Ep 132 - Swimming in the Sub-Basement: The Great Chicago Flood of 1992

Today, we go back down below the city of Chicago to talk about the Great Flood (Leak?) of 1992. Did you know that in the 1890s, construction started on a railway under the city that would transport telephone lines, coal, and eventually packages around its 60 miles of track? By the 1950s, the tunnels were shut down and largely forgotten due to better streets, less coal dependence, and some corruption. Until... an unexpected bad thing happened... Grab your galoshes and a flashlight. We're going in! Sources:1992 Loop Flood Brings Chaos, Billions In Losses - https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231222/http://cbs2chicago.com/vault/local_story_104140940.htmlCorps responds to strange flood - https://web.archive.org/web/20080607013746/http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/CEPA/PUBS/may02/story10.htmhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2017/04/12/great-flood-of-1992/ Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life! patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod  Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod Email: [email protected]