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Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee

52 photographs
Front view of a red and black Birney interurban car marked 'CHICAGO LOCAL' inside a carbarn, with the car partially in shadow and tracks visible on the ground. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Birney interurban car with 'CHICAGO LOCAL' lettering sits in a carbarn, viewed from the front with overhead wires visible. c. 1924 to 1936 Side view of two orange and maroon interurban cars on a street, with overhead wires and a vintage car in the corner. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Birney car 1721, painted in orange and maroon, is shown in street service with a 'LAKE B' destination sign. c. 1930 to 1940 A red and silver interurban railcar with the number 25 and the name 'Rosemont' on its side, parked on train tracks in front of a brick building under an overcast sky. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car, number 25, in its classic red livery, displayed on a private right-of-way. c. 1930 to 1963 A vintage orange interurban train with the number 1260 on its side and a destination sign reading 'EVANSTON MILMETTE' travels on elevated tracks surrounded by trees on a clear day. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car 1260, heading to Evanston and Wilmette, on an elevated structure in summer. c. 1940 to 1963 A red and white interurban railcar with the number 25 and the name Ravenswood on its side, sitting on tracks in a yard. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 25, a Master Unit, in its orange and white livery at a yard. c. 1940 to 1963 A close-up side view of a red interurban railcar, number L9, with an orange car numbered 1111 visible behind it on adjacent tracks. A red Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car, number L9, is shown in a yard with an orange companion car, number 1111, in the background. c. 1940 to 1963 A black and white photograph of two Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban cars on a snow-covered street in Milwaukee, with car 3288 in the foreground showing its destination as Montrose. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 3288, a Master Unit, on a Milwaukee street in winter, with another car visible in the background. 1945 · Milwaukee, WI Side view of two orange and green interurban cars, numbered 31 and 210, on tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit car 31, paired with car 210, in a yard. c. 1946 to 1963 An orange and brown interurban railcar on an elevated track, with a sign reading 'LOGAN SQ' and 'LOGAN SQUARE', set against a backdrop of 1940s Chicago buildings and parked cars. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Jewett interurban car on an elevated structure near Logan Square in Chicago. 1949 · Marshfield Jct. A vintage black-and-white photo of a dark-colored electric streetcar numbered 989 on curved tracks, with bare trees, a wooden fence, and a roller coaster structure behind it. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 989 on a private right-of-way, with a roller coaster in the background. November 1949 A vintage wooden interurban train car numbered 1237 is parked on tracks in a rail yard, with a dark green and wood-trim livery, under clear skies. Interurban car 1237 of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee sits in a yard on a sunny day. June 1950 · Lower Wilson A red and cream interurban car numbered 699 with a destination sign reading 16 AUSTIN, traveling on an elevated wooden trestle with overhead wires. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit 699 on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1950 · Roosevelt over Illinois Central Tracks, Chicago, IL A side and front view of a vintage orange and maroon interurban streetcar with the number 1721 and a destination sign reading 'LAKE B' on a city street with overhead wires. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit 1721, in orange and maroon livery, is shown on the Lake Bluff line in Chicago. July 1, 1950 · Lake B and Harlem, Chicago, IL A vintage interurban streetcar with the number 25, in dark green and wood trim, runs on an elevated track through a city neighborhood with a 'Fox Deluxe Beer' billboard in the background. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit car #25 on the Lake Street Loop, circa 1920s. August 1950 · Lake and Paulina, Chicago, IL An old electric train car with 'RAPID TRANSIT' lettering on its side travels on elevated tracks near a building with a 'MOODY PIE CO' sign. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car on an elevated track, with the Moody Pie Company building visible in the background. October 30, 1950 · Lake Paulina An early 20th-century interurban car with a cream and maroon livery and an open front platform is parked on an elevated wooden structure. Snow is visible on the platform and the car's roof. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car, likely in the 1950s, rests on an elevated wooden structure in a snowy, overcast setting. November 6, 1950 · Irving Pk, Chicago, IL A red and cream interurban car, number 1766, is stopped at a railroad crossing under a large bridge with the words 'Chicago and North Western System' on it; the street sign reads 'Pine Av' and the car's destination sign reads 'LAKE'. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 1766 at a grade crossing under a Chicago and North Western Railway bridge on a winter day. 1951 · Lake and Pine, Chicago, IL A vintage tan and cream interurban railcar with the number 268 and a 'LOCAL KENWOOD' sign, stopped on elevated tracks near a signal tower. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car, number 268, in its original tan and cream livery, stopped at an elevated station. 1951 · 40th and Indiana, Chicago, IL Three red and white interurban cars from the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee line are parked side-by-side in a snowy yard, with complex overhead wiring above them. A lineup of Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban cars, including car 330, in a snow-dusted yard under an intricate web of overhead wires. March 13, 1951 · Kedzie Jackson Barn A blue and white streamlined interurban car, number 716, travels on a curved track through a snowy, industrial landscape. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Electroliner 716 rounding a curve on a snowy day. March 30, 1951 · N. Elgin Dv. A red and green Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban train, led by car 759, on elevated tracks with city buildings in the background under a partly cloudy sky. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban train, led by car 759, rounds a curve on an elevated structure in Chicago. 1952 · Sheridan and Irving Pk., Chicago, IL Two vintage wooden interurban cars in brown and cream livery are parked on an elevated wooden platform, with overhead wires visible. Two brown and cream Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban cars on an elevated platform, likely at Lawndale station. May 3, 1952 A red and cream interurban car numbered 396 travels on an elevated wooden trestle, surrounded by greenery with a network of tracks in the background. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car, number 396, navigates a wooden trestle in a lush, green setting. June 1952 · Loop, Chicago, IL A black and white photograph of a vintage interurban car, numbered 4, with a destination sign reading 'HOWARD B', on a set of tracks with overhead wires and a wooden utility pole in the background. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car #4, a Master Unit, photographed on its private right-of-way in Skokie, Illinois. July 29, 1952 · Skokie, IL A dark green and orange interurban train with the number 176 is stopped at a small station platform in a bare-treed winter scene, with a man standing nearby. North Shore Line interurban car 176 at the Wilmette station in winter. 1953 · Wilmette, IL An interurban train with a green and orange car, numbered 713 and marked 'MUNDELEIN', is stopped at a station platform under overhead wires, with a 1950s car parked nearby. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 713, a Master Unit, is pictured at the Mundelein station in summer. 1954 · Mundelein, IL An orange and green interurban train labeled CNS&M 183 travels down a street with visible trolley wires, passing a brick station and a stop sign, with a person standing on the sidewalk and cars parked nearby. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 183, a Master Unit, on Central Avenue in Highland Park, Illinois, in the 1950s. 1954 · Central Ave, Highland Pk A red and green streamlined interurban train car with the number 741 on the front, moving along a snow-lined city street with overhead wires and a 'Schlitz' billboard in the background. An Electroliner interurban car, number 741, of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee, travels along a snowy street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, likely on N. 6th St. & W. St. Paul. 1954 · N. 6th St. and W. St. Paul, Milwaukee, WI A long, streamlined electric train with a blue and red paint scheme and a silver upper body stands on railroad tracks in a snowy, open field under an overcast sky. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Silverliner interurban car in its distinctive blue and red livery stands on a snowy right-of-way. 1954 · Lake Bluff, IL Green and orange interurban train on a street with bare trees, showing destination 'CHICAGO-EXPRESS SHORE LINE ROUTE' and number 164. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban train, car 164, in green and orange livery, runs on Kenilworth Avenue in winter 1954, with bare trees lining the street. 1954 · Kenilworth Ave A row of old, damaged interurban railcars with green and cream livery sit in a gravel and debris-filled scrapyard under overhead wires. Derelict Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban cars in a scrapyard, likely shortly after the line's 1963 abandonment. March 21, 1954 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL Two red and gray interurban cars on a railway track in a wooded area, with a large grain elevator in the background. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban train, cars 429 and 430, travels along a private right-of-way in Forest Park, Illinois, with the Acme Feeds grain elevator in the background. July 1954 · Forest Park, IL An old interurban railcar on elevated tracks with trees and water in the background. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car travels along an elevated structure near Lake Michigan. July 25, 1954 · 42nd Pl, Chicago, IL A red and green interurban train, identified as car 174, sits at a wooden station platform under a clear blue sky, with brick buildings and a Dr. Scholl's billboard in the background. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit car 174 on an elevated structure in Chicago, likely at the Chicago & Franklin station. 1955 · Chicago and Franklin, Chicago, IL A vintage interurban car running on an elevated railway track, with city buildings and water towers in the background. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit car, number 324, on an elevated track in Chicago. January 1955 · Garfield Racine Ave, Chicago, IL Two green and cream interurban cars, numbered 7210 and 7201, sit on tracks in a gravel yard with a clear sky and leafless trees in the background. Two Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban cars, numbered 7210 and 7201, are parked in a yard in 1957. 1957 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL A vintage photograph of a green and orange interurban railcar, number 162, stopped at a wooden station platform with people boarding, under a clear sky with overhead wires. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit car 162, in its distinctive green and orange livery, is shown at a station platform in 1957, with passengers boarding. 1957 · North Chicago, IL A three-quarter rear view of a vintage brown and yellow interurban car, numbered 2858, sitting on tracks in a yard with a building and a blue car visible in the background. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Interurban car 2858 is shown in a yard on a clear winter day, its brown and yellow livery intact, likely in the 1950s. April 14, 1957 · Kimball, Chicago, IL An old, light-colored wooden interurban car with many windows travels on elevated tracks alongside buildings and trees under an overcast sky. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car, lettered with an 'A' for the Skokie Valley route, travels on an elevated structure on a summer day in the 1950s. June 1957 · Diversey, Chicago, IL A red and grey interurban car with the number 450 is parked on tracks in front of a brick building that reads 'Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee'. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit #450 is pictured in a yard. 1958 · Highwood, IL A green and orange streamlined electric train, labeled Electroliner and North Shore Line, stands at an elevated station platform with snow on the ground. An Electroliner train from the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee, numbered 801, is pictured at a terminal during winter. 1959 · Terminal, Milwaukee, WI A vintage dark green and red interurban car runs on streetcar tracks down a tree-lined street with a church steeple in the background on a cloudy winter day. A North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 749, on a winter street in Milwaukee in 1960. 1960 · 5th St., Milwaukee, WI A red and green interurban car with the number 747 and a sign reading 'Skokie Valley Route Chicago-Limited' is stopped on a snow-covered track with overhead wires and utility poles in the background. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car, number 747, on the Skokie Valley Route in a snowy setting. 1961 · Kenosha, WI Side view of a cream-colored North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 2219, on tracks surrounded by overgrown vegetation and overhead wires. A North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 2219, rests on a private right-of-way, flanked by other cars in a yard setting. August 31, 1961 · Highwood, IL An elevated view of a green and red electric train on a steel viaduct in a city, with 1950s cars on the street below. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee electric multiple-unit train, car 716 leading, travels on its elevated structure in Chicago on a clear day. September 5, 1961 · State and 8th, Chicago, IL A vintage electric interurban car with a streamlined body and trolley pole is parked at a snowy station platform on an elevated railway at night in a city setting. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car, #801, stands at a snow-dusted station platform at night on an elevated structure in Chicago. January 20, 1963 · 6th and Clybourn, Chicago, IL A red and black interurban train on a snowy city street, with vintage cars and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car, number 715, travels on a snow-covered street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, surrounded by 1950s automobiles. January 20, 1963 · 6th and Clybourn, Milwaukee, WI An orange and green interurban car numbered 1111 is stopped on tracks beside a paved path, with two crew members visible in the cab and another person working on the track nearby. The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 1111, a Master Unit, is shown on a private right-of-way under overcast skies. c. 1980 to 2000