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- I-PASS Electronic Toll Pass Transponder, circa 2006 - This electronic collection device reduced collection time on Illinois toll roads. Drivers mounted the device on the interior of an automobile windshield. The device sent out an electronic signal to the toll plaza and the toll was deducted from the driver's prepaid account as they cruised through the gates. Devices like this were introduced in the 1990s.
- circa 2006
- Collections - Artifact
I-PASS Electronic Toll Pass Transponder, circa 2006
This electronic collection device reduced collection time on Illinois toll roads. Drivers mounted the device on the interior of an automobile windshield. The device sent out an electronic signal to the toll plaza and the toll was deducted from the driver's prepaid account as they cruised through the gates. Devices like this were introduced in the 1990s.
- "Top-of-the-Tollway" Dining at the Fred Harvey Restaurant Spanning the Illinois Tollway, circa 1959 - Fred Harvey is credited with creating America's first restaurant chain. Starting in the 1870s, he established Harvey House restaurants along the Santa Fe Railway. As railroad passenger travel declined in the 20th century, Harvey's company began serving motorists. In the 1950s, it operated "oasis" rest areas on the Illinois Tollway where drivers could stop for food and fuel.
- circa 1959
- Collections - Artifact
"Top-of-the-Tollway" Dining at the Fred Harvey Restaurant Spanning the Illinois Tollway, circa 1959
Fred Harvey is credited with creating America's first restaurant chain. Starting in the 1870s, he established Harvey House restaurants along the Santa Fe Railway. As railroad passenger travel declined in the 20th century, Harvey's company began serving motorists. In the 1950s, it operated "oasis" rest areas on the Illinois Tollway where drivers could stop for food and fuel.