Series VI: Chicago River and Indiana Railroad: Chicago Industries and Union Stock Yards

This series consists of photographs of the Chicago River and Indiana Railroad's facilities in Chicago, Illinois. These photographs were submitted to the Commission as Employees' Exhibit 45, are referred to by the letter K in testimony, and were taken by Donald H. Anderson. Mr. Anderson was employed by the Chicago River and Indiana as an engineer and was a member of the BLF&E. The Chicago River and Indiana operated a belt, switching, and terminal railroad in the metropolitan Chicago area serving approximately 400 industries; the railroad grew out of the need to link the Union Stockyards with the other carriers entering Chicago. The photographs in this series document the movements made by trains on this line through industries and city streets. The Chicago Hygrade Meat Packing Plant and its operations are also extensively documented, as are the surrounding streets. One picture in this series (box 56, folder 143) has been tentatively included based on the appearance that it was taken in the Union Stockyards; this identification may be incorrect.