Washington, DC proposed subway map, 1909 dallas the Chicago Urban Transportation District

the Chicago Urban Transportation District planned to demolish the iconic elevated loop that runs through downtown Chicago and to replace it with two subway lines

with the support of Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro

Three years later

or the Subway-Surface Lines in Philadelphia

tumultuous relationship between the city of Milwaukee and TMER&L

Washington, DC proposed subway map, 1909 dallas the Chicago Urban Transportation DistrictToday the Capitol Subway is a curiosity, but when it first opened the Washington Post thought that the tiny Capitol Subway could be the nucleus of a modern rapid transit system. The Post published the proposal depicted here in December 1909, arguing that the subway would help to lift the nations Capital City out of the ruck of mediocrity. Unusually, the Post proposed to reserve much of the subways capacity for official use, with separate trains would