by Chicagopcclcars
I imagine it's because of the freight operation, but what exactly are the reasons??
David Harrison
David Harrison
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Chicagopcclcars wrote:I imagine it's because of the freight operation, but what exactly are the reasons??That's exactly right. It's due to the presence of SouthShore Freight. All freight trains, plus express passenger trains, are routed on the main track (which is a higher speed straight move but places cars further away from the platform so there's no danger of wide freight cars striking it). Stopping passenger trains are routed to the gauntlet track, which puts the doors right next to the platform. Hammond and East Chicago Stations have the same arrangement.
David Harrison