In search of lost tunnels

Earlier this year, I interviewed a retired steelworker named Tom Wells, who had taken hundreds of color photographs of Chicago’s freight train tunnels in the late 80s and early 90s. At their peak, the tunnels encompassed 60 miles of track, 40 feet below the sidewalk, extending from Superior Street south to 16th. Inside, small train […]
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