 2019, with the City of Chicago acquiring the rights to reactivate rail service while at the same time pursuing conversion of the line to a rail trail.[1]
- Centex Industrial Park: The CTM took over operations in this location from the Central Illinois Railroad in April 2007. Located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, this is former Chicago and North Western trackage that was operated by Union Pacific until 2001. In 2018, Progressive Rail took over Operations on this line under the name Chicago Junction Railway.
- Bensenville Industrial Park: Located roughly adjacent to the Elk Grove Village operation, this former Milwaukee Road branch was leased to the CTM by Canadian Pacific in 2007. Progressive Rail took over this line in 2019, operating it as the Chicago, St Paul & Pacific Railroad (not to be confused with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad).
External links
- Chicago Terminal Railroad Unofficial Web Page
- Chicago Terminal, Chicago Area Shortline Railroads unofficial site
- Chicago Terminal Railroad Photograph Tour (2008)
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