The Northwestern Elevated Railroad was the last of the privately constructed rapid transit lines to be built in Chicago. The line ran from the Loop in downtown Chicago north to Wilson Avenue in Chicag
A wooden 'L' train at Argyle on the newly elevated tracks in 1916
A preserved Northwestern Elevated Railroad car dating from 1907
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Argyle station (CTA)
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Argyle is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line, located at 1118 West Argyle Street in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is an elevated station with an island platform.
Northwestern Elevated Railroad
…the elevated tracks at Wilson were linked to the street level tracks of the Milwaukee Road by a wooden trestle incline. The Milwaukee Road depots at Argyle Park, Edgewater, North Edgewater, Rogers Park, Birchwood, Calvary, Main, Dempster, Davis, Noyes and Central were demolished and the tracks spread to allow…
Rebuilt platform on opening day
Entrance to temporary Argyle station at Foster Avenue
Argyle station under construction (November 2024)