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- 1 2 Bolton, Lang & Turner 1914, p. 18
- ↑ Bolton, Lang & Turner 1914, Sheet 20
- ↑ Weller & Stark 1999, p. 3
- ↑ Bolton, Lang & Turner 1914, p. 1
- ↑ Bolton, Lang & Turner 1914, pp. 5 & 19
- ↑ "Report Elgin-Rockford Line Will Quit Service". Chicago Tribune. Vol. 89, no. 59. March 10, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved February 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Weller & Stark 1999, p. 20