key transportation dates

 

Edgewater Transportation Time Line
 
Year
Month-Day
Event
Source
Modes Available
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1855
01-01
First train on Chicago and Milwaukee RR between Chicago and Waukegan (no stop in Edgewater)
 
C&NW
1857
09-16
First mention of Chittenden station on the Chicago and Milwaukee RR (later Milwaukee Div. of the C &NW RR)
CT, 9-16-57
C&NW
1859
 
Rose Hill Cemetery dedicated; Chittenden station changed to Rose Hill
 
C&NW
1875
 
Summerdale stop added on C&NW
 
C&NW
1885
05-01
First trip on C&E, Calvary to N of Chicago river; no stop in Edgewater
Mess
Timetable #1
St. Paul
1887
 
High Ridge station stop first appears?
 
C&NW
1891
04-00
North Edgewater stop added on St. Paul
St. Paul TT
St. Paul
1889?
 
High Ridge horse car line shuttle on Clark from Lawrence to Devon
 
Clark St. streetcar
1893
06-02
Broadway electric line from Dempster (Evanston) to Irving Park—connection with Evanston Av. Horse car, for change to cable car at limits to downtown (two transfers to downtown)
CT,
Broadway streetcar
1893
 
Broadway electric line extended north from Dempster to North Evanston
 
Broadway streetcar
1894
10-08
Clark St. line converted from horse car to trolley from limits to Lawrence; High Ridge extension remains horse car (2 transfers to downtown)
 
Clark St streetcar
1894
 
Broadway electric street car extended to limits from Irving Park via Broadway, Halsted, and Clark (now one transfer)
 
Broadway streetrcar
1896
 
Clark St, electrified to Devon
E, sp 1896
St ry edition
Clark St streetcar
1899
12-03
Clark St. Line: double fair eliminated; one fair from Devon to City.
CT, 12-3-99
Clark St streetcar
1900
05-31
Northwestern Elevated opens to Wilson Ave; St. Paul cuts back service to 14 trips daily
 
“L” St Paul
1906
10-21
Cable car service eliminated on Clark St. south of Diversey; trolleys begin service; through service downtown begins
CT, 10-22-06
Clark & Broadway streetcar line
1908
05-16
Northwestern Elevated RR extends service to Evanston on St. Paul’s tracks. St. Paul ends service to Edgewater (one 5 cent fare to Loop)
Photo postcard
“L” now in Edgewater
1908
 
C&NW tracks elevated from Foster north
 
 
1908
 
High Ridge station renamed Kenmore
 
 
1913 11-00 North side L through routed with South Side L   "L"
1913
12-00
Chicago Motor Bus Company incorporated
 
Chicago Motor Bus Co.
1915
02-14
Thorndale stop added to L
CT
“L”
1916
b/4 May
Berwyn stop added
NW L map
“L”
1916
06-19
Chicago Motor Bus Co. secures franchise to opertate on blvds
 
Chicago Motor Bus Co.
1917
03-25
Chicago Motor Bus Co, first trip, Sheridan, loop to Devon
 
Chicago Motor Bus Co.
1919
 
North Shore Line begins service over elevated (no stop in Edgewater; closest Wilson Ave)
 
North Shore Line
1921
 
Elevation of “L’ completed
 
“L”
1937
07-01
Foster bus line opens
 
Foster bus
1939
06-19
Peterson bus line opens
 
Peterson bus
1947
10-00
CTA assumes control of Chicago Surface Lines and Chicago Rapid Transit Lines
 
“L” and suface lines
1948
08-01
Lincoln-Damen, Rosehill streetcar segment, abandoment
Johnson, Jim
 
1949 08-01 A & B station system created on North Side L; Granville (B), Thorndale (A), Bryn Mawr (all stop), Berwyn (B)   "L"
1955
07-24
Last train on NSL shore line division
N. Carlson
North Shore Line
1956
04-01
Ben Heineman assumed control of C&NW commuter operations
N. Carlson
C&NW
1956
05-11
Introduction of diesels on C&NW Ry commuter operations; D Day
N. Carlson
C&NW
1957
02-18
Broadway-Devon, abandonment date
Johnson, Jim
Broadway streetcar
1957
09-07
Clark St. line, abandonment date
Johnson, Jim
Clark St. streetcar
1958
12-01
Summerdale, Rose Hill, and Kenmore stations on C&NW closed as part of plan to close 22 stations on the commuter lines
CT, 11-14-58
C&NW
1963
01-20
Last train on NSL; last day of operations
N. Carlson
North Shore Line
1995
 
Union Pacific formally acquires C&NW
N. Carlson
C&NW
1995
04-28
A & B station stop system formally abandoned on North Side L
 
"L"