User:Mitchazenia/47th Street (Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad station)

47th Street Station was one of several stations used by the Erie Railroad (reporting mark ERIE) in the city of Chicago, Illinois. This stretch of the Erie Railroad, considered part of the Chicago & Erie Railroad, was on tracks shared with the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad. The last passenger train to stop for the Erie however at the station would be on September 29, 1935, while 63rd Street – Englewood and Dearborn Station would last into the 1960s and the end of service on January 6, 1970 respectfully.

The depot at 47th Street was a two-story stone structure that was directly between two sets of merging tracks, with platforms on both sides. The station structure remained long after passenger service had ended, with the structure being removed in the 1990s.

History
The station was built in 1906. The September 15, 1906 Railway And Engineering Review states; It will be remembered (from the March 17, 1906 issue) that the station is of Bedford lime stone roofed in slate. The tracks on either side of the building are for passenger traffic, being spread 70 feet apart, to provide room for the building. The main waiting room of this station is 30X70 feet, occupying the whole width of the building, between the women's waiting room at the extreme north of the building and the ticket office at the south end of this building.The floor of this room is composition tile, the walls are finished in tile, and the ceiling is plastered between false beams.