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1286:; the 1970 extension entailed the replacement of the original Logan Square terminal with a new subway through-station. The branch south of the subway, having been rendered obsolete, nevertheless served as the only link of the surviving branch to the rest of the "L" system and was kept in non-revenue operation as the
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From 1900 through 1903, Robey was the highest-ridership station both on the
Northwest branch and the entire Logan Square branch; in that same time, Western was the busiest station on the Logan Square branch proper in 1900 before being surpassed by the Logan Square terminal from 1901. Starting in
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to continue to reach the Loop while construction was ongoing. After construction was complete, Douglas branch trains resumed using the
Milwaukee–Dearborn subway, and the connector was returned to non-revenue use only. The portion north of the Lake Street branch was demolished in 1964, as the junction
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World War II interrupted the construction of the
Dearborn Street subway; although the federal government allowed the continued construction of the State Street subway, it did not do so for the Dearborn Street subway even though it was 82 percent completed by 1942. After the war ended, work resumed on
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Northwest branch and main line were the first Metropolitan lines to open, entering service on May 6, 1895; combined, they were the first revenue electric elevated railroad in the United States. The Logan Square branch proper followed on May 25, and the Humboldt Park branch opened on July 29. The
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The Logan Square branch and its surviving parts; the part overlapping the Blue Line, marked in blue, is part of the O'Hare branch, whereas the part overlapping the Pink Line, marked in pink, is the surviving portion of the
Paulina Connector. The remainder of the Logan Square branch and the Humboldt
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on the Logan Square branch. Having been rendered obsolete by the subway, the Lake Street
Transfer station was closed and the Lake Street's Ashland station reopened. The subway was predicted to reduce the travel time between Logan Square and downtown from 28 minutes to 15. Since construction had not
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Metropolitan's lines were originally operated by the West Side Construction Company, which had been responsible for constructing them, and would be transferred to the Metropolitan on October 6, 1896. The backers and officers of the two companies were largely identical, however, so this transfer
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going due west. However, as early as 1898, the
Metropolitan itself was referring to the Northwest branch as part of the "Logan Square branch". The Northwest branch's tracks were finished by October 1894 and powered on in April 1895 for test runs; service on the branch and the main line commenced on
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Humboldt Park branches highlighted in gray. The Humboldt Park branch was the western protrusion. The Logan Square branch was strictly the northwestern protrusion and the Northwest branch the southern leg linking the two branches, but in practice the phrase "Logan Square branch"
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By 2003, the
Paulina Connector was in need of renovation, as it remained the only connection between the Blue Line and the rest of the system. As part of a renovation of the Cermak (formerly Douglas) branch, the connector was rebuilt. Following the reconstruction, in 2006, the CTA introduced a new
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that remained standing after its construction, and as late as 1949 commuters were promised such a setup that would have preserved the old Logan Square trackage. However, the CTA had no interest in operating either the old Logan Square elevated or the Humboldt Park branch; the new Damen Tower would
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The subway opened in 1951, splitting the original branch into two sections. The branch north of the subway's entrance continued in revenue service as the "Milwaukee branch" and, after the closure of the Humboldt Park branch and extensions in 1970 and the early 1980s, currently serves as the O'Hare
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for the "L" – unifying its operations, instituting the same management across the companies, and instituting free transfers between the lines starting in 1913 – but kept the underlying companies intact. This continued until the companies were formally merged into the
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Unlike other elevated railroads at the time, the Metropolitan did not sell tickets for passengers to present to staff; instead customers gave their nickel to the station agent to record in a registry, a practice similar to streetcars at the time. This practice was ultimately adopted by the other
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Besides the Paulina Connector and the section of the Blue Line between Damen and Logan Square, one other extant section remains at Paulina and Kinzie Streets, where a truss bridge that carried trains over the Metra rail lines (former Chicago & Northwestern and Milwaukee Road lines) has been
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Prior to the 1894 decision to electrify its tracks, the Metropolitan had placed an order from the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia for steam locomotives. After the decision, however, the order was modified to instead provide for electric "motor cars" and unpowered "trailers". Electric
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1904 the Logan Square terminal would surpass Robey to be the busiest station on the combined branch every year, but Robey would continue to lead the Northwest branch every year through 1945 and again in 1948, being beaten by Chicago for 1946 and 1947. The Northwest branch's ridership peaked
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traction in the late 19th century and early 20th centuries was such that one motor car generally pulled multiple trailers. Humboldt Park trains were unusual in that their motor cars instead pushed their trailers onto Logan Square trains to be coupled for the trip downtown, except during
1579:(ACF), and further motor car orders were fulfilled by Barney and Smith, Jewett, ACF, and Pullman. Wooden cars remained dominant in the "L" fleet throughout the first half of the 20th century. After the CER assumed operations, it placed two orders for steel-bodied cars from the
1417:, Ickes's influence in the federal government led to the Dearborn plan being adopted in 1938. A 1939 plan also introduced the idea of replacing the Metropolitan's main line and Garfield Park branch with a section of rapid transit operating through a proposed superhighway on
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in 1897; the similarly-named Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railway Company was organized in January 1899 and assumed operations on February 3 of that year. The new Metropolitan, along with the other companies operating "L" lines in Chicago, became a part of the
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As originally opened, the Metropolitan's trains ran every six minutes between 6 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and every ten minutes during the night. The average speed was 16 mph (26 km/h), and trains took 22 minutes to go from Robey to Canal. Plans to eliminate
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were delivered in August 1950, they were placed on the Logan Square and Humboldt Park branches for trials in anticipation of the subway's opening. Given that only metal cars were allowed in the subways, most 6000-series were put into service on the branches.
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were introduced on the Logan Square, Humboldt Park, and Northwest branches to instead collect fares on trains during night and off-peak hours in 1931 and remained in use through 1937, although the Northwest branch regained 24-hour station agents in 1935.
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during 1904–1905, eliminating the need for Humboldt Park trains to push trailers onto Logan Square trains, although combining Logan Square and Humboldt Park trains at Damen continued in some form or another until 1950.
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cents per ride ($ 1.35 per ride in 2021), but individual fares remained 10 cents each. At the same time, a weekly pass was introduced, the first in a major American city, for $ 1.25 ($ 20.24 in 2021) for rides outside of
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Plans for Chicago to have a subway system to relieve the severe congestion of, if not replace, its elevated trackage dated back to the early 20th century, but the city lagged in building subways. Chicago petitioned the
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for its lines. The first trailers were built by the Pullman Car Company, whereas the first motor cars were built by Barney and Smith. Subsequent orders for trailers were built by Pullman, Harlan and Hollingsworth, and
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serving the Humboldt Park branch divergence was rebuilt with the expectation that it also would switch trains between the subway and the elevated, much like the State Street subway connects with the earlier elevated
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1380:(CRT) in 1924, which assumed operations on January 9; the former Metropolitan was designated the Metropolitan Division of the CRT for administrative purposes. Although municipal ownership of transit
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1608:(5 cents, $ 1.37 in 2021) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The nickel fare continued until temporarily increased by a cent to 6 cents in 1917 ($ 1.27 in 2021) before stabilizing to a
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the Dearborn Street subway and it opened at the midnight beginning Sunday, February 25, 1951; at the same time, the Humboldt Park branch was restricted to a shuttle service to and from
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service pattern in which trains from the Cermak branch use the Paulina Connector to travel to the Loop via the junction with the Lake Street branch. This service is the current
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never be installed with switching equipment, and the Logan Square branch south of Damen would be closed after the Dearborn subway opened.
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to the north and through-routing it with the Douglas Park branch to the south into a subway on Ashland Avenue to form a crosstown route.
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when Humboldt Park trains went directly downtown or night hours when the trains were only one car each. The Metropolitan adopted
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on April 7, 1892, and began securing right of way shortly thereafter. As designed, the Metropolitan's operations would comprise
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in 1920 (10 cents, $ 1.35 in 2021). Starting in 1922, fares were usually marketed in packs of three rides for 25 cents, or
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2702:"The Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad of Chicago".
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on May 25, and the Humboldt Park branch opened on July 29.
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diverged from the Logan Square branch, going west to serve
2211:. Vol. 108, no. 34. August 21, 1949. p. 3–1
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2640:. Chicago: City of Chicago – via Internet Archive.
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Western Avenue, Cortland Street and Milwaukee Avenue
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The fare across the "L" was legally mandated to be a
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2114:"Entries in Loop at Every Block; Begin Work Dec. 15"
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1314:Company was granted a 50-year franchise by the
2464:"Guests to Ride New Subway 'L' Cars for Trial"
1930:"The Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad"
1479:Closure of Humboldt Park branch, O'Hare branch
1392:Opening of the Milwaukee–Dearborn subway
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2278:"Results of Eliminating the Logan Square "L""
2239:"1st Trains Run in New Subway Saturday Night"
2057:Chicago Transit Authority (October 1, 1947).
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2346:"CTA Proposes Humboldt Park 'L' Elimination"
1368:(CER) trust on July 1, 1911. CER acted as a
2634:Department of Subways and Traction (1939).
2311:. Vol. 110, no. 116. p. 1–14
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1332:one going due west to Garfield Park
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2645:Chicago Transit Authority (1951).
2237:Buck, Thomas (February 18, 1951).
2059:"Today – they're all yours!"
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27:Rapid transit line in Chicago
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2710:: 263–274. January 15, 1895.
1536:re-used as a signal bridge.
2504:– via Newspapers.com.
2478:– via Newspapers.com.
2360:– via Newspapers.com.
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2253:– via Newspapers.com.
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2073:– via Newspapers.com.
1969:– via Newspapers.com.
1709:Logan Square subway station
1659:in 1900 at 4,844,510 riders
1399:Public Works Administration
89:9 (pre-1951, not including
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1838:The connector between the
1351:. Service was provided to
2843:Chicago Transit Authority
2704:The Street Railway Review
2683:Moffat, Bruce G. (1995).
2629:– via Google Books.
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2853:Railway lines in Chicago
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2651:– via Archive.org.
1403:a subway on State Street
1347:May 6 between Robey and
1235:neighborhoods. North of
169:Paulina Connector closed
2305:"Inconvenienced Riders"
1844:Douglas (Cermak) branch
1663:at 5,514,791 passengers
156:; 129 years ago
2670:Congress Rapid Transit
2413:"Wooden Rolling Stock"
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172:February 25, 1951
2439:"CTA CAR ASSIGNMENTS"
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2747:Chicago "L" stations
2611:Borzo, Greg (2007).
2570:, pp. 13&21
1955:"New "L" Road Opens"
1840:Lake Street Elevated
1793:Lake Street Transfer
1509:Garfield Park branch
1439:North Side main line
1344:Humboldt Park branch
1322:that went west from
1316:Chicago City Council
1241:Humboldt Park branch
1009:Lake Street Transfer
869:Lake Street Elevated
482:Humboldt Park branch
97:Logan Square station
2755:Logan Square branch
2745:Current and former
2437:Vandervoort, Bill.
2372:"Paulina Connector"
1592:Schedules and fares
1415:Edward Joseph Kelly
1266:(CRT) in 1924. The
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1063:Washington Junction
35:Logan Square branch
18:Logan Square Branch
2542:Garfield, Graham.
2517:, pp. 254–255
2443:ChicagoRailfan.com
2411:Garfield, Graham.
2178:Garfield, Graham.
2023:, pp. 240–242
1763:February 25, 1951
1750:Opened as "Robey"
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1585:6000-series
1572:wooden cars
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2821:Marshfield
2770:California
2553:January 4,
2096:Borzo 2007
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1858:References
1716:California
1645:conductors
1552:rush hours
1540:Operations
1463:After 1951
1328:Marshfield
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245:Third rail
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161:1895-05-06
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1679:Location
1652:Ridership
1530:Pink Line
1511:with the
1292:Pink Line
1284:Blue Line
1233:West Town
1221:main line
271:Route map
200:Character
187:Technical
2786:Division
2595:CTA 1979
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2151:CTA 1967
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1756:Division
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1223:west of
703:Division
228: in
203:Elevated
129:Services
86:Stations
52:Overview
2814:Madison
2793:Chicago
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