“The Electric City: Energy and the Growth of the Chicago Area, 1880-1930” by Harold L. Platt, “Robber...
CNW Timetable Statistics
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Number of weekday trains
(excludes Sunday only)
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High/low/and average travel time between downtown (minutes)
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Timetable
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Summerdale
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Rose Hill
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High Ridge
Kenmore
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Summerdale
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Rose Hill
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High Ridge
Kenmore
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| 1857-02 | — | 6 trains | — | — | Unknown | — |
| 1858-12 | — | 4 trains | — | — | Unknown | — |
| 1860-04 | — | 6 trains | — | — | Unknown | — |
| 1864-03 | — | 8 trains | — | — | Unknown | — |
| 1868-04* |
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12 trains | — |
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41/22/29.5
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1869-11*
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10 trains
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42/22/30.1
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| 1870-05 | — | 12 trains | — | — | 40/25/29.3 | — |
| 1875-05 | — | 14 trains | — | — | 33/24/28.9 | — |
| 1878-01 | 9 trains | 15 trains | — | 29/25/26.6 | 32/24/28.5 | — |
| 1884-10 | 25 trains | 26 trains | — | 30/25/26.0 | 33/25/28.7 | — |
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1888-09
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37 trains
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39 trains
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18 trains
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29/21/26.4
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31/23/28.4
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33/25/30.4
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| 1889-06 | 36 trains | 38 trains | 18 trains | |||
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1893-07
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45 trains
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44 trains
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26 trains
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29/20/25.0
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31/22/27.0
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33/24/29.0
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| 1895-03 | 43 trains | 42 trains | 24 trains | |||
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| 1898-10 | 48 trains | 49 trains | 22 trains | |||
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1900-07
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56 trains
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36 trains
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16 trains
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24/17/19.3
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26/19/21.3
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28/21/23.3
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| 1902-08 | 53 trains | 36 trains | 9 trains | |||
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1913-06
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43 trains
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32 trains
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30 trains
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| 1914-06 | 42 trains | 34 trains | 33 trains | |||
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1916-04
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43 trains
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34 trains
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30 trains
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25/15/19.8
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27/17/21.8
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29/19/23.8
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1918-08
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35 trains
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23 trains
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33 trains
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25/15/19.3
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27/17/21.3
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29/19/23.3
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| 1923-04 | 25 trains | 14 trains | 13 trains | |||
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1927-04
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1933-01
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28 trains
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16 trains
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22 trains
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22/14/17.7
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24/16/19.7
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26/18/21.7
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1935
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29 trains
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21/13/16.9
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23/15/18.9
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25/17/20.9
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1938-04
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29 trains
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10 trains
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27 trains
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1942-01
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30 trains
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14 trains
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26 trains
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1949-11
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28 trains
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14 trains
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24 trains
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21/13/17.6
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23/15/19.6
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25/17/21.6
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1953-02
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1958-10
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26 trains
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11 trains
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25 trains
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25/15/18.6
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27/17/20.6
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29/19/22.6
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Notes:
In some cases, the number of north bound trains were counted, then doubled to obtain the total number of trains. In some cases the number of trains to and from downtown might be different, but by no more than 3 trains.
The low number for the number of minutes of travel time for certain trains was due primarily to fewer stops for those trains.
Prior to 1912, the downtown Chicago terminal of the C&NW was located north of the Chicago River (the Well St. station); after 1911, trains used the new terminal south and west of the River at Madison St.
Until the 1890s, the tracks were at grade. Sometime in the 1890s the tracks were elevated but only as far north as Foster. It would not be until 1908-09, that the tracks were elevated from Foster Ave through Evanston.
* For 1869, the two night trains took 42 and 40 minutes; whereas the other eight trains took between 22 and 31 minutes for an average of 27.4 minutes. For 1868, the two night trains took 41 and 40 minutes; whereas the other 10 trains took between 22 and 36 minutes, for an average of 27.3 minutes–almost identical.
For 1864 and before, it is presumed that all trains stopped at Rosehill; but that is not certain as the information is taken not from a timetable but from an newspaper announcement.