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speeds could be sustained for a longer distance. In conjunction with the completion of the Skokie Valley route, the railroad had improved the
Mundelein branch, building a new terminal and double-tracking the branch. Mundelein had previously been served by shuttle service connecting with main line trains at Lake Bluff; with the opening of the new Skokie Valley line on June 5, 1926, North Shore inaugurated an hourly Chicago-Mundelein local suburban service, interspersed with the hourly Chicago-Milwaukee limited-stop trains. Diversion of the Chicago-Milwaukee service onto the Skokie Valley line brought a reduction in travel time of 20 minutes.
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of 14,000 daily riders, and that the line was in dire need of modernization. The report recommended that the CTA only assume operations under the conditions that the acquisition of the railroad's property and modernization of the fleet could be achieved without cost to the agency, and an operational subsidy would be provided. In
February 1961, an updated study was released, revealing that patronage had become even lighter than it had been when the initial study was conducted. Ultimately, no action was taken as a result of the study, as none of the recommended conditions could be met.
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the action, the association offering to buy the railroad at salvage value but ultimately failing to raise sufficient funds to buy the property. That
November, the state of Illinois ruled in favor of the ICC, and prevented the commuters association from having the abandonment postponed any further. The last full day of service came on January 20, 1963, with the final trains reaching their destination in the early hours of the following morning. Sporadic freight movements continued into the next week, as the remaining cars on the line were collected from various points on the system.
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3525:, a wholly owned subsidiary of the North Shore Line, operated a single street railway line in the city of Milwaukee. The Milwaukee city line ran 3.46 miles (5.57 km) from Harrison Avenue to the intersection of 2nd Street and Wisconsin Avenue in the Westown neighborhood. Connections existed with the city service of
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project along the Shore Line. The North Shore had for nearly a quarter century sought to eliminate the hazards and operating costs associated with running a busy railroad through the business districts of one built-up suburb after another. Prior to the
Depression, grade separation projects had been
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through the Skokie Valley in late 1951 caused mounting ridership losses reflected on the railroad's earnings statements. Though the abandonment proceedings garnered strong opposition in the communities affected, the railroad was successful in proving its case and was authorized to end service on the
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service in
Waukegan expired in 1947, the company felt that a renewal was not justified. It replaced its city operations there with bus service. Shore Line trains that used the streetcar tracks to reach downtown Waukegan were simultaneously cut back to allow the tracks to be abandoned. The subsidiary
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ended. These national trends—coupled with the lost revenue from the three-month strike and the effects of the strike-settling wage increase—created serious passenger revenue losses for the line. In 1949, the railroad sought to curtail some of its more unprofitable services. Dining car service (other
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The remaining portion of the North Shore Line's new Skokie Valley line entered service in 1926. The new route consisted of 18 miles (29 km) of new double-track railroad, and the route was a mere 2.5 miles (4 km) longer than the old main line. Because it traversed mostly rural area, higher
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The growth of the north shore communities provided good traffic levels for the railroad, but the increasing congestion of these communities' business districts impeded the railroad's desire to remain competitive with the competing steam railroads for longer-haul passenger business, in particular the
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In 1919, further trackage rights agreements were negotiated with both the
Northwestern Elevated and the St. Paul Road which permitted North Shore Line trains to operate over the "L" south of Church Street, over the North Side Main Line and through the Loop, to a downtown terminal at Roosevelt Road.
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Power was supplied by overhead trolley wire. Milwaukee
Division trains initially operated over the entire length of the line and terminated on 2nd Street. In 1920 a dedicated passenger terminal was constructed near the intersection of 6th and Michigan Streets, reducing interurban operations over the
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Mundelein. The Libertyville Division was almost entirely double-tracked, aside from a short segment of single-track operation east of Green Bay Junction. Power was supplied primarily by overhead trolley wire, though sections of overhead catenary were utilized along the connections with the Skokie
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The former North Shore right-of-way from the
Illinois border to Milwaukee was sold off piecemeal to numerous private interests. In Illinois, extension to the Skokie Swift into the now-fully-developed territory in the Skokie Valley is discussed periodically. In other places, parts of the North Shore
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That February, the railroad requested expedited action by the ICC on its abandonment petition, citing its mounting losses. On May 17, 1962, the request was approved under the condition that no buyer stepped forward within 35 days. Both the Illinois regulators and an association of commuters opposed
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The Chicago Transit Authority researched the possibility of continuing truncated rail service between Waukegan and Howard Street in Chicago, with buses assuming operations between Lake Bluff and Mundelein. The report, released that October, revealed that passenger service had dropped to an average
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operating on the steam railroads connecting Chicago and Milwaukee, the North Shore in 1939 embarked on a program to modernize a portion of its steel coach fleet for both commuter and intercity service. Some 15 coaches dating from 1928 were modernized, practically from the ground up. All-electric
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Power to the Waukegan city lines was supplied by overhead trolley wire. Shore Line Route trains operated over 3.1 miles (5.0 km) of the North Avenue Line between North Chicago Junction and downtown Waukegan, where an interurban terminal was located at the intersection of County and Washington
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The North Avenue Line ran 5.06 miles (8.14 km) from North Chicago Junction to Greenwood Avenue on the north side of Waukegan, with additional branches to Western Avenue and Sheridan Road along Glen Flora Avenue. A connection to the Milwaukee Division was made at the intersection of Glen Flora
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Though the Niles Center elevated service failed to prosper, the transit operator benefited from the construction of new shop facilities on vacant land along the southern part of the Skokie Valley line. This spacious facility relieved older, more crowded facilities on the "L" system and remains to
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of the Chicago "L" from Linden Avenue in Wilmette to Howard Street in Chicago. Power was supplied by overhead trolley wire. When the North Shore Line assumed operations of the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad in 1916, trains only traveled as far south as Church Street in Evanston, where a
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In 1904, the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric began to purchase property and negotiate contracts for the extension of its service into Wisconsin. Construction between Waukegan and Zion City was largely complete by the summer of 1905. Further construction proceeded at such a pace that trains began
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in 1948 led to a 91-day work stoppage that spring. The dispute was resolved by increasing both fares and wages, though the company's employees continued to earn less than their counterparts at other area railroads. Simultaneously, a decline in rail travel began as initial postwar shortages of
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program to "prime the pump" of the American economy. This timely program allowed the railroads and the communities of Winnetka and Glencoe to obtain federal funding for the grade separation of the two railroads through their business districts. The project was complicated by the need for
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Wartime earnings were high enough that the railroad's bankruptcy trustees were able to pay some of the company's outstanding debt and submit a reorganization plan. After the plan was approved, a new corporation (with a different corporate name from before) assumed the property in 1946.
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The following year, a new terminal in Milwaukee was dedicated, and in succeeding years, the remaining single-track in Wisconsin was eliminated, with the exception of a one-half-mile stretch of single-track in southern Milwaukee that remained a minor bottleneck until the railroad's end.
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continued in service until the end of the railroad's operation in 1963. The Electroliners were sold to the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company and were renamed Liberty Liners and run between 69th Street Philadelphia and Norristown. The Liberty Liners were retired around 1979.
4255:(into which the North Western was merged in 1995) continued to operate the line until 2001, and it was dismantled in 2004–05. CTA is studying possible extension of the Yellow Line along the North Shore right-of-way as far as Old Orchard Road, opposite the Old Orchard shopping center.
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continued to grow, permitting more improvements to the property. Bridges between Racine and Milwaukee were upgraded and the original mainline underwent significant rehabilitation, as did the street railway in Waukegan, which had since begun operating a line on Washington Street. New
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passenger terminal and stub tracks had been constructed. After direct service into Chicago began in 1919, the Church Street station was reconfigured for through service, and retained as a terminal for local trains. Intermediate stops between Linden Avenue and Church Street included
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The Washington Street line ran 1.35 miles (2.17 km) from Sheridan Road to Lewis Avenue along Washington Street in Waukegan. A connection to the Milwaukee Division was made at Edison Court. The Washington Street line was entirely single-tracked, and utilized unprotected passing
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were transported from the Milwaukee Division to the Victory Memorial Hospital via the Glen Flora Avenue lines. After the end of street railway service in 1947, the North Avenue Line was truncated at 10th Street in Waukegan and incorporated into the Shore Line Route until 1955.
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heating was installed with a new ventilation system, new flooring, new interior decorations and fittings. The cars' exteriors were painted green with gray and red trim, and were dubbed "Greenliners". These cars were regularly assigned to Skokie Valley limited-stop service.
3436:(Milwaukee Road) at Racine. The Milwaukee Division was almost entirely double-tracked, aside from 0.6 miles (0.97 km) of single-track operation between Austin Avenue and Oklahoma Avenue on the south side of Milwaukee, and was located entirely on private right-of-way.
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Between 1902 and 1904, a branch line was constructed from the mainline at Lake Bluff to Libertyville. In 1905, this branch line was extended further west to Mundelein (then known as “Rockefeller”). In addition to giving the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric access to a large
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purchased the southernmost portion of the Skokie Valley line between Howard Street and Dempster Street, Skokie, and in early 1964 obtained federal funding for what turned out to be a successful mass transportation pilot project, dubbing the new non-stop service as the
3823:, as well as with the Wisconsin Central Railway at Mundelein. Around this same time, a single-track spur line known as the "West Line" was constructed from the Libertyville branch at Lake Bluff into the city of North Chicago, where it terminated south of 22nd Street.
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in late 1915. The possibility of a direct entry into Chicago over the elevated lines was also studied during this time, with the intent to eliminate the necessity of transferring at Church Street, and thereby making the interurban service more competitive with the
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The original main line – now designated by the railroad as the Shore Line – continued to host Chicago-Waukegan service, which consisted of limited-stop Chicago-Waukegan service as well as all-stop local service, each operating at roughly 30-minute headways.
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construction work to take place under traffic – the two railroads combined operated more than 200 daily trains. The grade separation was completed in late 1941 – just nine weeks before the United States went to war – and cost $ 4.3 million.
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funded by the railroads' private capital, and neither the North Shore Line nor the paralleling steam-operated Chicago and North Western Railway were in a financial position to undertake such a venture even before the stock market crash in 1929.
4199:-based holding corporation formed after a 1953 reorganization, moved to cut its losses; in 1958, the railroad filed with state and federal regulatory authorities for the authority to discontinue all service and abandon the entire property. The
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and Harrison Avenue, while a manual system was in place over the segment between Kenosha and Ryan Road. Power was supplied by a combination of overhead catenary and overhead trolley wire, with the transition made on the north end of Waukegan.
4244:." That same year, the Skokie Valley Transportation Council was formed by the towns of Glenview, Northbrook, Northfield and Skokie, with the goal of reviving rail service by funding an extension of the "Skokie Swift" further north.
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and continue into Chicago. The rudimentary, single-tracked interurban line was steadily upgraded over the following decade, with the addition of a second track, improvements to the physical plant and the gradual relocation from
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During the early 1920s, the railroad instituted a number of named, limited-stop trains, some carrying deluxe dining and parlor/observation cars. One of the railroad's most distinctive named trains, inaugurated in 1917, was the
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began operation in May 1895 as a local street railway line in the city of Waukegan, Illinois. The Bluff City Electric line had already been extended as far south as Highland Park when it was acquired by the newly incorporated
4211:(now the Kennedy Expressway) in late 1960 provided a link between the Edens Expressway and the Chicago Loop. The North Shore Line's passenger traffic began to hemorrhage at the rate of 46,000 passengers per month.
3835:, but in spite of ongoing financial trouble, construction in Wisconsin continued. The northern extension was finally completed in 1908, with through service between Evanston and Milwaukee beginning that October.
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and numerous stops eliminated many of the advantages of rail transportation on this route. Travel time on the Shore Line was roughly twice that of the slightly longer Skokie Valley route. The completion of the
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Right-of-way and trackage between Leland Avenue in Chicago and Linden Avenue in Wilmette was sold to the CTA in 1953, though the Shore Line continued to operate. In turn, the railroad received $ 7 million
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in Niles Center in 1925. It had been anticipated that the opening of the new "L" line would help launch a real estate boom in the area as it had decades earlier in other parts of the Chicago area. The
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of fuel and rubber made auto travel difficult, the North Shore saw its freight and passenger traffic rise to record levels, in part due to the railroad serving important military facilities: the Army's
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The railroad repeated its petition to abandon the Shore Line in 1954. Though rush hour traffic levels remained strong, off-peak ridership had declined sharply, leading to further losses. The remaining
3529:(TMER&L), which utilized the tracks on Wells Street between 2nd and 5th Avenues until it was discontinued in 1958. The Milwaukee city line was entirely double-tracked and located in city streets.
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were also constructed along the Skokie Valley Route, and the CTA continued to utilize the line to access these facilities from Howard Street after local rapid transit service had been discontinued.
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if the North Side Main Line was obstructed. Power was supplied primarily by third rail, though overhead trolley wire was utilized on the outermost southbound track between Howard Street and
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protected by Nachod signals. The North Avenue Line was primarily located in city streets, though private right-of-way was utilized between North Chicago Junction and 10th Street in Waukegan.
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and Western Avenues. The North Avenue Line was double-tracked between North Chicago Junction and Water Street, while North of Water Street, the line was single-tracked, and made use of
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The Milwaukee Division was a main line which ran 48.2 miles (77.6 km) from North Chicago Junction to Harrison Avenue in Milwaukee, and served the intermediate cities of Waukegan,
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city streetcar service in Milwaukee was discontinued in 1951 but the tracks remained, as they were used by main line services to access the North Shore's Milwaukee terminal.
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station, an arrangement which continued after the CTA vacated the terminal in 1949. Operation into Chicago over the "L" was maintained until the end of rail service in 1963.
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and were the railroad's premiere service run as fast as 90 mph between Dempster Street and North Chicago Junction on the North Shore's excellent track and roadbed.
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to avoid interference from local "L" trains, though the exact routing varied over the years. After its completion in 1943, trains were occasionally diverted through the
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The needed real estate purchases and financing were arranged in 1923 and 1924, and construction of the new line began in April 1924. The new line diverged from the
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has been preserved, although moved 150 feet to the east. Both the Briergate and Kenosha stations also survive, currently housing commercial operations.
4385:, in Mason City, Iowa, also owns former North Shore Line equipment. Unrestored North Shore Line equipment is also in storage at several other museums.
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put a damper on the area's growth, and Niles Center (by that time renamed Skokie) didn't really begin to experience a surge of growth until the 1950s.
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from 1964 to 1980 before being retired. The other Electroliner set, former 803–804, still painted in SEPTA "Liberty Liner" colors, is stored at the
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The Milwaukee Division utilized block signaling, with automatic systems in place between North Chicago and Kenosha, as well as between Ryan Road in
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described the North Shore Line as a "super interurban" and opined that its cessation of rail service marked the end of the "interurban era" in the
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recommended the continued operation of the railroad. For the time being, ridership remained fairly stable, but the completion of the
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operating as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin by December of that year, followed by Racine in September 1906. Shortly thereafter, the
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city line to 2.8 miles. After the subsidiary company ceased its street railway operations in 1951, the North Shore Line assumed its
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The North Shore Line operated an electric street railway in the cities of Waukegan and North Chicago which consisted of two lines:
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In 1922, another trackage rights agreement was negotiated which permitted certain North Shore Line trains to operate over the
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Jervan, Thomas J. (Autumn 2016). "My Interest in the North Shore Line Became My First Job".
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from Howard Street to Chicago Avenue, North Shore Line trains typically utilized the
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trains to bypass the increasingly congested Shore Line Route. From 1925 to 1948, the
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and continued to operate interurban service to the 6th Street terminal until 1963.
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Central Electric Railfans’ Association (November 1938). Krambles, George (ed.).
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For post-1963 CTA operations over a former segment of the North Shore Line, see
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3225:(CTA) has operated over a short segment of the former main line from Chicago to
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3685:. Between the Loop and Roosevelt Road, trains made an intermediate stop at the
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Former interurban railroad line between the Chicago Loop and downtown Milwaukee
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Tobin, Edward W. (Spring 2018). "North Shore Line City Car History, Part 2".
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Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railway Executive Office (April 15, 1958).
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Chicago-Milwaukee traffic. The North Shore therefore sought to build a new
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currently serves the passenger rail market between Chicago and Milwaukee.
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5077:, Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company, September 24, 1922,
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in 1916, it inherited an arrangement in which its trains operated on the
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Hat pin from motorman on the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad.
3135:
838:
5261:"Plan for the CTA to Assume Services of the North Shore Line Interurban"
4956:, Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company, December 3, 1939,
4894:. Vol. 2. New York, New York: Poor's Railroad Manual Company. 1914
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Shore Line Route trains operated over the entire 4-mile (6.4 km)
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North Shore public timetable dated February 9, 1941, introducing the
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forced the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric into a prolonged period of
4365:
Other museums that have North Shore Line cars preserved include the
3645:. South of Merchandise Mart, trains operated counter-clockwise over
55:
4735:. Chicago, Illinois: Central Electric Railfans' Association. 1962.
4643:. Chicago, Illinois: Central Electric Railfans' Association. 1963.
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line, and utilized for exclusively for freight service, as well as
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Italics denote lines or services which are no longer in operation.
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4850:. Lake Forest, Illinois: Shore Line Interurban Historical Society.
4832:. Lake Forest, Illinois: Shore Line Interurban Historical Society.
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4203:(ICC) examiner handling the case recommended abandonment, but the
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in May 1898, and the following March a connection was made to the
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4430:. Vol. 290. Washington, D.C.: L.K. Strouse. pp. 767–768
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Template:Attached KML/Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
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Most of the rails were removed in the succeeding two years. The
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When the franchise held by the North Shore subsidiary operating
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Though the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric had been placed under
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5470:
3974:, wherein local "L" service was begun over the new line to the
5462:- 1963 (1st edition), Central Electric Railfans' Association
5137:. Chicago, Illinois: Central Electric Railfans Association.
3745:. Service south of Roosevelt Road was discontinued in 1938.
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service over an 88.9-mile (143.1 km) route between the
3811:
east of Libertyville, the new branch line also enabled the
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began operating from downtown Waukegan to Church Street in
3195:, as well as innovative services, such as its pioneering "
4868:. Delavan, Wisconsin: National Bus Trader, Incorporated.
5425:
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over the Skokie Valley Route between Howard Street and
5135:
Before the North Shore Line: The Early Years 1894-1916
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which ran 8.6 miles (13.8 km) from Lake Bluff to
4988:. Northbrook, Illinois: Quality Books, Incorporated.
4279:
previously served by the North Shore Line, while the
3991:'s primary maintenance facility for its rail system.
3432:. A freight interchange connection was made with the
3187:
Extensively improved under the one-time ownership of
4477:
Middleton, William (1963). "North Shore in Sunset".
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When the North Shore Line assumed operations of the
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stations, while northbound trains made stops at the
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4136:The failure to resolve a wage dispute taken to the
3779:, where passengers could transfer to trains of the
3771:(Milwaukee Road) line at Wilmette. In August 1899,
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4346:from the railroad. Both Electroliners saw use on
4330:Electroliner trainset 801–802 is preserved at the
3795:Chicago and Milwaukee Electric car 37 in Wilmette
3373:in Chicago to North Chicago Junction, parallel to
3345:south of Elm Place in Highland Park, reduced to a
6133:Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
3819:with both the EJ&E and the Milwaukee Road at
3477:Valley Route between Lake Bluff and South Upton.
3434:Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
4287:serve Libertyville and Mundelein, respectively.
3717:neighborhood. Trains made intermediate stops at
3527:The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
3271:which ran 19.4 miles (31.2 km) through the
5460:Routes of the Electroliners, Bulletin (No.) 107
5402:Central Electric Railfans' Association (1975).
5393:Central Electric Railfans' Association (1963).
5384:Central Electric Railfans' Association (1962).
5211:"Rail buys CTA bonds, sells 'L' right of way".
5188:"CTA will buy 'L' segment and asks bond bids".
4979:
4977:
4800:Waukegan City Lines Proposed Service Revisions
4338:; the museum's holdings also include 15 other
4231:The Dempster street terminal circa Summer 2002
3523:Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway Company
2214:
2206:
5482:
5320:"C.&N.W. Buys Right of Way from N. Shore"
5014:.org: Operations: Freight Service on the "L""
4511:. San Marino, California: Golden West Books.
4047:Modernization: Green Liners and Electroliners
3649:, with southbound trains making stops at the
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8:
5404:Route of the Electroliners: Bulletin No. 107
5395:Route of the Electroliners: Bulletin No. 107
4792:
4790:
4788:
4786:
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4641:Route of the Electroliners: Bulletin No. 107
4453:. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing.
3365:which ran 25 miles (40 km) through the
39:
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3927:, where passengers transferred to and from
3586:In 1919, the North Shore Line negotiated a
3333:project which included the installation of
3303:. The Shore Line Route was almost entirely
6181:Railroads in the Chicago metropolitan area
6044:Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
5949:Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
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4557:W.C. Gilman and Company (April 11, 1932).
3788:onto private right-of-way where possible.
3760:Bluff City Electric Street Railway Company
3121:Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
3094:
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3005:
264:
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40:Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
5977:Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Railway
5442:
4733:Interurban to Milwaukee: Bulletin No. 106
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3769:Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
3416:North Shore Facilities in Milwaukee, 1962
3229:. Operating examples of North Shore Line
3206:trainsets. Author and railroad historian
5406:(2nd ed.). Chicago, Illinois: CERA.
5397:(1st ed.). Chicago, Illinois: CERA.
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4275:services the market between Chicago and
3917:Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
3878:
3689:, and the North Shore Line utilized the
3361:The Skokie Valley Route was a main line
3160:, as well as an 8.6-mile (13.8 km)
6072:Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company
6016:Chicago and Interurban Traction Company
5782:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
4797:Sprague, A.A.; Britton I. Budd (1932).
4761:.org: Yards & Shops - Skokie Shops"
4583:
4581:
4424:Interstate Commerce Commission (1956).
4419:
4417:
4415:
4413:
4409:
4117:just north of Highwood, and the Navy's
3947:Construction of the Skokie Valley route
3909:Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad
3765:Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad
3353:to the company facilities at Highwood.
3283:to North Chicago Junction, parallel to
2798:
2790:
230:
133:Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad
6009:Aurora, Plainfield and Joliet Railroad
4377:, in East Haven, Connecticut, and the
38:
5698:Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
5675:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
5299:from the original on January 24, 2016
5050:from the original on February 4, 2020
5020:from the original on February 4, 2020
4924:from the original on February 4, 2020
4362:in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania.
3468:(EJ&E) and the Milwaukee Road at
3357:Skokie Division (Skokie Valley Route)
3184:services along its interurban route.
3172:. The North Shore Line also provided
1413:
1405:
7:
6051:Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company
6002:Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric
5928:Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric
5766:Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
5448:North Shore Line timeline, 1910–1919
5318:Dombrowski, Louis (March 10, 1965).
3855:was acquired, including an order of
3247:National Register of Historic Places
6065:Joliet and Eastern Traction Company
6030:Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railroad
6023:Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway
5361:from the original on August 8, 2020
5351:"Oak Leaf Trail - North Shore Spur"
5159:"Northwestern Elevated (1893-1924)"
5084:from the original on April 22, 2021
4963:from the original on April 22, 2021
4767:from the original on April 26, 2021
4249:Chicago & North Western Railway
4038:(a Winnetka resident), announced a
4034:and his Secretary of the Interior,
3315:, and included several segments of
3263:Chicago Division (Shore Line Route)
1997:
1989:
362:
354:
313:
305:
243:Greatest extent highlighted in blue
241:North Shore Line highlighted in red
63:car 700 near Green Bay Junction in
5730:Chicago and North Western Railroad
5453:Station architect Arthur U. Gerber
5330:from the original on March 6, 2016
5267:from the original on June 18, 2017
5044:.org: Stations: Congress Terminal"
4602:from the original on June 10, 2021
4371:East Troy Electric Railroad Museum
4119:Great Lakes Naval Training Station
4051:To meet the competition of modern
3923:to a terminal at Church Street in
2056:
1144:
25:
18:Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee
6138:Regional Transportation Authority
6037:Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad
5169:from the original on May 29, 2017
4891:Poor's Manual of Public Utilities
4129:, both former Insull properties.
4127:Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad
4100:Wartime rush and post-war decline
3970:An arrangement was made with the
3466:Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
3293:Chicago and North Western Railway
2222:
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118:–January 21, 1963
6221:650 V DC railway electrification
6196:Interurban railways in Wisconsin
5215:. October 17, 1953. p. A5.
5192:. October 10, 1953. p. A7.
4381:, in Kennebunkport, Maine. The
4369:, in South Elgin, Illinois; the
3452:The Libertyville Division was a
3307:, aside from a short segment of
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6191:Interurban railways in Illinois
5287:"Ask 7 Suburbs To Join Council"
4251:for use as a freight line. The
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6216:Electric railways in Wisconsin
6058:Fox and Illinois Union Railway
5935:Chicago and West Towns Railway
5349:Holl, Craig (March 26, 2012).
5237:. Laura Hedien. Archived from
4507:Middleton, William D. (1964).
4449:Middleton, William D. (1961).
4201:Interstate Commerce Commission
3781:Northwestern Elevated Railroad
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6211:Electric railways in Illinois
5806:Chicago Great Western Railway
5458:Maps of (excerpted from) the
4373:in East Troy, Wisconsin; the
4315:A preserved North Shore Line
4281:Milwaukee District North Line
4123:Chicago Rapid Transit Company
3972:Chicago Rapid Transit Company
3796:
3621:North Shore Line trains made
3392:(and later the CTA) operated
3390:Chicago Rapid Transit Company
3018:
2559:
5822:Grand Trunk Western Railroad
5235:"North Shore Line: 1950-End"
4984:Campbell, George V. (1980).
4918:.org: Purple Line: Evanston"
4866:Days of the North Shore Line
4864:Campbell, George V. (1985).
4082:. These trains were dubbed
4030:However, in 1937, President
3582:Howard Street–Roosevelt Road
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6176:Defunct Wisconsin railroads
4040:Public Works Administration
3709:from Roosevelt Road to the
3394:local rapid transit service
3328:Public Works Administration
3267:The Shore Line Route was a
6237:
6171:Defunct Illinois railroads
5388:. Chicago, Illinois: CERA.
4352:Norristown High Speed Line
3919:south of Laurel Avenue in
3544:
3326:were rebuilt as part of a
221:285.1 track miles (459 km)
29:
6151:
6128:Chicago Transit Authority
5854:New York Central Railroad
5838:Illinois Central Railroad
5714:Chicago and Erie Railroad
5502:Chicago metropolitan area
5133:Tobin, Edward W. (2008).
4986:North Shore Line Memories
4375:Shore Line Trolley Museum
4237:Chicago Transit Authority
3989:Chicago Transit Authority
3961:Howard Street "L" station
3913:Chicago and Evanston Line
3588:trackage rights agreement
3474:Wisconsin Central Railway
3335:automatic block signaling
3223:Chicago Transit Authority
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5963:Evanston Railway Company
4367:Fox River Trolley Museum
4319:trainset 801/802 at the
4301:rails to trails programs
4273:Union Pacific North Line
4138:National Mediation Board
3566:in Wilmette, as well as
3164:between the villages of
6206:Streetcars in Wisconsin
5386:Interurban to Milwaukee
4379:Seashore Trolley Museum
4360:Rockhill Trolley Museum
4332:Illinois Railway Museum
4321:Illinois Railway Museum
3976:Dempster Street station
3893:Illinois Railway Museum
3687:Congress/Wabash station
3243:Dempster Street Station
110:July 16, 1916
6201:Streetcars in Illinois
6112:Airport Transit System
5617:Union Pacific Railroad
4383:Iowa Terminal Railroad
4327:
4232:
4125:and fellow interurban
4067:
3904:
3896:
3803:
3486:Waukegan–North Chicago
3417:
3106:Show route diagram map
102:Illinois and Wisconsin
5956:Chicago Surface Lines
5878:Pennsylvania Railroad
5295:. November 11, 1965.
5213:Chicago Daily Tribune
5190:Chicago Daily Tribune
4314:
4285:North Central Service
4230:
4062:
4032:Franklin D. Roosevelt
3929:Northwestern Elevated
3902:
3882:
3794:
3448:Libertyville Division
3415:
3199:" operations and its
3127:), also known as the
2776:Congress & Wabash
2667:State & Van Buren
2603:Randolph & Wabash
6186:History of Wisconsin
6143:Kenosha Area Transit
5942:Chicago City Railway
5443:KML is from Wikidata
4209:Northwest Expressway
4007:Initially after the
4003:The Great Depression
3891:, on display at the
3731:Cottage Grove Avenue
3701:South Side extension
3604:North Side Main Line
3379:private right-of-way
3289:Old Line subdivision
3208:William D. Middleton
2657:Madison & Wabash
2505:Randolph & Wells
246:Show interactive map
4848:First & Fastest
4830:First & Fastest
4686:General Description
4489:Kalmbach Publishing
4485:Waukesha, Wisconsin
4205:Illinois regulators
4191:End of rail service
4185:C&NW North Line
3862:delivered from the
3707:South Side Elevated
3683:Clark/Lake stations
3612:State Street Subway
3297:freight interchange
3170:Mundelein, Illinois
2542:Madison & Wells
2067:North Shore Channel
41:
5899:Chicago–Valparaiso
4806:(Technical report)
4692:(Technical report)
4566:(Technical report)
4451:The Interurban Era
4328:
4277:Kenosha, Wisconsin
4233:
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4053:streamlined trains
4009:stock market crash
3941:Gold Coast Limited
3905:
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3889:Gold Coast Limited
3864:J.G. Brill Company
3804:
3462:Illinois Route 176
3418:
3408:Milwaukee Division
3351:non-revenue access
3273:North Shore region
2694:Adams & Wabash
2576:Quincy & Wells
1002:Glen Flora Avenue
440:Greenfield Avenue
201:600 V DC
191:650 V DC
107:Dates of operation
6158:
6157:
5922:Kenosha Streetcar
5908:
5907:
5241:on March 12, 2017
5071:Time Table No. 16
5046:. chicago-l.org.
5016:. chicago-l.org.
4950:Time Table No. 47
4920:. chicago-l.org.
4763:. chicago-l.org.
4146:than that on the
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3727:South Park Avenue
3691:Congress Terminal
3663:LaSalle/Van Buren
3547:Yellow Line (CTA)
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4104:The outbreak of
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3987:this day as the
3981:Great Depression
3875:The Insull years
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3643:Merchandise Mart
3616:Granville Avenue
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3258:Interurban lines
3239:railroad museums
3227:Skokie, Illinois
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4036:Harold L. Ickes
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3817:carload freight
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3773:through service
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3713:station in the
3711:63rd/Dorchester
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3679:Randolph/Wabash
3667:State/Van Buren
3602:portion of the
3600:quadruple-track
3596:Near South Side
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3659:Quincy/Wells
3639:Grand Avenue
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1942:Skokie River
1753:Ravinia Park
1638:Vine Avenue
1527:Sacred Heart
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1008:Libertyville
967:Saint Mary's
78:Headquarters
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5895:Crown Point
5739:St. Charles
5518:Chicago "L"
5334:December 1,
5303:December 1,
4509:North Shore
4143:automobiles
4072:articulated
3954:bypass line
3871:railroads.
3813:interchange
3800: 1910
3723:61st Street
3719:43rd Street
3541:Chicago "L"
3454:branch line
3219:Yellow Line
3201:streamlined
3197:ferry truck
3182:motor coach
3162:branch line
2074:Harmswoods
1905:Indian Hill
1493:Lake Forest
1309:Great Lakes
972:of the Lake
945:Holdridge's
805:State Line
743:Birch Road
144:Track gauge
130:Predecessor
67:circa 1958.
6165:Categories
6083:Inter-city
5988:Interurban
5831:Valparaiso
5655:South Bend
4595:(Report).
4518:0915348411
4460:0890240035
4404:References
3833:insolvency
3809:gravel pit
3481:City lines
3233:have been
3166:Lake Bluff
3133:interurban
3131:, was an
3032:abandoned
2974:Dorchester
2952:University
2908:South Park
2290:Shore Line
1934:Kenilworth
1880:Northfield
1819:Northbrook
1759:Woodridge
1700:Briergate
1464:Lake Bluff
1355:Lake Bluff
1257:Shore Line
722:Berryville
196:Third rail
122:1963-01-21
114:1916-07-16
84:, Illinois
65:Lake Bluff
61:Cincinnati
5914:Streetcar
5723:Rochester
5667:operators
5597:Manhattan
5547:(Chicago
5538:operators
5245:March 31,
5221:178565774
5198:178595100
5088:April 22,
5054:April 22,
5040:"Chicago
5024:April 22,
5010:"Chicago
4928:April 22,
4914:"Chicago
4898:April 21,
4810:April 21,
4771:April 21,
4757:"Chicago
4696:April 19,
4606:April 20,
4570:April 19,
4340:passenger
4155:streetcar
4110:rationing
4076:trainsets
3887:from the
3844:patronage
3842:in 1908,
3598:. On the
3535:franchise
3517:Milwaukee
3458:Mundelein
3441:Oak Creek
3343:abandoned
3269:main line
3235:preserved
3174:streetcar
3158:Milwaukee
3140:passenger
2625:Van Buren
1643:Highmoor
1499:Deerpath
1129:Knollwood
1042:Thornbury
916:Mundelein
832:Wisconsin
598:Oak Creek
284:Milwaukee
233:Route map
138:Technical
6121:Agencies
5747:Freeport
5573:Fox Lake
5421:KML file
5359:Archived
5328:Archived
5297:Archived
5265:Archived
5217:ProQuest
5194:ProQuest
5167:Archived
5079:archived
5048:Archived
5018:Archived
4967:April 8,
4958:archived
4922:Archived
4765:Archived
4597:Archived
4434:April 8,
4197:Delaware
3931:trains.
3925:Evanston
3921:Wilmette
3885:drumhead
3777:Evanston
3715:Woodlawn
3647:the Loop
3641:and the
3503:sidings.
3324:Winnetka
3287:and the
3281:Wilmette
3178:city bus
3155:downtown
3136:railroad
3027:in 1963
2746:Terminal
2739:Congress
2012:Glenview
1968:Wilmette
1873:Winnetka
1783:Braeside
1610:Highwood
1576:Sheridan
1191:Junction
950:Crossing
839:Illinois
214:In 1954:
163: in
82:Highwood
73:Overview
5891:Chicago
5883:Chicago
5863:Elkhart
5859:Chicago
5847:Addison
5843:Chicago
5827:Chicago
5811:Chicago
5771:Chicago
5759:Harvard
5755:Kenosha
5735:Chicago
5719:Chicago
5707:Momence
5703:Chicago
5691:Calumet
5680:Chicago
5651:Chicago
5637:Chicago
5633:Harvard
5629:Chicago
5625:Kenosha
5621:Chicago
5607:Chicago
5593:Chicago
5589:Antioch
5585:Chicago
5577:Chicago
5569:Chicago
5561:Chicago
5553:LaSalle
5536:Current
5500:in the
5271:May 22,
5173:May 26,
4166:in CTA
4080:consist
3915:of the
3860:coaches
3848:revenue
3821:Rondout
3749:History
3695:baggage
3594:on the
3470:Rondout
3426:Kenosha
3313:Glencoe
3291:of the
3221:of the
3148:Chicago
3144:freight
3010:Service
2231:Church
2098:Central
1812:Glencoe
1724:Ravinia
1532:Academy
1090:Rondout
1047:Village
764:Kenosha
198:,
189:,
158:⁄
120: (
112: (
6094:Amtrak
6086:(list)
5871:Joliet
5815:DeKalb
5799:Geneva
5795:Aurora
5787:Aurora
5775:Dolton
5743:Aurora
5684:Joliet
5665:Former
5641:Elburn
5611:Aurora
5557:Joliet
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3965:Skokie
3430:Racine
3363:cutoff
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2134:Skokie
2037:Linden
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257:Legend
250:
211:Length
99:Locale
5647:NICTD
5581:Elgin
5549:Union
5545:Metra
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5075:(PDF)
4961:(PDF)
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4399:Notes
4348:SEPTA
4269:Metra
3869:steam
3857:steel
3275:from
3253:Route
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5430:help
5426:edit
5367:2023
5336:2014
5305:2014
5273:2017
5247:2017
5175:2017
5139:ISBN
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4342:and
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3428:and
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3125:CNSM
3119:The
3095:edit
3088:talk
3081:view
2886:61st
2864:43rd
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572:Road
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