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427:(CTA), a publicly owned entity that had taken over the "L" from the CRT in 1947, discontinued the Westchester branch on December 9, 1951. At this time, the CA&E resumed full bi-directional service at Bellwood. The CA&E itself ended service midday on July 3, 1957, discontinuing all traffic at Bellwood. The station was eventually demolished.
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CA&E tickets were sold for
Bellwood station at nearby Wordman's Drug Store, where they could be purchased between 7 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Mondays and 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on other days. Tickets could also be purchased on the train, but as of 1950 such tickets attracted a ten-cent ($ 1.13
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Westchester branch, 1948, Bellwood served 116,488 passengers, an 18.65 percent decline from the 143,198 passengers served in 1947. This made it the most-ridden station on the branch west of
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only discharged passengers eastbound, and only boarded passengers westbound; stations marked with § had the same service pattern as italicized stations between 1926 and 1951. Stations marked with * did not offer CA&E service between 1926 and
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Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railway (October 29, 1950).
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1926
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537:from the original on July 7, 2022
340:Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad
189:Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad
37:Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad
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1176:1926 establishments in Illinois
1171:1902 establishments in Illinois
608:– via GreatThirdRail.org.
725:. San Francisco: Forum Press.
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735:– via Internet Archive.
593:. Chicago: Poole Bros., Inc.
410:Chicago Rapid Transit Company
675:– via Newspapers.com.
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365:opened from Bellwood. The
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126:December 9, 1951 ("L")
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338:was a station on the
118:October 1, 1926 ("L")
92:41.87936°N 87.87824°W
1071:Chicago "L" stations
245:Mount Carmel Branch
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476:Niles Center branch
342:(CA&E) serving
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54:General information
1079:Westchester branch
1018:All stations were
912:5th Avenue–Maywood
531:GreatThirdRail.org
484:Stock Yards branch
402:Westchester branch
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367:Westchester branch
348:Westchester branch
344:Bellwood, Illinois
284:Westchester branch
265:Following station
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64:Bellwood, Illinois
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1137:11th Avenue
1130:17th Avenue
1123:25th Avenue
921:Forest Park
905:11th Avenue
899:17th Avenue
893:25th Avenue
882:Garden Home
850:Spring Road
708:Works cited
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604:February 9,
571:Weller 1999
561:, p. 4
559:Weller 1999
541:February 9,
509:, p. 5
507:Weller 1999
456:17th Avenue
414:Chicago "L"
356:Chicago "L"
296:Des Plaines
291:25th Avenue
261:Chicago "L"
217:25th Avenue
199:Garden Home
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71:Coordinates
44:Chicago "L"
1165:Categories
1144:5th Avenue
1095:Canterbury
1020:flag stops
844:Villa Park
800:Glen Ellyn
774:(CA&E)
527:"Bellwood"
494:References
440:Operations
211:Main Line
133:Passengers
83:87°52′42″W
80:41°52′46″N
40:interurban
1102:Roosevelt
998:Oak Ridge
877:Wolf Road
780:Main Line
418:Roosevelt
1116:Bellwood
1109:Harrison
1008:Bellwood
930:Oak Park
887:Bellwood
872:Berkeley
833:Westmore
811:Glen Oak
698:CTA 1979
686:CTA 1979
665:Archived
643:CTA 1979
631:CTA 1979
595:Archived
535:Archived
391:Bellwood
336:Bellwood
320:Location
271:Harrison
251:Terminus
59:Location
27:Bellwood
1028:italics
1022:unless
838:Ardmore
822:Lombard
788:Wheaton
482:on the
373:History
294:toward
274:toward
236:toward
225:Chicago
223:toward
204:Wheaton
202:toward
108:History
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123:Closed
113:Opened
1031:1951.
598:(PDF)
591:(PDF)
462:Notes
727:ISBN
673:2022
606:2023
543:2023
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