12-07-2011, 03:04 AM
Hi,
maybe the original question was misleading. The Indiana Harbour Belt's main function was that of an interchange road. All major RR-companies operated once upon a time in and out of Chicago, so Windy City became the spot were cars were interchanged. A railroad connecting all the RR's with their own terminal in Chicago became mandatory.
Of course, also along the IHB, industrial area's were built. Selling the ground around the tracks probably paid for the construction of the IHB. So our IHB became a Terminal Road as well, serving industries along its route.
Names like Terminal Road or Bridge Route are often refering to their main function at a certain time, probably when they were built. Or just refering to the hopes of their founders. I would call the IHB a Belt Line (or an Interchange Line), not a Terminal Road
Paul
maybe the original question was misleading. The Indiana Harbour Belt's main function was that of an interchange road. All major RR-companies operated once upon a time in and out of Chicago, so Windy City became the spot were cars were interchanged. A railroad connecting all the RR's with their own terminal in Chicago became mandatory.
Of course, also along the IHB, industrial area's were built. Selling the ground around the tracks probably paid for the construction of the IHB. So our IHB became a Terminal Road as well, serving industries along its route.
Names like Terminal Road or Bridge Route are often refering to their main function at a certain time, probably when they were built. Or just refering to the hopes of their founders. I would call the IHB a Belt Line (or an Interchange Line), not a Terminal Road
Paul