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The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (Aurora Elgin and Chicago before 1922) was an electric passenger railroad from Chicago west through its suburbs. The western portions were high-speed heavy lines, but access to the downtown area was on an elevated railway (“the Met”), part of Chicago’s “L” system.
a Station remained in service on the North Shore Line after the "L" withdrew service. b Station remained in service on the Chicago Aurora and Elgin after the "L" withdrew service. c Station opened on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway prior to the start of "L" service. March 11, 1905, is the day "L" service began at this station.
The Humboldt Park branch was a 2.09-mile (3.36 km) elevated line which served six stations. The branch separated from the Logan Square branch northwest of the Damen station (originally called Robey), and ended at the Lawndale terminus. [1]
Numbers Original operator Manufacturer Delivered Notes 100s South Side Elevated Railroad Jackson and Sharp Company; Gilbert Car Company; Jewett Car Company: 1892–1905 The earliest trains were originally pulled by steam locomotives (Baldwin Locomotive Works Vauclain four-cylinder compound locomotives); the South Side Rapid Transit was the first to use multiple unit electric cars.
The Bloomingdale Trail is a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) elevated rail trail linear park running east–west on the northwest side of Chicago. It is the longest greenway project of a former elevated rail line in the Western Hemisphere, and the second longest in the world, after the Promenade plantee linear park in Paris. In 2015, the City of Chicago ...
Consequently, service on the C&E was reduced from 54 trains to 14 rush-hour trains. On May 16, 1908, the elevated railroad company extended its main line north from Wilson station to Central station along the existing C&E tracks. The extension replaced commuter service along the C&E except for a section south of Sheridan Park/Wilson; commuter ...
Stations on the Chicago "L" that are no longer in revenue service; they are abandoned or closed, demolished, partially demolished. Pages in category "Defunct Chicago "L" stations" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total.
The Logan Square branch was an elevated rapid transit line of the Chicago "L", where it was one of the branches of the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad.Diverging north from the Metropolitan's main line west of Marshfield station, it opened in 1895 and served Chicago's Logan Square and West Town neighborhoods.