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The Chicago and North Western (reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States.It was also known as the "North Western".The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s.
The Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company was incorporated on October 30, 1893, [2] [3] and on January 8, 1894, it was granted a 50-year franchise by the City of Chicago. [4] The original franchise stipulated that service between a downtown location to the south of the Chicago River and Wilson Avenue was to begin by December 31, 1897.
Chicago and Northwestern Depot (Wilmette, Illinois), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois, located on the commuter line between Chicago and Kenosha; Norwood Park station, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago, Illinois, located on the commuter line between Chicago and Harvard
Pages in category "Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations" The following 123 pages are in this category, out of 123 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Norwood Park station is a historic commuter railroad station along the Union Pacific Northwest Line in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is officially located on 6088 North Northwest Highway, but also runs parallel to Avondale Avenue near Raven Street. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Norwood Park is in zone 2.
On July 26, 1856, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail Road was formed as a consolidation of the Fort Wayne and Chicago, Ohio and Indiana, and Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads. Extensions opened west to Warsaw September 28, Plymouth November 10, Englewood, Illinois (south of Chicago ) on November 29, 1858, and Van Buren Street in Chicago ...
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway: Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad: PRR: 1853 1856 Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad: Fox River Valley Railroad CNW: 1852 1858 Elgin and State Line Railroad: Franklin and Waverly Railway: CB&Q: 1908 1917 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad: Fredonia and Reeds Railroad: IC: 1914 1946 Illinois ...