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Marshfield station
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Marshfield was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L" between 1895 and 1954. Constructed by the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad, it was the westernmost station of the Metropolitan's main line. West of the station, the main line diverged into three branches; this junction, served by the station, was widely regarded as the most complex on the entire Chicago "L" system. After 1905, the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, an interurban line, also served the station, but limited its service based on direction to avoid competing with the "L". The lines that had been constructed by the Metropolitan, including those serving Marshfield, were subject to modifications beginning in the 1930s that incrementally withdrew service from Marshfield. The station fully closed on April 4, 1954, and was demolished shortly thereafter. The junction Marshfield served was rebuilt in reduced form, but with a new station on Racine Avenue to the east. (Full article...)
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- Main editors: John M Wolfson
- Promoted: November 6, 2023
- Reasons for nomination: Long-term TFAR for April 4, 2024, the 70th anniversary of the station's final closure. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 00:08, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
- Support as nominator. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 00:08, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks, I just added it to WP:TFAP for April 4. - Dank (push to talk) 00:31, 7 November 2023 (UTC)