CITY RAIIAAYS Of ILLINOI S AND BORDER ARF....IST~RBAN RAII.JfAYS O~ Il.LINCI~ At-iD OCRDfoR AR~

Map luU.r 0.. of the Ceatt"al Electrlc 'l,.llfu.' Anod.UoaDl.hloa of tbe uUoaal Ilectrlc Rall ro.dere I Anocl.Uo.

Duplicate copha ...., be ..cured at l~ each. olua poata«••b7 .dd,....la« the club at 1240 Idieoa lH4«•• ChiCl'«O. Ill,

of

L1nes

-+-+++-t- :hlcago & West Towns Rye.~ Chicago Surface Lines++++ Chlcago Aurora & Elg1n R.R,~ Chicago & Jol1et Electric Ry.

PUTTS, CHICAGC

~ Chlcago & West Towns Rys .~ Chicago Surface Lines

Chicago Rapid Trans 1tChlcRgo Aurora & Elglr. R.f..,

Abandoned Lines

r.R!o::~ ...rt;ST ,liE;;T OF C:.ll CAGe ~--------t'

CCVP I L~:D ~Y ~ANK

lA GRANGEF,()ft' ..... 1". 'c.,,,,,•• Id_ .. ;. c.t""•• ad., H.,I."" A ••.. 1"h S'. 0 ••",;"., A ••. ,fl .. '" 'i,t-t.of...y .h,ololqh ', ••r'ld••~ "eo'~.~. ,JIIld H,119'O.'A.... to ., •••• ,d A..... l.G,.",.

... "OISON SUUTF·o'" Aw,t d I ~.d"o" St .••• ~.d"o" St••d I 10 C & N W ••

IElWYNF~o"", 46'" A... & c.,.-., Rd., ".'. c.'.... ~ ad.,l.,.""•• A•• 1S'" Sf. s.,... A•• , 26ft-. St. lui,•.I.~ ......... St,,,l.y A .... ,.d H.,•• "", A .... to0td.. A••

l.Yr-I

1--'-,..--'

Car Rout"

l"'K~ SUUTF.g... A...... I'.d. & l.l. SI.... l.l. S•. to 2St"A"•. ~.I,o.. ,.'~

CHICAbU ......ENUEFro,.. A",t'fIl II .. d. I C ....<.90 A••. , "" Ch;c'90 A••..H.,•• "", A••. ~.c:f,tof'l S•. D.,,,,,,,,,,, A..... 100..••It ••1- S2.d ...... !l ......;. A••. I.•~)Sri. St. to.4 "", ".d

TRACTION LINES

19321933192519361932

1918

1917Z>

1>19281934193219241930

19221926192819321918

NCTE C

19171935

19241926

• C-,..E ·R .119371929

D

19261923

193119271934

1934 MAP NO. 1

1930

1928

1932

1930

1938

19281924193619351930

16.0lS.O1.58.03.74.5

12.560.0

20.0

22.020.027.2

35.0

40.0

21.336.0

350.025.027.06.99.0

12.0

NOTE B

308.1161.020.035.0

5.03.13·1

11.328.2

103.9

RA.II.JfAY - tiOTF. (A)

Nen: (D): - Property not 1n operR t 10n at pre8ent; ttctua 1 date orabandoruD00 t not ve r1 1'1 ad.

~ur~ (.\): - Company na:I:~e shown are the most rec'Jnt known tohave operated the reep~c t1 ve ra 11waye.

NOT~ (B):- Ml1eage shown for operat1ng companiee is t!".nt mileagecurrently operated. J/i1eage shown for dle~/)ntlnued rttllwaye 18til ken from year 0 l' greates t trackttpe.

NC'1'~ (C): - Date shown 115 yea r company was bat reported to haveoperated olectr1c runway eervir.e on tracks 11eted • .vHfo~·: NODATt;; I;; '3t:ON~ ':C!l"\NI:;;S A~': It: (P~l..TION ·\T TIn Of PUALICATIOhCF TPIS alAI'.

Alton & Jacksonvl1le Ry.Aurora E1g1n &: Fox Rlver Electrlc Co.

(El~1n-Carpenter~v111e E\bl\l'ldooed 1934)(Yorkv11le-1I0nt~0Ilery 1924»)

Aurora Plalnf1eld & Joliet Ry.Bloomlngton Pontlac &: Jollet Ry,CEDAR RAPIDS & lOR;" CITY Ry.

(Cedar Rap1ds-Llsbon eectlon, ahand. 1928.)Cedar Raplds & Marlon Clty Ry.Centralla & Central C1ty TractlonCentrE\lla TractlonCentral Ill1n01s TrE\ct10n

gni~:~g ~~~ : ~!n~~bR~R~ •(St. CM-rles Branch,12.6 ::ll1es, ab4lnd. 1937)

Chlcago Harvard &: Geneva Lake Ry. 12.8Chlcago & Interurban Traction 47.0Chlcago & Illinols Valley Ry. 102.2

(Depue -Princeton and Ledd branch abandoned in1930. Streator branch 1n 1929.)

Ch1ca~ & Jollet Electrlc Ry.

CHICiGOc~~~~-~~~1~3~iri~~Ji-~:~~s 1932.)CHIC,\:JO SOOTH SHCRE &: SOUTH BEND R.R.CHICAGO & WEST TOINS RYS. INC.CLWTON DAVENPORT & WSCATIN::: RY.

(lfuscatlne-Davenport abandoned 1938)Coal Belt Electric Ry. 15.3DeK.a1b-Sycamore & Interurbl\n TrRction 7.6£as 1, St. Lou ls Columbia & We. terloo Ry. 22.2East St. Louls &: SuburbRn Rk, 74.1

gf~~v~tll~e~~I~~f~~r~y ,y. 5~:~(Evansvl11e-Henderson ;SvRnsv111e-~ountVernonabandoned 1928. R1chland Branch 1938)

Evansville Suburban & New.burgh Hy.(Now operated by eteRm)

Fo" & Il11n01s Unlon Ry.( Q:1era te d by gaa -e le c 8inc~ 1931)

GARY R.A I UlAYS(VRlparalso-Garyton sectlon abandoned 1938:Gary-MUler 1n 1935; Gary-Crown Point 19~3 )

Hannlbal Ry. &: Elec1..'lc Co. J.OILLINOIS CENTRAL ~IUtOAD (Electrlc Dlvls10n) 37.8Illinols Central Electric Ry. 30.0

(Branch to Falrvlew abandoned 1926)Il11nols Power &: Light Co. 28.0·

(The IP&L was chle fly concerned wHh supply lngc 1ty service, but operated BOoe auburban lineabetween the fol lowlng town6: Ge.1esburF:­Ab1neton; Galeaburg-Knoxv llle; Clllro-1Lounds;

~i~~~~~~~~~:~~~i:t~~~l~i~~~r~~;':Y~~n~~~;~gs;between the years 1928 and 1932.)

ILLn~CIS Tffi~INAL RAILRQ,\D 505.](llechJ\nlcsburg Branch abandoned 1929; Cnt11n­

T11 ton 1928; Ogden-Homer 1928 ;Ridee Farm­Georp;etown 1933; GeorEetown-Danvl11e 1938;L1tchfleld-Hl11eboro 1933,)

DmIANA RAlrnOADJol1et & Eastern TractlonKankakee & Urbana TractlonKeokuk t:1ectrlc Co.Kewanee & Galva Ry.

Lee ~~~tl.e~eg~~~yRt;ntrE\l 18 now oper~ted by agas 10comot lve .)

Yex1co Investment & Cona truct 10n Co.Mlss1ss1ppl Valley Interurban Ry.),(idlotr.i~n &: Blue Ia land Ry.laurphy6boro & Southern Ill1noia Ry,North Shore & Western Ry,North Kankakee Electrlc Llght & Ry,Peoria Rallway & Termlnal Co.Rockford & Interurban

ROCK~~~~~-~~~~~l~.~:29.) 18.0(llonmoutil-Rock l&1al'l1 aade stea!1I oper&t.lon 19~~.0

ST. ~~~~~sC~h"ga~YRlver aoondoned 192'{, 2 .3m.)ST. :..0015 PUBLIC SmYICE CO. 25.0:outhern Il11nols Ry. &: Power(Annll-JoneAhoro-lIj2tj)18.0Southern Indians. Gas &: Electrh: Co'. ..31.9Sterling Dlxon & Eastern Tractlon 1~.4Trl-C lty Ry. .0Terre Haute Indianapolls & Eastern Tractlon. 61.0

(Terre Haute-PRrls abandoned 1932; Terre Haute­Sullivan 1930; Terre Haute-Cllnton 1930.)

'fATffiLOC CEDAR FALlB & NORTHERN RY. 139.0

Wood, i~~k'R~&~~c~:~~e),(~~:~~l;s cars.) 26.5

'!'b...thor baa co-pUf'4 thie _p fro_ tbe b•• t .YaUable hhtorlcalrecorda aad elBA bell".a it to be qul h ACcurate. Bo...er. 1a •f.w ca... the i.foraUoD ~ be 1a ..rror b7 • few ~atbe wblch W01ll4place elate of abaa40_ent 1a • prec:e4la« or foilowizac 7-r. ellA willappreciate aa7 alldl Uo"a that caa b. offered. but the7 -.let be .ceo.paated b7 wit.ble .er1flcaUoa of thf!lr ntbqUcit7.

NOTE B NOTE C

15.5 19351.0*3.0· 1934

11.0· 1936

8.0· 19353.5 J)

10.0 19305.0·

22.·} 1936»

22.5

15.1 19333.0· 19284.5 ~

6.0·30.3 19371.0· 19291.0· D

9.0 19362.0 1925

1110.0231.030.0·

6.5 19255.0·

15.0·4.0·

18.0 1937

5.0·19.3 19365.0·

15.7 19363.6· 1925

21.5 1933

4.0·36.1 193514.0· 19369.0·

11.5 193620.0·

4.0 19305.0·9.4 1933

12.1 193340.0·

7.2·6.0·3.0· 19306.0 1923

6.0 1930

5.2 193017.0· 19342.0 1924

12.02.4· 19325.4 1928

11.0 1936

8.0 1928

1.2 19254.0·

12.6 19362.5·3.2 19171.5 1928

10.0 1919

4.0· 19366.0·

10.0·6.0·8.0 1930

3.0 192619.1 p

3.2 193641.0

22.0 1930

2.5-44.5 19372.0

415.07.7

42.2· 19383.5· 1925

10.5 1>

3.711.0·

3.2· 19364.0·

6.1 1938

3.0 ~

8.0·

Alton Ry.CHICAGO SURFACE LINESChlcago &: Jollet Electrlc Ry.Aurora Elgln &: Fox Rlver Electrlc Co.

ELECTRIC RAIlJIA Y COIlP.a.NY -!lOTE (A)

Kankakee Electrlc Ry.North Kankakee Electrlc Llght &: Ry.lteokuk Electrlc Co.Kewanee Publlc Serv1ce Co.

fort Mad 18 on Street Ry.CHICAGO & W~T TOJNS RY5.1111no18 Northern Utll1tles

Centrp.l Illlnolu Tr...ct.1OLKent.uc~J UtUltlesPekln Mun1clpa1 Ry.ILLINOIS -lOlA POrrn CO.

Illlnols Power & Llght Co. (5 ft.. g.)

CHICAGO &: CAWKET DISTRICT TRANSITEast St. Louls Ry.

~~i8r~oE~~~&:~~s~iver Electrlc Co.

~~~= ~UNA GAS &: ELECTRIC CO.

CHICAGO &: W:::ST TOJNS RYS.CHICAGO RAPID TRANSITIlllnols Power &: Llght Co.

Illlnols Power & Llght Co.

~~;~~~op~a~~~~:idEie~~~i~tRk;.

Central Illlnois Publlc Serv lce Co.CHICAGO &: 'fEST T()f~S RYS,Trl City Ry.CHICAGO &: WEST TOINS RYS.Mount Vernon Clty Ry.Murphysboro &: Southern Il11nols Ry.Davenport &: Muscatlne Ry.

Illlno18 Power & Llght Co.CHIC'\GO NOOTH SHOOE & MIIJIAUKEE R.R.

)l18s1ss1ppl Valley Electrlc Co.

ILLINOIS TERMINAL RAI~QlD

Il11no18 Power &: Llght Co.TRI CITY RY.Illlnols Power &: Llght Co.Sterllng D1xon & Eastern TractlonInterstate Power Co.

L1nooln Mun1cipal RaIlway

CHICAGO &: CAWKET DISTRICT TRANSITcaRY RYS.R&nn1bal Ry. &: Electr1c Co.Henderson Tract10n

I111no18 Power & L1ght Co.GARY RYS.

Ea8t St. Lou18 &: Suwrb&n Ry.

~~;~~ ;::;\lRrlght Co.CHICAGO cl WEST TarNS RYS.Illlno18 Power &: Llght Co.Braz1l Rapld TransltIowa Southern Ut1l1tles

Il11n018 Power &: Llght Co.1111no18 CentrRl Electrlc Ry.

g~b1RGm~a~1~:s8~TYIn~~rban

g:~~a~~l~SC:n~iog1~;t~r~~tlonCen1,ral1a Trao1,1onIlllnois Power & Ll~~t Co.Ce~tr:.l Ill1no~s Publ~c Serv1ceCUIC"'~C ~UR&""ACr; :..~

CP.ICAGO RAPID TRANSITII~INOIS C£NTRALjELECTRIC DIVISION

g~~l~g ~~r~~ ii:;~t Ry.CHICAGO &: WEST TOJNS RYS.CHICAGO RAPID TRANS ITCl1nton Street Ry.

CHICAGO &: WEST TOINS RYS.Rockford Electr ic Co.TRI CITY RY.

Central Ill1nols Pub11c Servlce Co.INDIANA RAI~QlD

ST. LC7JIS PUBLIC SERVICE CO.ST. LeU15 W,\TSRWORKS RY.Sprlngfle Id Transporta t 10n Co.Sterllng Dlxon &: Eastern TractlonPub11c Servlce Co. af Northern Ill.

V1ncennes Electrlc Ry.

Washlngton Street Ry.CHICAGO NORTH SH<:m: &: MIIJIAUKEE R.R.

AltonARGO

Aurora

Clty

GalesburgGARY (Ind.)

}iA)QfOND (Ind.)

Hannlbal (Mo.)Henderson (Ky.)

NormalNORTH CHICAGO

IOWE\ C1ty (Iowa)

Jack80nTl11eJollet

Kankakee

~okuk (Iowa)Kewanee

Llncoln

DlNVILlE

DAVENPOOT (Iowa)DecaturDlxonDubuque (Iowa)

C11nton (Iowa)

EAST CHICAGO (Ind.)East St. Lools

~f~TONF:I/,\NSVI LI.E (Ind.)

Fort ~dlson (Iowa)FCREST PARKFreeport

C~::lpalgn

CharlestonCHICAGO

Centr&l1.a

ParlePa.~C&h (Ky.)PeklnPE<I\IA

CalroCanton

g~~G~;~a't~~).)

Ottawa

BellevllleBelvldereBelol t (W1Bconaln)BERlrYN

:;~~~i'i:1Ana )Burllngton (Iowa)

RIVrn fOO:STRockfordROCK ISaND

ST. LOOIS (Mo.)

Sprlngfle IdSterllngStreator

QUlncy

·Approxll1&1,e M11ea".e

MattoonMAYWOOD1I01ineME~CEE PARKMount VernonJIll rphyeboroMuscatlne (Iowa)

Vlncennes (Ind.)

::~on (Ind.)

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CAPE GIRARDEAU

LEGEND

Interurban Linea

o ,Cltle. w1th Street Car Service

~ 01t.1•• no longer w1 ttl street OarSerY1ce

• !cr.rna on Interurban L1nes

•

of

~ BdURBONN A I

~ STREALT.OR DW'GHT)"

q.~.

PONTIAC

,

. F"LA T RIV'ER

fARMINGTON

bE LASSUS

"" 00;""1" II Former Interurban Line.,

COPE TO ABBREVIATIONS OF BAIUfAYS SHOWN ASOVE

Alton &: JacksOnville Ry.Aurora Elg1n &: Fox River Elec.tricAurora Plainfleld &: Joliet Ry.

~i~l~~p:ni~:I~I~liX:Ry.Cedar Rap14a &: liarlon .C!ty' Ry.Centralia &: Central Clty TractlonCentral1a~ctlonCentral Illlno18 Tract'lon

g~i~g==:'~~bR~'Chicago Sarvard & a-rieva lake Ry.Chicago -A InteruJ"kn TractionChi,cag,o &: IIIlno111 ,Valley Ry.Chlcap;o Ie .foliet. Eiept,ric.Ry.

CNS&:J4CSS&SBC8TCIWICBEDKS&:IESLeawESL&:Si:B&:RE&OVES&NFclIOGHIe

CHICAGO !lORTH SBatE' Ie '.JlI~ltJ1CDR.ft.CHICAGO SOOTHSHCIU: &: SMiI BEND R.R.CHICAGO &: WEST TOWNS RYS. INC.CLINTON DA.VENPa:tT &: MUSCATINE RY.Coal Belt Electric Ry.DelCalb Sycamore &: Interurban Tract10nEast St. Louis Columbia &: Waterloo Ry.Eas t St. Lou ls &: S-d:bUrban Ry.Elgin Belvidere cl Rockford Ry.EVANSVILLE A OHIO VALIEY RY.Evansville Suburban' &: He!'sburgh::R,&:ttlH.,"=s 'Union Ry. '

~~~ri"~~r:~ir.i(Ei:~t.zelC Div. \

lHIPLITSIRJItEauIEIt&GICCKIacCWI

Illinois Central 'Electr1c Ry.

ili~gl; i;;iu:LLif¥i.a~INDIANA RAILROlDJoliet & Eastern Tractionlankakee .. Urbana TractionKeokuk Electrl~ <Joe ••Kewanee & Galva Rye. 'Lee C~nty C811~lMexlco IliT.stDfen~ ~ConstructiortCo.Klsslssippl Valley Interurban Ry.MJ.dlothlan &:B~ue Iaiand Rr.Jlurpb3s'!?oro .til- S'outftern I;tlin01s R1.North SIaON &: -e.temRy'.N('!'t.~I·"b~·Ele"tl'lcL1$ht &: R,. Co.

PR&TMIRIBtJFCSLPSSIRSIGHSOM·Te''tHISWOF4:Nwas

Peoria Railwa1 &: Terminal Co.Rockford &: InterurbanROCK ISLAND SOUTHERN RY.ST.. FRANCOIS CQ1NT! RY.ST. LaJIS PUBLIC SERVICE CO.Scu\hem Illinois IV. &: Power Co.Southern Indiana Gas Ie El_ctrlc Co.Sterl1ng Dlxon &: Ea..tem TractionTrl Clt.-y Ry.Terre Haute Ind1anapolls &: Eastern TractionWA'tERLoo CEDAR FALlS&: NORTHERN RY.• oodetQck til, Sycamore Traction

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