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Congress Terminal was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L", serving its South Side Elevated. It was located at Congress Parkway over Holden Court. The terminal opened in 1892 as the original nor
Location of the demolished terminal
The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, also known as the North Shore Line, was an interurban railroad that operated passenger and freight service over an 88.9-mile route between the Chicago L
Congress Terminal
…On August 1, 1949, the CTA stopped service to the terminal as part of the service revision introducing A-B Skip-Stop service to the south side. The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad continued to use the station as a baggage terminal until the line quit in 1963. The name of the station was fluid over time. It was referred to as the…
Cincinnati car 700 near Green Bay Junction in Lake Bluff c. 1958.
North Shore Facilities in Milwaukee, 1962
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric car 37 in Wilmette c. 1910.
Hat pin from motorman on the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad.