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- ↑ "Illinois Railroads". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1871. p. 3. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ↑ "The Chicago and Milwaukee Railway Company". Chicago Tribune. June 17, 1863. p. 3. Retrieved May 15, 2012.