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 #81366  by Engineer Spike
 
Is the Lumber District still used out of Western Aveenue? I trained on the line, but never covered it. It did some street running in Chicago.
Someone told me that it was connected with a Santa Fe branch north out of Corwith. Is this true?

 #81431  by AmtrakFan
 
I don't think it connects with Corwith.

John