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Home > Timeline: Chicago in 1871 > Intracity Train Speed Limits

Intracity Train Speed Limits

Monday, January 30, 1871

With grade-level accidents a continuing major problem, the Common Council adopts a resolution that asks the Board of Police to enforce the ordinance restricting the speed of trains traveling within the city to six miles per hour.

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