Franklin Park, IllinoisFranklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,467 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 18,110 in 2024. It was named for real estate broker Lesser Franklin who bought acres of the area when it was a majority of farming fields. GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.777 square miles (12.37 km), all land. It is part of Leyden Township.
New York Central RailroadThe New York Central Railroad (reporting markNYC) was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Rochester and Syracuse.
Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCanadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (known as Canadian Pacific Railway Limited until 2023), doing business asCPKC, is a Canadian railway holding company headquartered in Calgary. Through its operating subsidiaries, including the Canadian Pacific Railway, Kansas City Southern Railway, and Kansas City Southern de Mexico, it operates about 32,000 kilometres (20,000 mi) of rail in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Soo Line RailroadThe Soo Line Railroad (reporting mark SOO) is one of the primary United States railroad subsidiaries for the CPKC Railway (reporting mark CPKC), one of six U.S. Class I railroads, controlled through the Soo Line Corporation. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste.Conrail Shared Assets OperationsConrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO) is the commonly used name for modern-day Conrail (reporting markCRCX), an American railroad company. It operates three networks, the North Jersey, South Jersey/Philadelphia, and Detroit Shared Assets Areas, where it serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway.
Penn Central Transportation CompanyThe Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals (the Pennsylvania, New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads), each of which were united by large-scale service into the New York metropolitan area and to a lesser extent New England and Chicago.Pennsylvania RailroadThe Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), officially the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia. In 1882, it was the largest railroad (by traffic and revenue), transportation enterprise, and corporation in the world. Over its existence, the Pennsylvania Railroad acquired, merged with, or owned part of at least 800 other rail lines and companies.
Milwaukee District West LineThe Milwaukee District West Line (MD-W) is a Metra commuter rail line in Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs. Metra does not refer to any of its lines by a particular color, but the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District West line are dark "Arrow Yellow," honoring the Milwaukee Road's Arrow passenger train. Trains are dispatched from the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway's American headquarters in Minneapolis.
United StatesCountry primarily in North AmericaThe United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.
Reporting markA reporting mark is a code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on certain rail transport networks. The code typically reflects the name or identifying number of the owner, lessee, or operator of the equipment, similar to IATA airline designators. In North America, the mark, which consists of an alphabetic code of two to four letters, is stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one- to six-digit number.
Milwaukee RoadRailroad in the Midwest and Northwest United States Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadThe Milwaukee Road system mapA Twin Cities Hiawatha postcard in 1935OverviewHeadquartersChicago, IllinoisReporting markMILWLocaleMidwestern and Western United StatesDates of operation1847–1986SuccessorSoo Line RailroadMost trackage in South Dakota and Montana is now operated by the BNSF RailwaySome trackage in Washington is now operated by the Union Pacific RailroadSome trackage in the Midwest is now operated by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Railway and Soo Line Railroad's successor.Some trackage in Wisconsin and Illinois is now operated by the Wisconsin and Southern RailroadSome trackage in Illinois is now operated by MetraTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugeLength11,248 miles (18,102 km) (1929)3,023 miles (4,865 km) (1984) The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road (reporting mark MILW), was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986.
Railroad classesRailroad classes are the system by which freight railroads are designated in the United States. Railroads are assigned to Class I, II or III according to annual revenue criteria originally set by the Surface Transportation Board in 1992. With annual adjustments for inflation, the 2019 thresholds were US$504,803,294 for Class I carriers and US$40,384,263 for Class II carriers. (Smaller carriers were Class III by default.)*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.