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The Lake Street Elevated Railway Company was chartered on February 7, 1888 and granted a 25 year franchise by the city council to build an elevated railroad above Lake Street from Canal Street to the city limits.[3] It was originally planned that the line would use a steam-powered monorail system that had been developed by Joe Meigs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, however the company eventually chose to use more traditional steam locomotives.[2] Pretty futuristic eh ? Ashland station photo link:
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