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Although the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad (later a part of C&NW) provided passenger service between Chicago and Evanston, there was a need to provide alternative service between the two cities. In 1861, a charter was given to the Chicago and Evanston Railroad; however, the line began operation on May 1, 1885, after many years of funding and ...
The original Evanston campus has witnessed approximately 150 buildings rise on its 240 acres (0.97 km 2) since the first building opened in 1855. The downtown Chicago campus of approximately 25 acres (100,000 m 2) is home to the schools of medicine and law was purchased and constructed in the 1920s and 1930s.
An Evanston shuttle train being powered from overhead lines in 1966. Right-of-way and trackage used by the Evanston Branch and the North–South Route (today's Red Line) between Leland Avenue and the Wilmette terminal was purchased by the CTA in 1953 from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. [20]
The Yellow Line, also known as the Skokie Swift, is a branch of the Chicago "L" train system in Chicago, Illinois.The 4.7-mile (7.6 km) route runs from the Howard Terminal on the north side of Chicago, through the southern part of Evanston and to the Dempster Terminal in Skokie, Illinois, making one intermediate stop at Oakton Street in downtown Skokie.
The cessation of Milwaukee Road service over the Chicago and Evanston line brought an end to the dual operation of the Calvary station. Following the elevation of the line through Evanston onto a solid fill embankment in 1908, [7] the station was moved south to the north side of Mulford Street and the line was upgraded with a third track. The ...
The stations were placed on the North side of tracks on the other C&NW West line, the original Chicago and Galena Union line. [4] The station buildings were built on the side for inbound Chicago passengers. The Davis Street station was the only stop in Evanston for intercity Chicago and North Western Railway trains, such as the Twin Cities 400. [5]
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Closed 1911, replaced by the Chicago and Northwestern Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center) 1 Ogilvie Transportation Center: Metra: Union Pacific Northwest, Union Pacific West Chicago "L": Green Pink (at Clinton) CTA Bus: J14, 19, 56, 60, 120, 124, 125, 126, 128, 130, 157, 192