From the Schmidt Photo Collection, Chicago Rapid Transit.
B&W Prints
This has some very interesting historical views, including the Westchester branch in the last week of operation, and reconstruction of the Des Plaines Ave. terminal a day before through service ended.
I have tried to arrange these in a geographical order. All of the captions are taken from the backs of the pictures.
Westchester Branch
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| End of Westchester "L", (last week of operation), 9:15am |
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| End of Westchester Branch |
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| Last car for the day, Westchester Shuttle. 10am, 12/3/51 |
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| Dec 3, 1951. Westchester L branch. (4 days before abandonment) |
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| Westchester Branch, Harrison Station |
Bellwood Jct.
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| Westchester branch, just off Bellwood Jct. Moving train. Abandoned 1 week later. |
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Bellwood Jct.
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Bellwood. Train moving
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| 17th Ave., Maywood |
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Des Plaines Avenue
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CA&E train passing "L" at Des Plaines Ave. 9/50
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Train on siding at Des Plaines Av., awaiting CA&E expresses to pass. 9/50
Metropolitan West Side Line |
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Laramie Ave. yard
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Laramie Ave. eastbound "L", uses loop track to let CA&E pass.
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| Laramie Ave. shops |
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Garfield Park "L" Temp west ramp onto Van Buren St. level tracks, along Congress St. Expressway. 6/55
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East ramp, Van Buren St. temp track 6/55
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| Temp crossover from east ramp |
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Metro. Div. Marshfield Sta.
Shops, Metro. Div.
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Union Sta.
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| Train on Metro. Div. crossing S. Branch, Chicago River Noon. 10/47 |
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Lake Street
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Lake St.
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Lake St. car crossing "L" tracks, Austin
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Lake St. "L" Typical station at Ogden (Note Lake St. trolley) 7/11/53
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Lake St. line, Austin Blvd. 3/1/52
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Lake St.
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Lake St. "L" at Austin Blvd.
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Lake St. (Note trainman pulling down rear pole)
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| Civic Opera "L" spur 1/4/48 |
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| Civic Opera spur of "L" 1/4/48 |
Evanston Line
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| Evanston shuttle 2/53 |
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| Evanston shuttle |
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| Howard St. 2/53 |
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| Howard St. |
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| Howard St. Freight siding left |
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| Evanston line, Davis St. (Note freight tracks for CNS&M). |
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Evanston line
Freight rails to clear platform |
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| Terminus Evanston line. Jct with CNS&M |
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| Douglas Park "L" at Cicero Ave. 2/4/52 |
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| Old Northwestern "L" terminus over C&NW tracks at Clark St. 1/4/48 |
Ravenswood
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| Ravenswood storage yard |
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| Ravenswood "L" at Central Ave. |
Misc.
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| Builder's photo |
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| Steel "L" car at Ravenswood, Chicago April 1948 |
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| "L" car at Skokie (Mannheim Rd) 6:30pm 9/18/47 |
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| Chicago Transit Authority "L" car at jct. with Kenwood & stockyards line 4/24/48 |
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| Kenwood line - on C.J. trackage Dec. 1948 |
Color Slides
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| Isabella Ave. 10/18/71 |
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Isabella Ave. 10/19/71
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| Howard St. looking N from station 7/12/58 |
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| Ravenswood L at Chicago River 10/18/71 |
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| 10/18/70 |
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| Line car S-330 N of Belmont 7/62 |
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| Jefferson Pk. ballast train 10/18/71 |
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Jefferson Pk. ballast train 11/76
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| 11/76 |
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| 11/76 |
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Work train at Des Plaines 7/58
B&OCT Crossing |
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| 4/51 |
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| 7/12/58 |
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| 7/12/58 |
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| 7/12/58 |
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