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Nostalgia & History > Chicago District Electric Generating Corporation's SW1 #4Date: 04/15/25 16:54 Chicago District Electric Generating Corporation's SW1 #4 Author: MartyBernard Chicago District Electric Generating Corporation EMD SW1 #4 built Aug. 1948 seen in Hammond, IN July 2, 1973. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS Collection
As best I can tell Chicago District Electric Generating Corporation was an early version of Commonwealth Edison.  Date: 04/15/25 20:09 Re: Chicago District Electric Generating Corporation's SW1 #4 Author: Gonut1 Almost qualifying as a Critter of the Day!
go Date: 04/17/25 11:22 Re: Chicago District Electric Generating Corporation's SW1 #4 Author: colehour That's the former State Line Generating Plant in the background. When it was build in the 1920s it was the largest plant of its kind in the world.
It's gone now, and Hammond would like to see an income generating property in its place. I don't think that anything is in the works. Oh yes, it was originally an Insull property. There's a fine article on the plant here: The State Line Generating Station — Whiting-Robertsdale Historical Society Date: 04/17/25 11:33 Re: Chicago District Electric Generating Corporation's SW1 #4 Author: john7968 Anyone know whjat happened to #4 ?
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