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L, The Development of Chicago’s Rapid Transit System 1888-1932 by Moffat w MAPS
The L the Development of Chicagos Rapid Transit System 1888-1932 by Bruce G Moffat INCLUDES two loose maps in an envelope
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
305 pages
Copyright 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword 4
Acknowledgments 5
SECTION
I PROLOGUE6
Chapter 1 - Chicago's Need for Rapid Transit 7
Chapter 2 - Two Early Chicago Elevateds 11
SECTION' RAPID TRANSIT ON THE SOUTH SIDE20
IIChapter 3 - The Alley "L"21
1893 Route Map 25
1892-1913 Fleet List 32
Chapter 4 - The South Side Elevated Railroad 33
1909 Route Map 41
SECTION
Iii THE LAKE STREET "L"54
ilChapter 5 - Mike's Upstairs Railroad 55
Downtown Routings Map 58
1895 Route Map 70
1893-1913 Fleet List 80
Chapter 6- Cicero and the Lake Street "L" 81
1900 West Suburban Route Map92
Chapter 7- New Owners and a New Name99
1912 West Suburban Route Map 111
SECTION
iv THE METROPOLITAN WEST SIDE ELEVATED122
Chapter 8 -An Innovative Elevated123
1896 Route Map127
1894-1913 Fleet List144
Chapter 9 - Destination: Suburbia146
Chapter 10 - Going Out in Style161
Funeral Service Map162
SECTION
V THE LOOP166
Chapter 11 -Yerkes Meets the Challenge167
1898 Loop Track Map178
SECTION
v.RAPID TRANSIT ON THE NORTH SIDE186
Chapter 12 - Perseverance in the Face of Adversity187
1900 Route Map192
1898-1913 Fleet List205
Chapter 13 - The Evanston "L"206
1914 Track Map216
SECTION
`TI THE "L" IN COLOR226
VIIChapter 14 - Post Cards and Art227
SECTION
VIII UNIFYING THE "L"234
Chapter 15 - The Chicago Elevated Railways Collateral Trust 235
1913 Route Map239
1914-1932 Fleet List259
Chapter 16- The Chicago Rapid Transit Company260
1926 Route Map265
Chapter 17 -A Modern Day Pilgrimage273
Chapter 18 - The End of Prosperity280
1930 Loop Track Map288
1933 Route Map with Service Descriptions289
SECTION
liLV1 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX300
Bibliography301
Index 304
ON THE BACK COVER:
No mode of transportation is more closely associated with the intense and exciting urban environment that is Chicago than its elevated railway or rapid transit system. Chicagoans simply call it the "L". Now operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, it has provided fast, frequent and easy-to-use transportation for millions of riders since service began more than a century ago.
In 306 pages, illustrated with over 400 photographs, maps and vintage advertisements, transportation historian Bruce G. Moffat takes a look back at the formative years of this vital civic asset. Major topics covered include: early operations using steam locomotives; electrification; expansion into developing city neighborhoods such as Austin, Edgewater, Englewood, Lawndale and Ravenswood; service to suburban areas including Cicero, Oak Park, Evanston, Niles Center and Westchester; the halcyon days of the 1920's and concluding with the depression-induced bankruptcy of 1932. Not forgotten are the special trains that served picnic groves, race tracks and even cemeteries located far beyond the city limits! Its all here in the pages of The "L".
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