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It was totally the city's fault because the city owned the tunnels. See the FAQ: http://users.ameritech.net/pokeefe571/ctcfaq.htm http://users.ameritech.net/pok
by anthonyb 17y ago
It was totally the city's fault because the city owned the tunnels. See the FAQ: http://users.ameritech.net/pokeefe571/ctcfaq.htm http://users.ameritech.net/pokeefe571/ctcfaq.htm
Q: Why were the tunnels under State Street and Dearborn Street demolished to make room for the rapid transit subways? Didn't the Tunnel Company have any say so in the matter?
A: The Chicago Tunnel Company owned only the locomotives, rolling stock, track, and overhead wire. The City of Chicago owned the tunnels. Because of this, the Tunnel Company didn't have much choice but to give up their most profitable trackage when subway construction was started by the city. You can't fight City Hall!
- mschy 17y agoWell that weakens my point substantially, but I still think that 'totally' is too much blame. If you leave your building hooked up to an open tunnel line, something could come in through it. And that something could be water (or gas, or rodents...). Claiming that's "totally" the city's fault strikes me as a dangerous abdication of personal responsibility.