It has since been demolished and replaced by the United Center.This photo was unfortunately partially light struck. There should be streetcar tracks visible– the movie theater closed in 1952, about two years before the streetcar quit. Off to the left, there was Lill Coal and Oil, which used freight service on the ‘L’ until 1973.
(Charles Savage Photo)#201 at Michigan City in September 1953. Visible in this photo, from left to right, are 3141, 3179, and 3151.
See my correspondence with Tony Waller, which I have posted to the main body of the post.I will post your other corrections later today, thanks! The longest Red Arrow line was mainly a single-track side-of-the-road operation, which had to give way for the widening of West Chester Pike.
Given the slow film speed of the time, many photographers pressed the shutter button before moving trains got too close, lest their pictures end up with motion blur.Here is what a portion of the CA&E Batavia branch right of way looked like on March 28, 1957.I am not sure of its original location, seen here, but there is a sign just like this at the Illinois Railway Museum now.Philadelphia Suburban Transportation (aka Red Arrow) Brilliner #9 on the Ardmore line in July 1959.
Yes, it’s a Steinway car, and yes, it’s on the TARS line in Westchester County.
The building is there, the towers are gone. To the left was also where the North Shore Line continued north on its own tracks for about a block, before heading west on Greenleaf Avenue.DePaul University is near Fullerton Avenue on the North-South main line. At left, 3455-3456 has just arrived as an in-service train, and is about to be moved to the yard.
Not sure whether Bob Selle did this, but in any event I purchased one neg and Jeff Wien the other.
1 was built by Brill Car Co in May 1940, #23961. The train has crossed over to the northbound track and is arriving at the station. (Edward S. Miller Photo)Philadelphia Suburban (aka Red Arrow) car 78 at Larchmont Station on West Chester Pike at Media Line Road, Newtown Township, PA on May 9, 1954. Philadelphia Transportation Company (SEPTA pre-1970) Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company (Red Arrow Lines) SEPTA post-1970; All-time Trackless Trolley Roster. There is a lot of work that goes into making these images look better.As always, if you can help provide any additional information about these photos, we would love to hear from you.PS- A few of our readers have pointed out that in our last couple of posts, clicking on the various images with your mouse would not bring up a larger version of that picture, so you can study it more closely.
At right is the Berwyn stop on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy. The station off in the distance is St. Louis (3500 W.). This extension was built for the 1933-34 A Century of Progress world’s fair.CSL 5960 is westbound on Grand Avenue at Wabash on August 21, 1947.CSL 5395 is westbound on 6rd Street at the Illinois Central underpass, east of Dorchester, on June 13, 1947. (David Sadowski Photo)You can help us continue our original transit research by checking out the fine products in our In order to continue giving you the kinds of historic railroad images that you have come to expect from Your financial contributions help make this web site better, and are greatly appreciated.CSL prewar PCC 4022 heads west on Madison Street in the late 1940s.
But on February 21, 1965, we see CGW freight #91, running westbound on Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal tracks, parallel to I-290 just west of Lombard in suburban Oak Park, Illinois. These cars were used on a Central Electric Railfans’ Association fantrip in 2000. It’s signed for the Madison-Fifth branch line. It was renumbered 1308 in 1913 and became CSL 1308 in 1914.
Note two fans on the railroad embankment, taking pictures.
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