Had no idea there were so many different railroads in Chicago.
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Chicago & Illinois Midland
Chicago & North Western
Chicago Grand Western
Chicago ,Burlington & Quincy
Chicago.Indianapolis & Louisville
Chicago,Milwaukee,St.Paul & Pacific
Chicago.Rock Island &Pacific
Chicago,St.Paul,Minneapolis & Omaha
And the Big Four had no idea!!! CRAZY.
Chuck
It was Chicago Great Western, not Grand. The Chicago and Illinois Midland never came anywhere near Chicago.
Did not know thank you for the info.
Chuck
Overlooking
Chicago Aroura & Elgin
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee
Chicago South Shore & South Bend
While nominally interurban passenger carriers they did handle freight.
Curiosity killed me the Chicago & Illinois Midland was a coal line that ran from Pawnee south of Springfield Ill. ,with nearby trunk-line railroad, to the Illinois river at Havana
Chuck
Any railroad that didn’t run near a namesake place should be ashamed of itself- looking at you, Frisco. 
that is absolutely amazing that that many trains came into Chicago could you imagine the amount of people!
Chuck
17,000 passengers a day just at Dearborn Station. There were 5 other large downtown stations.
Rich
There were also switching railroads with “Chicago” in the name:
Chicago West Pullman & Southern
Chicago Short Line
Chicago River & Indiana AKA Chicago Junction (New York Central)
Chicago & Illinois Western (Illinois Central)
Belt Railway of Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal (CSX)
Was Pullman car Co. in Chicago? or war it Michigan?
Chuck
Chicago, around 115th Street. Pullman built a whole community on the southeast side for his workers.
Rich
thanks Rich Chicago was a booming town.
Chuck
Railroad capital of the world!
Rich
Chicago, Madison, and Northern became part of Illinois Central.
That is true. The Illinois Central Railroad established the Chicago, Madison, and Northern to provide a route from Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin. The line ran from Central Station west along the St. Charles Air Line and on to Freeport Illinois where the route turned north to Madison Wisconsin.
Rich
All those companies in and around Chicago, wow.
I thought Leeds had many. 
As more companies arrived in Leeds the local Councillors told the Railway Companies to close their passenger stations and arrive at Leeds City or Leeds Central Stations. The old stations became Goods Stations instead.
David
How many at Leeds?
Rich
Leeds & Selby Railway was the first with a station at Marsh Lane.
An aside Marsh Lane was a goods yard during WW2 and a target for German bombers. Each time it was repaired after a raid bombers returned. The spy there was a good one. Next to Marsh Lane was the Woodpecker Inn. After the war you could see damage done to the Inn and not repaired.
Midland Railway arrived in South Leeds, becoming Hunslet Goods Yard (now Crown Point Industrial Park)
Great Northern arrived at Leeds Central.
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and London & North Western Railway arrived at LNWR station (across the road from Leeds Central.
North Eastern Railway arrived at Leeds City Station
Leeds & Thirsk followed to City Station
David
David, thanks so much for posting that information.
Rich
