Chicago Surface Lines

The Chicago Surface Lines (CSL) was operator of the street railway system of Chicago, Illinois, from the years 1913 to 1947. The firm is a predecessor of today's publicly owned operator, the Chicago Transit Authority.

Chicago Surface Lines
Overview
Dates of operation19131947
SuccessorChicago Transit Authority
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Chicago Surface Lines car 3142 at Illinois Railway Museum

History

The first streetcars in Chicago were horse cars run by the Chicago City Railway Company and the North Chicago City Railway Company around 1858-1861. This method was slow and expensive, and the companies began substituting cable cars in the 1880s. Chicago City Railway was the first in (1881), and with the addition of the Chicago Passenger Railway (1883) and the West Chicago Street Railroad Company (1887), Chicago had the largest cable railway system in the world. The north and west side cable car systems were constructed by an investment syndicate under the direction of Charles Yerkes.[1] [2]

It was also in the 1880s that electric-powered "trolleys" first became practical. The Chicago companies hesitated at first to install these faster and more efficient systems because of their heavy investment in cable cars. But the smaller Illinois cities and the Calumet Electric Street Railway of the South Side built successful systems, causing the Chicago companies to feel themselves dropping behind. By the mid-1890s most of them had begun the conversion to electricity, which was completed in 1906.[3]

A political conflict dubbed the Chicago Traction Wars arose concerning the franchise and ownership of the city's streetcars.

The 1890s saw the consolidation of many of the Chicago companies, and this reorganization continued into the next century. In 1907 to 1909, the companies were granted franchises pursuant to various ordinances, under which the city reserved the right to purchase the systems.[4] The Settlement Ordinance of 1907 imposed various operating requirements on two of the underlying companies, the Chicago City Railway Company and Chicago Railways, and established a new bureau, the Board of Supervising Engineers (Chicago Traction), a board of engineers and accountants with responsibilities for assuring compliance with the ordinances, and setting standards for equipment and construction.[5]

Through Routes over the lines of several companies were instituted in 1910, and, for instance, resulted in joint service by the Chicago City Railway Company and Calumet and South Chicago Railway between downtown and 119th Street via Cottage Grove.[6] There was also joint service operated by the South Chicago City Railway and the Hammond, Whiting, and East Chicago Electric Railway into Indiana, with each company collecting its own fare, which continued until the Hammond company converted to buses in 1940.[7][8]

The continuous reorganization was finally completed by the Unification Ordinance of 1913,[9] which stipulated that all lines would come under the management of a single operating association called the Chicago Surface Lines (CSL), and unified operations commenced in 1914.[7] Four companies formed the CSL: the Chicago Railways Company, Chicago City Railway, Calumet and South Chicago Railway, and Southern Street Railway.[lower-alpha 1] [10] At this time, Chicago had the largest street railway system, the longest one-fare ride, the longest average ride, and the most liberal transfer privileges in the world.

The 1920s saw continued growth despite the increasing competition from the automobile, and while the 1933-1934 World's Fair and wartime demand supported ridership,[11] the underlying companies were bankrupt. Creditors' bills were filed against the Chicago Railways in 1926 and the Chicago City Railway and Calumet and South Chicago in 1930, resulting in the appointment of receivers and bringing their property into the custody of the Federal District Court. In 1944, the proceedings were converted to those under the Bankruptcy Act, and trustees were appointed.[12] By 10 June 1958 (line 22), the Chicago Transit Authority, which took over the Chicago Surface Lines in 1947, had abandoned the remaining streetcars lines, which were "bustituted." Before that, CSL had introduced gasoline buses for light routes in 1927,[13] and trolley buses to the northwest side starting 17 April 1930. Trolleybus system of Chicago scrapped 25 March 1973.[14]

Fleet

The Chicago Surface Lines was primarily a trolley operation, with approximately 3100 streetcars on the roster at the time of the CTA takeover.[15] It purchased small lots of motor buses,[16] totaling 693 at the time of the CTA takeover, mostly consisting of smaller buses used on extension routes or to replace two-man streetcars on routes such as Hegewisch and 111th Street, because conductors were required to flag streetcars across mainline railroads where there was not a watchman at the crossing.[17] Most postwar PCC cars were scrapped and parts reused in the 6000-series rapid transit cars for the CTA. The trolley bus fleet consisted of 152 vehicles.[18]

Streetcars

A table of passenger railway cars in use during the CSL era is shown below. Ownership resided with one of the underlying companies: Chicago Railways (CRY), Chicago City Railway (CCR), Calumet & South Chicago Railway (CSC) or Southern Street Railway (SSR). Other predecessors include Chicago Union Traction (CUT), absorbed into Chicago Railways in 1908, and Chicago & Southern Traction (C&ST), absorbed into Chicago City Railway in 1912. Following unification many car orders (e.g. 169 Cars, Sedans, PCCs) were split between the various underlying companies.

Fleet No.QtyOwnerBuilderYearNicknameNotesPhoto
101-700700CRYPullman1908Old Pullmans144, 225, 460 preserved144
701-75050CRYPressed Steel1909Pressed Steels741
751-1100350CRYPullman1910New Pullmans786
1101-1423323CRYSt. Louis1903-1906MatchboxesEx-CUT 4630-4952; 1374 preserved1386
1424-14285CRYBrill1903Ex-CUT 4625-4629
1429-150577CRYCUT1899Bowling AlleysEx-CUT 4475-4554; 1467 preserved1457
1506-1720215CRYCSL1911-1912Turtlebacks1532
1721-178565CRYCSL1923169 Cars1731
1800-1899100CRYCSL1913-1914Flexible Flyers1818
1900-194950CRYAmerican1913-1914Flexible Flyers1901
1950-199950CRYSouthern1913-1914Flexible Flyers
2000-20056CRYBrill1920Birneys2001
20061CRYCSL1921Birney2006
2501-2625125CCRSt. Louis1901St. Louis Rebuilds2530
2701-278080CCRSt. Louis1903St. Louis Rebuilds2741
2801-281515CSCSt. Louis1901Ex-C&SC 701-7152803
2816-28238CSCBrill1903Ex-C&SC 801-8082819
2824-284017CSCKuhlman1904-1908Ex-C&SC 809-8252839
2841-28455CSCJewett1903Ex-C&SC 826-830; 2843 preserved2845
2846-285611CSCSCCR1907InterstatesEx-C&SC 831-841; 2846 preserved2851
2857-28582CSCKuhlman1910Ex-C&SC funeral cars 1-2
28591CSCCSL19242859
2900-29034CCRBrill1920Birneys2901
2904-292219CCRCSL1922Sewing Machines2913
3000-308990CRYBrill1914-19153025
30901CRYAmerican1918
30911CRYCSL1919
30921CRYCSL1921Sewing Machine
3093-311826CRYCSL1922Sewing Machines3100
3119-316042CRYBrill1923169 Cars3142 preserved3134
3161-317818CRYCummings1923169 Cars3169
3179-320123CRYCSL1923Sun Parlors3182
3202-323130CRYCSL1924Multiple Unit Cars3210
3232-326130CRYLightweight Noiseless1925Multiple Unit Cars3250
3262-328120CRYBrill19263267
3282-330120CRYSt. Louis1926
3302-332120CRYCummings19263311
3322-334120CRYCSL1929Sedans3337
3342-336120CRYBrill1929Sedans3349
3362-338120CRYCummings1929Sedans3381
40001CRYCSL1925Articulated; rebuilt from 1101 to 11024000
40011CRYPullman-Standard1934Preserved4001
4002-405150CRYSt. Louis1936Blue GeesePCC cars; 4021 preserved4013
4052-406110CRYSt. Louis1947Green HornetsPCC cars4056
4062-4371310CRYPullman-Standard1946-1947Green HornetsPCC cars4121
4372-441140CRYSt. Louis1947-1948Green HornetsPCC cars; 4391 preserved4391
5001-5200200CCRBrill1905Little Brills5111
5201-5600400CCRBrill1906-1908Big Brills5555
5601-562121CCRBrill19105614
5622-565029SSRBrill19105637
5651-566515CCRKuhlman1907Crete SuburbansEx-C&ST 126-1405653
5701-57022CCRCCR19105702
5703-5827125CCRBrill1913Nearsides5721
5900-5999100CCRBrill1913
6000-6137138CCRBrill1914-19156072
6138-61469CCRAmerican1918Odd Seventeen6139
6147-61548CCRCSL1919Odd Seventeen6153
6155-61584CCRCSL1923169 Cars
6159-618628CCRBrill1923169 Cars6169
6187-619812CCRCummings1923169 Cars6194
6199-621820CCRCSL1924Multiple Unit Cars6199
6219-623820CCRLightweight Noiseless1924Multiple Unit Cars6224
62391CCRCSL1924
6240-625213CCRBrill19266251
6253-626513CCRSt. Louis19266260
6266-627914CCRCummings1926
6280-629314CCRCSL1929Sedans6283
6294-630613CCRBrill1929Sedans6303
6307-631913CCRCummings1929Sedans6310
70011CCRBrill19347001
7002-703433CCRSt. Louis1936Blue GeesePCC cars7021
7035-7274240CCRSt. Louis1947Green HornetsPCC cars7043
8000-803031CRYCSL1921Trailers8012
8031-806030CRYBrill1921-1922Trailers8036
9000-901920CCRCSL1921Trailers
9020-903920CCRBrill1922Trailers; 9020 preserved9037
9040-90467CCRCSL1923Trailers9046

Electric Trolley Buses

A table of electric trolley buses owned by CSL is shown below. In 1952 all trolley buses still in service were renumbered by Chicago Transit Authority by adding "9" to the beginning of their number (e.g. 193 becoming 9193).

Fleet No.BuilderModelYearPhotoNotes
51-79Twin Coach40193051
80-85BrillT4019308384 preserved
86-91St. Louis193086
92-98Twin Coach40TT1930
99-105BrillT401930
106-107ACFE11930107
108-114Twin Coach40TT1930
115-122BrillT401930118
123-124Cincinnati1930
125-129Twin Coach40TT1931127
130-134BrillT401931132
135-139St. Louis1931138
140-149Twin Coach40TT1931142
150-160BrillT401931
161-164Cincinnati1931161
165-170Pullman1935170166 preserved
171-185St. Louis1936177
186-202BrillT40S1937198192, 193 preserved

Motor Buses

A table of motor buses owned by the CSL is shown below. In September 1944 all existing buses, previously numbered in separate series depending on corporate owner, were renumbered into a unified series.

Fleet No.BuilderModelYearOwnerNotesPhoto
1-5Twin Coach401930CRYRenumbered 1101-11051
6-7Twin Coach401930CRYRenumbered 1106-1107
301-303Twin Coach401928CCRRenumbered 1108-1110
401-402ACFH13S1934CCRRenumbered 2109-2110
403-414White6841934CCRRenumbered 3109-3120
415American Car & FoundryH13S1935CCRRenumbered 2111
416Superior/Ford511936CCRRenumbered 4104
417Superior/Reo2LM1936CCRRenumbered 5104417
418-420White706M1936CCRRenumbered 3204-3206420
421-428White805M1937CCRRenumbered 3210-3217428
429-432ACFH13S1938CCRRenumbered 2207-2210430
433-434White805M1939CCRRenumbered 3311-3312
435-436Twin Coach30G1942CCRRenumbered 1307-1308
437-440YellowTG32051942CCRRenumbered 6216-6219
446-451YellowTD36051942CCRRenumbered 6301-6306448
501-508ACFH13S1935CRYRenumbered 2101-2108
509-516White6841935CRYRenumbered 3101-3108510
517-519Superior/Ford511936CRYRenumbered 4101-4103519
520-522Superior/Reo2LM1936CRYRenumbered 5101-5103
523-525White706M1936CRYRenumbered 3201-3203
526-563Twin Coach30R1937CRYRenumbered 1201-1238530
564-575Ford701937CRYRenumbered 4201-4212565
576-581ACFH13S1938CRYRenumbered 2201-2206
582-591White805M1939CRYRenumbered 3301-3310586
592-625YellowTG27061941CRYRenumbered 6101-6134594
626-631Twin Coach30G1942CRYRenumbered 1301-13061305
632-646YellowTG32051942CRYRenumbered 6201-6215
801-809ACFH13S1935CSCRenumbered 2112-2120
810-812White706M1937CSCRenumbered 3207-3209
813-822White805M1938CSCRenumbered 3221-3230821
823-825White805M1939CSCRenumbered 3313-3315825
826Twin Coach30G1942CSCRenumbered 1309
827YellowTG32051942CSCRenumbered 6220
1400Twin Coach34S1946CRYRenumbered 1620
1401-1404Twin Coach34S1946CCR/CSCRenumbered 1621-16241402
1600-1606Twin Coach38S1946CCR1605
1607-1608Twin Coach38S1946CCR/SSR
1609-1614Twin Coach38S1946CCR
1615-1619Twin Coach38S1947CCR
1800-1817Twin Coach44D1947CCR1814
2301-2350ACF-BrillC361946CRY
2351-2358ACF-BrillC361946CSC
2359-2433ACF-BrillC361947CCR2363
2500-2534ACF-BrillC441948CRY2505
2535-2544ACF-BrillC441948CCR
2545ACF-BrillC441948CSC
2546-2605ACF-BrillC441947CRY
3401-3402White7981944CRY
3403-3416White7981944CCR3407 preserved3411
3417-3420White7981944CSC
3421-3440White7981945CRY3426
3441-3485White7981946CRY3444
3486-3495White7981946CCR/CSC
3496-3497White7981947CCR
3498-3502White7981947CSC
3503-3540White7981947CRY
3541-3572White7981947CCR
3573-3597White7981948CCR
4301-4309Ford29B1945CSC
4310-4327Ford29B1945CRY
4328-4335Ford29B1945CCR
4336-4350Ford69B1947CRY4348
4351-4354Ford69B1947CCR
4355Ford69B1947CSC
6401-6410GMCTG40071944CCR6410
6501-6512GMCTD45061946CRY6506
6513-6518GMCTD45061946CCR/CSC6518
6519-6520GMCTD45061946CSC
6521-6530GMCTDH45071947CRY
6800-6823GMCTGH36091946CRY
6824GMCTGH36091946CCR/CSC
6825-6833GMCTGH36091946CCR/SSR6830
6834-6838GMCTGH36091946CCR
7100-7116MackC41GT1947CRY7106

Routes

The CSL had dozens of routes and over 1,000 miles of trackage at its height. The table below shows a basic overview of CSL routes at their height. Many changes to routing and terminals were made at various times. Abandonment dates noted are dates that routes were completely changed over to bus or trolley bus, or eliminated altogether. Many routes were converted in sections. Some routes, notably through routes, that were eliminated prior to the formation of the CSL are not included.

RouteTerminusTerminusAbandonedNotes
Archer AvenueLake & StateArcher & CiceroMay 30, 1948
Archer-38th StreetLake & State38th & Central ParkFebruary 15, 1948
Argo (63rd Extension)63rd & Oak Park63rd & ArcherApril 11, 1948
Armitage AvenueClark & LincolnArmitage & GrandJune 24, 1951Converted to trolley bus
Ashland AvenueSouthport & ClarkAshland & 95thFebruary 13, 1954Through Route 9
Belmont AvenueBelmont & CentralBelmont & HalstedJanuary 9, 1949Converted to trolley bus
Blue Island-26th26th & KentonMonroe & DearbornMay 11, 1952
Blue Island-WellsNorth & ClarkBlue Island & WesternSeptember 14, 1924Through Route 12
BroadwayDevon & ClarkState & PolkFebruary 16, 1957
Broadway-StateDevon & Clark119th & MorganDecember 5, 1955
Cermak RoadCermak & CalumetCermak & KentonMay 30, 1954
Cermak-LawndaleCermak & Kedzie33rd & LawndaleOctober 1, 1945
Chicago AvenueOhio & Lake Shore DriveChicago & AustinMay 11, 1952Converted to trolley bus
Cicero AvenueMontrose & Cicero25th & CiceroNovember 25, 1951Converted to trolley bus
South Cicero AvenueArcher & Cicero63rd & CiceroJanuary 6, 1941
Clark-WentworthClark & Howard81st & HalstedSeptember 8, 1957Through Route 22
Clybourn AvenueBelmont & ClybournHarrison & StateMay 4, 1947
Clybourn-WentworthBelmont & Clybourn79th & HalstedSeptember 13, 1924Through Route 2
Cottage Grove-BroadwayDevon & Kedzie56th & Lake ParkOctober 7, 1946Through Route 1
Cottage Grove-PullmanRandolph & Garland Court115th & St. LawrenceJune 19, 1955Through Route 4
Cottage Grove-South ChicagoRandolph & Garland Court93rd & BaltimoreDecember 4, 1949Through Route 5
North Damen AvenueFullerton & DamenBlue Island & DamenMay 13, 1951
South Damen Avenue47th & Damen74th & DamenJanuary 26, 1948
Diversey AvenuePulaski & DiverseyKimball & DiverseyApril 17, 1930Converted to trolley bus
Division StreetDivision & MozartState & Van BurenFebruary 4, 1951
West Division StreetDivision & AustinDivision & GrandJuly 9, 1946
Division-Van BurenDivision & MozartVan Buren & KedzieFebruary 4, 1951
Elston AvenueLawrence & ElstonDearborn & RandolphJanuary 21, 1951
Ewing-Brandon (Hegewisch)Burley & 118thBrandon & BrainardOctober 21, 1946
Fullerton AvenueCentral & FullertonHalsted & FullertonDecember 4, 1949Converted to trolley bus
Fulton-21st StreetFulton & Western21st & MarshallMay 7, 1947
Grand AvenueHarlem & GrandNavy PierApril 1, 1951Converted to trolley bus
Halsted StreetWaveland & BroadwayHalsted & 79thMay 29, 1954
Halsted Street Extension (Vincennes)111th & Vincennes119th & VincennesJuly 22, 1946
Halsted-ArcherHalsted & Waveland63rd & Union1924Through Route 13
Halsted-MadisonGrace & Halsted26th & HalstedJuly 3, 1933Through Route 18
Hammond63rd & Vernon106th & IndianapolisJune 9, 1940Thru service to Hammond, Ind. via HW&EC
HarrisonHarrison & CentralVan Buren & DearbornFebruary 29, 1948
Harrison-AdamsHarrison & CentralAdams & DearbornFebruary 29, 1948
Indiana Avenue51st & South ParkState & LakeMay 24, 1953
Irving ParkIrving Park & NeenahIrving Park & BroadwayNovember 7, 1948Converted to trolley bus
Kedzie AvenueBryn Mawr & KedzieMarquette & KedzieMay 29, 1954Through Route 17
Kedzie-CaliforniaCalifornia & RoscoeMarquette & KedzieMay 29, 1954Converted to trolley bus
Lake StreetLake & AustinLake & DearbornMay 30, 1954Thru route 16
Laramie AvenueLake & LaramieHarrison & Laramie1937
Lawrence AvenueAustin & LawrenceBroadway & LawrenceApril 1, 1951Converted to trolley bus
Lincoln-BowmanvilleLincoln & PetersonDearborn & PolkFebruary 18, 1951
Lincoln-RosehillRavenswood & RosehillDearborn & PolkAugust 1, 1948
Lincoln-IndianaLincoln & Peterson51st & IndianaMarch 11, 1951Through Route 3
Madison StreetMadison & AustinDearborn & WashingtonDecember 13, 1953Through Route 20
Madison-Fifth AvenuePulaski & Fifth AvenueDearborn & WashingtonFebruary 22, 1954
Milwaukee AvenueMilwaukee & ImlayMonroe & DearbornMay 11, 1952
Montrose AvenueMilwaukee & MontroseBroadway & MontroseJuly 29, 1946
Morgan-Racine-SangamonErie & Ashland39th & MorganJuly 25, 1948Through Route 23
Noble StreetNorth & AshlandMilwaukee & NobleMarch 5, 1932
North AvenueNorth & NarragansettNorth & ClarkDecember 4, 1949Converted to trolley bus
Ogden Avenue25th & LaramieLake & DearbornSeptember 16, 1951
Ogden-ClarkClark & DrummondOgden & KentonSeptember 14, 1924Through Route 11
Pershing Road-EastRoot & HalstedCottage Grove & PershingFebruary 15, 1948
Pershing Road Extension35th & Cottage GroveWestern & PershingAugust 28, 1945
Pulaski RoadPulaski & Bryn Mawr31st & PulaskiSeptember 16, 1951Converted to trolley bus
Riverdale119th & Michigan138th & LeydenSeptember 9, 1946
Riverview-LarrabeeRoscoe & WesternPolk & DearbornJanuary 10, 1949
Roosevelt RoadMuseum LoopRoosevelt & AustinApril 12, 1953Converted to trolley bus
12th-Ogden-WellsClark & DrummondRoosevelt & CiceroSeptember 14, 1924Through Route 14
South Chicago-Ewing63rd & South Park118th & BurleyJune 30, 1947
South Deering63rd & Dorchester112th & TorrenceApril 25, 1948
SouthportClark & SouthportPolk & DearbornSeptember 14, 1924
State StreetWells & Division119th & MorganDecember 5, 1955
State-MadisonMadison & Austin39th & StateSeptember 14, 1924Through Route 7
State-MilwaukeeMilwaukee & Edmunds63rd & StateSeptember 14, 1924Through Route 6
Stony Island AvenueNavy Pier93rd & Stony IslandJune 29, 1951
Taylor-Sedgwick-SheffieldTaylor & WesternClark & SheffieldSeptember 1, 1947
Van Buren StreetAdams & DearbornKedzie & Van BurenAugust 12, 1951
Wallace-RacineState & Lake87th & RacineJuly 27, 1951
Webster-RacineFullerton & RacineLincoln & WebsterSeptember 1, 1947
Wentworth AvenueClark & Illinois81st & HalstedJune 21, 1958Last streetcar route to be abandoned
Western AvenueWestern & Berwyn79th & WesternJune 17, 1956Through Route 10
Whiting-East Chicago63rd & VernonIndianapolis & State LineJune 9, 1940Thru service to Hammond, Ind. via HW&EC
Windsor Park63rd & Dorchester93rd & BaltimoreApril 25, 1948
14th-16th Street16th & KentonRoosevelt & MichiganJuly 25, 1948
18th StreetBlue Island & Leavitt18th & StateJuly 25, 1948
26th Street26th & Halsted26th & Cottage GroveFebruary 29, 1948
31st StreetPitney Court & Archer31st & Lake ParkFebruary 29, 1948
35th Street36th & Kedzie35th & Cottage GroveApril 15, 1951
43rd-Root StreetRoot & Halsted43rd & OakenwaldAugust 9, 1953
47th Street47th & Kedzie47th & Lake Shore DrApril 15, 1951Converted to trolley bus
51st-55th Street51st & St. Louis56th & Lake ParkMay 30, 1948Converted to trolley bus
59th-61st Street59th & Central Park60th & BlackstoneJune 1, 1948
63rd Street63rd Place & Narragansett64th & Stony IslandMay 24, 1953
67th-69th-71st Street71st & California67th & OglesbyMay 24, 1953
71st Street73rd & Vincennes71st & Cottage GroveMay 22, 1947
74th-75th Street74th & Ashland75th & LakefrontOctober 28, 1946
79th Street79th & Western79th & BrandonSeptember 16, 1951
87th Street87th & Vincennes87th & CommercialMay 27, 1951
93rd-95th Street95th & State89th & Avenue OMay 27, 1951
103rd Street103rd & Vincennes103rd & Cottage GroveOctober 13, 1941
106th Street106th & Torrence106th & IndianapolisAugust 13, 1941
111th Street111th & Vincennes111th & Cottage GroveSeptember 23, 1945
115th Street115th & Halsted115th & South ParkSeptember 23, 1945
119th Street119th & Vincennes119th & MorganFebruary 3, 1946

Remnants

Kenosha #4606 in "Green Hornet" livery.
Ex-Philadelphia #1058 like heritage streetcar in San Francisco with Chicago Transit Authority's 1950s green and cream livery.

The primary remnants of the CSL system are the 77th Street & Vincennes car barns, the Ardmore temporary bus garage, and buildings that were electricity substations. Cable-car survivors include powerhouses at LaSalle and Illinois (NCSR), Washington and Jefferson (WCSR), a small barn on Blue Island east of Western (WCSR), and other structures on Armitage west of Campbell, and Lake Park south of 55th street.[19] Burnside car barn at 93rd & Drexel is still basically intact. Some cars of CSL and its predecessors are preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum and other museums. Stand-in for CSL PCC "Green Hornet" streetcars (actually streetcars from other cities repainted in CSL colors) operate over the Kenosha Electric Railway in Kenosha, Wisconsin and the F-Market Line in San Francisco, California. CSL Motor Bus 3407 is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum. A few CTA bus routes (notably 4 Cottage Grove, 8 Halsted, 9 Ashland, 20 Madison, 22 Clark, and 36 Broadway) still have their original CSL Through Route numbers. One can find rails from the old system around the city, although they have been significantly cemented and often only the tops of the rails can be seen.

Notes

  1. The Chicago City Railway had a subsidiary, the Chicago & Western Railway, and 95% of the stock of the City Railway and all of the stock of the Southern, Calumet, and Western were in a collateral trust, to secure certain bonds.

Footnotes

  1. Krambles & Peterson (1993), p. 16.
  2. Borzo (2012), p. 15–18, 23–24, 59–66.
  3. Borzo (2012), pp. 161-163.
  4. In re Chicago Rys. Co., 160 F.2d 59, 61-62 (7th Cir. 1947).
  5. Lind (1974), p. 16.
  6. Lind (1974), p. 12.
  7. Krambles & Peterson (1993), p. 20.
  8. Lind (1974), p. 312, 332.
  9. In re Chicago Rys. Co., at 62.
  10. In re Chicago Rys. Co., at 61.
  11. Lind (1974), p. 375.
  12. In re Chicago Rys. Co., at 62.
  13. Lind (1974), p. 388.
  14. Lind (1974), p. 379.
  15. Krambles & Peterson (1993), p. 39.
  16. Krambles & Peterson (1993), p. 45.
  17. Lind (1974), p. 256, 327.
  18. See Bill Vandervoort's Chicago Transit and Railfan for Streetcar Roster, Chicago Surface Lines Bus Roster 1927-1939, 1941-1948, and Trolleybus Roster, generally based on Lind.
  19. Borzo (2012), pp. 175-182.

References

  • In Re Chicago Rys Co, In re CHICAGO RYS. CO. et al. WORCESTER et al.v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY et al.
  • Borzo, Greg (2012). Chicago Cable Cars. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-60949-327-1.
  • Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (1960). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-4014-2. OCLC 237973.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Krambles, George; Peterson, Arthur H. (1993). CTA at 45: A History of the First 45 Years of the Chicago Transit Authority. Oak Park, IL. ISBN 978-0-9637-9654-7. OCLC 29815755.
  • Lind, Alan R. (1974). Chicago Surface Lines: An Illustrated History. Park Forest, IL: Transit History Press. ISBN 0-934732-00-0. OCLC 567977772.


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