Exhibit Explores the Influence of Mexican Railroad Workers in Chicago

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Original Load Date Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/22/exhibit-explores-influence-mexican-railroad-workers-chicago

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Part of Chicago’s identity is rooted in its railroads, but an important part of that history has long gone untold. Now, an exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen explores how Mexican railroad workers helped shape the city’s infrastructure in the early 1900s. [ “Rieles y Raíces: Tr...