Research Theme

Transit

Transit gathers stations, bridges, terminals, depots, corridors, and related infrastructure into a single lens on movement through the built environment.

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56

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6

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Research In Transit

56 published articles

Amtrak Midwest Maintenance Facility / Canal Street Yard, Chicago

Research Record

Updated 2026

Canal Street Yard: Amtrak’s Maintenance Plan and Its Bridgeport Setting

Chicago Industrial Site Active

Amtrak’s proposed Midwest Maintenance Facility brings federal rail investment, a changed industrial use, and neighborhood concerns into the same narrow corridor.

Place
Amtrak Midwest Maintenance Facility / Canal Street Yard, Chicago
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
5
Updated
2026
The Railyards / White Sox Ballpark Proposal, Chicago

Research Record

Updated 2026

The Railyards: A White Sox Proposal on Working Railroad Land

Chicago Industrial Site Active

A September 2026 ballpark concept places baseball on Amtrak’s current riverfront yard, linking a possible move by the White Sox to a separate rail...

Place
The Railyards / White Sox Ballpark Proposal, Chicago
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
4
Updated
2026
Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh

Research Record

Updated 2026

Duquesne Incline: The Machinery Behind Pittsburgh’s Hillside View

Pennsylvania Transportation Infrastructure Active

The incline’s two stations preserve a working connection between the river level and Mount Washington, with a history of neighborhood transport and community rescue.

Place
Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
4
Updated
2026
Red Line Extension Corridor

Research Record

Updated 2026

Red Line Extension Corridor, Far South Side Chicago

Chicago Neighborhood / District Under Redevelopment

After decades of advocacy and funding uncertainty, the Red Line Extension has moved into construction, making the future 103rd, 111th, Michigan, and 130th station...

Place
Red Line Extension Corridor
Sources
4
Updated
2026
Republic Mine Industrial Landscape

Research Record

Updated 2026

Republic Mine Industrial Landscape, Republic

Michigan Industrial Site Ruin / Partial Remains

Near downtown Republic, the former mine landscape records the western reach of the Marquette Iron Range, where underground workings, open-pit expansion, rail loadouts, and...

Place
Republic Mine Industrial Landscape
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Lake Shore Engineering / Former LS&I Office Building

Research Record

Updated 2026

Lake Shore Engineering / Former LS&I Office Building, Marquette

Michigan Industrial Site Adaptive Reuse

Marquette's iron economy needed more than ore docks. It also needed shops, offices, stations, and administration buildings where industrial work became urban fabric.

Place
Lake Shore Engineering / Former LS&I Office Building
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
2
Updated
2026
Five Points

Research Record

Updated 2026

Five Points, Whiting-Robertsdale

Indiana Neighborhood / District Active

Few corners say more about the south Lake Michigan industrial strip. Five Points was a choke point, cruising ground, and roadside business district shaped...

Place
Five Points
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
3
Updated
2026
South Main Rail Yards

Research Record

Updated 2026

South Main Rail Yards, Rockford

Illinois Transportation Infrastructure Demolished / Lost

Beginning in the 1870s, the South Main Rail Yards held a network of railroads and industry along the edge of Kent Creek and the...

Place
South Main Rail Yards
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
4
Updated
2026
Buffington Harbor

Research Record

Updated 2026

Buffington Harbor, Gary

Gary Waterfront / Riverfront Under Redevelopment

Buffington Harbor is one of Gary's more revealing landscapes of industrial succession. Aerial archives, recent land acquisition, and a 2025 FedEx groundbreaking together show...

Place
Buffington Harbor
Coverage
Exact
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Gary Harbor

Research Record

Updated 2026

Gary Harbor, Gary

Gary Waterfront / Riverfront Active

The harbor was not a side effect of Gary Works. Mill, harbor, railroad yards, and river relocation were planned together, which gives Gary Harbor...

Place
Gary Harbor
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
2
Updated
2026
Gary Union Station

Research Record

Updated 2026

Gary Union Station, Gary

Gary Transportation Infrastructure Under Redevelopment

The 1910 station keeps transportation history tied to a specific Gary address. Even empty, it still concentrates rail memory, downtown identity, and the city's...

Place
Gary Union Station
Coverage
Exact
Sources
3
Updated
2026
Roxana Neighborhood

Research Record

Updated 2026

Roxana Neighborhood, East Chicago

East Chicago Neighborhood / District Active

Roxana shows the city from the scale of blocks, crossings, and ordinary houses rather than furnaces alone. The neighborhood ties South Shore access, industrial...

Place
Roxana Neighborhood
Coverage
Approximate
Sources
3
Updated
2026

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