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Interurban to Milwaukee Bulletin 106 Central Electric Railfans’ Association
Interurban to Milwaukee Bulletin 106 Central Electric Railfans Association
Interurban to Milwaukee Bulletin 106
Central Electric Railfans' Association
Soft Cover Spiral Bound Cover has been taped / has damage
168 Pages
Copyright 1962
Contents
Introduction
System Map (1916)4
Proposed Routes 50Waukegan City Lines before 1926 65
Family Tree-Diagrammatic History6
Preview-Developments after 19267
The Story of Worth Shore Line
Bluff City Electric Extends Its Line. . . . 10The "North Shore Line" Name Arrives. . 26
Corporate Name and Property Expand, . . 10World War I Causes New Activity . . . 26
New Cars Enter Service 11An Unusual Winter Hinders Operations . . 27
C&ME Establishes Highwood Shops .. 11Some Trains Are Marooned ...... 28
The Evanston-Waukegan Link Develops . 12The Company Organizes for Service. . . . 29
Chicago Connections Are Arranged . . 13Direct Service into Chicago Begins . .. 32
Administration Is a Bit Informal 15New Milwaukee Terminal Is Opened. ..33
Financial Control Again Changes 16Smaller Stations See Improvements .. . 34
A Branch to Libertyville Is Added16More Double Track Is Added34
Steam-Powered Service Begins 17Limiteds and Motor Coaches Come . . . .36
Reaching Out toward Milwaukee20Publicity Keeps Pace with Service . . . .37
The Line Enters Wisconsin ..... 20Industry-Wide Recognition Is Won38
The Milwaukee Entry Is Completed .. 21Purchase of a Connecting Line Fails . . 41
Finally, the Link Is Finished 21A. Better Route Is Desired 42
Line Improvements Speed Service 22The Complex First Portion Is Built . . . .44
Financial Fiascos Make the Headlines . . 23Chicago Rapid Transit Service Begins . . .48
Lineside Scenes8
Evanston to Lake Bluff Junction 8Lake Bluff to Waukegan and Milwaukee . .34
Lake Bluff to Rockefeller (Mundelein) . . 30Howard Street to Dempster Street49
Passenger and Freight Services 52
Early Passenger Operations 53Charters Prosper in Peacetime63
The First Limiteds Are Instituted55Fraternal Groups Use Special Trains . . .64
The "Gold Coast" Begins Service 55Early Waukegan City Service 64
Improved Fare Systems Are Developed . . 57The City System Grows 64
More "Name Trains" Operate58Birney Car Days Come to Waukegan. . . .65
New York Connections Are Set Up58Milwaukee City Service Is Operated. . . .66
But Local Traffic Remains Important . . 59The News Becomes a "Rush" Commodity. . 67
Heavy Traffic Requires Extra Moves . . 62Merchandise Dispatch Is Developed . . . . 67
Private Charters Are Also Operated . . 62The Volume of Business Increases . . . . 68
A Battleship Travels North Shore63Terminal Problems Are Overcome . . . . 69
Celebrities Find Service Convenient. . . 63Early Carload Freight Movements. . . . .69
Timetables and Advertisements52
The Electrical System70
Bion J. Arnold Enters the Picture70More Powerful Substations Evolve . . . .72
The Permanent Machinery Arrives . . . 70
Rolling Stock 74
Roster 74Details of Equipment* 84
*For further indexing, see roster pages
Acknowledgments168
Since 1938 CERA has published bulletins dealing with the history and technology of electric railways. For the last ten years these publications have taken the form of yearbooks, with each issue reviewing the electric lines of a particular state or part of state or covering a large and especially interesting system.
CERA this year gladly returns to the North Shore Line as a publication subject. We have always felt a keen interest in this railway, not only because it is close at hand but because its attitude has kept it in the forefront of modern practice among electric railways. Yet it has retained some of the old-time flavor which marked its early days.
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