How did C&O passenger trains reach Chicago?

[richhotrain]

rcdrye, I was reading your comments on C&O’s use of Grand Central Station in the following thread. All very interesting.

C&O and B&O Passenger Trains in Chicago

The short answer is that B&O/C&O got a better deal from C&NW. The other reason is that B&O/C&O also got a better route. The traditional B&O route also used by C&O trains to Grand Central used a joint B&O/Rock Island line from South Chicago, across the RI main line, over a bit of the RI suburban line and onto the B&OCT main line near Western Avenue. From there the B&O trains went north to what is now known as Ogden where they turned east on the B&OCT line that led past the B&O’s Rockwell Ave. ya…

Rich