Center of commerce

Center of commerce

By Brian Schmidt | June 30, 2021

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


Rail yard with cars in front of large brick structure

Center of commerce

A Pennsylvania Railroad Geep pulls a string of express cars in front of railroad’s Polk Street freight station near Chicago Union Station. Polk was the country’s largest freight terminal when built in 1918. Ed DeRouin photo

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