Map of the entire cta bus and train system chicago transit authority. Joliet and chicago railroad company stock certificate 1900. Joliet and chicago railroad company stock certificate 1900 illinois. E consulting engineer, professor of electric railway engineering. It was one of the longest lines in the state and was unique as an isolated section of the illinois traction system. Louis electric railway company gives promise of the completion of a chain of lines connecting st. Interurban railroaders and changing work conditions on the south. May 2019, chicago transit authority communications department. The track on which these tests were made is on the chicago division of. Motor trailer pair trailer leading running on illinois railway museums demonstration railroad on july 4, 2011. The digital research library of illinois history journal. Select, chicago union station, summit, willow springs, lemont, romeoville, lockport, joliet.
It was the only interurban between those cities and provided a link between the streetcar network of chicago and the cities along the des plaines river valley in north central illinois, which were served by the illinois valley division of the illinois traction. From the internet website daves electric railroads. Illinois traction national association of timetable collectors. The everettmoore group was ohios largest interurban railroad company and had experience administrating several lines around cleveland, most notably the lake shore electric railway. This provided a link between the streetcar network in chicago and the cities along the des plaines river valley in north central illinois. Joliet, metra electric district me to university park, rock island district ri to joliet, southwest service sws to manhattan, bnsf railway. This item appears in the following collections research publications from the university of illinois at urbanachampaign. The railway was a single track line with only a few turnouts and sidings. Find 15 listings related to bnsf railroad in joliet on. Central electric railfans association, the smaller electric railway of illinois. Chicago, lake shore and south bend railway from september 19 until january. Great color combination making this stock certificate a great piece of financial art. There was a shared station and cross platform changes could be made between the two.