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A northbound train pauses for passengers at Indiana Avenue in 1892. The South Side Elevated was one of two "L" company to use locomotives; the Lake Street was the other. By the end of 19th century, electric traction was in use on all "L" lines. (Photo from the Chicago Transit Authority Collection)

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In 1949, a train of a 1906 Jewett-built and a 1903 St. Louis-built "L" car, then still operating from overhead trolley wire, overtakes a 1923 Brill-built streetcar on the Lake Street Line. (Photo from the George Krambles Collection)

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This car is assigned to the Normal Park branch of the Englewood Line, April 1, 1950. Under the A & B skip-stop plan, instituted in '48, trains shuttled passengers between the 69th Street terminal of Normal Park to Harvard on the Englewood. (Photo from the T.H. Desnoyers Collection)

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Car 1812 breezes along at Homan on the Lake Street Line in mid-1950. 1812 began as Northwestern trailer 273 (later 1273) in 1907. In 1950, it and 6 identical cars were converted to motor cars (1809-1815) at the West Shops. 1812 was livered with the Mercury Green, Croyden Cream and Swamp Holly Orange, standard on PCC streetcars since 1946. No other woods were so painted, but the scheme was adopted for the 6000-series in 1950. (Photo from the CERA Collection)

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Interior detail of Northwestern 1100-series trailer, taken December 18, 1907. It exhibits old-style ads, including one for the opening of the Ravenswood Line (close-up at right) over the "simple but classic end door." (Photo from the CERA Collection)

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Interior of Northwestern car 1235, taken at the Wilson Avenue Shops. (Photo from the CERA Collection)

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Northwestern gate car 1024 at the Illinois Railway Museum at Union, IL. (Photo by Leon Kay)

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S-218 and S-219 were two of the cars rebuilt as snowplows from the series 2858-2927 Metropolitan cars. (Photo by Roy G. Benedict)

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A different, better shot of Northwestern gate car 1024 at Union, this time in 1970 in multiple unit operation with vestibule motor 1808. (Photo by Leon Kay)

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South Side Rapid Transit car 1 was restored to its post-electrification state by the CTA's Skokie Shops, outside of which the car stands in May 1963. Liveried in Pullman green with gold trim, the beauty of the car recalls a long-gone more elegant railroading age, even on rapid transit. (Photo by T.A. Carpenter)

	SSRTloco25.jpg A northbound train pauses for passengers at Indiana Avenue in 1892. The South Side Elevated was one of two "L" company to use locomotives; the Lake Street was the other. By the end of 19th century, electric traction was in use on all "L" lines. (Photo from the Chicago Transit Authority Collection)
	ctawoods@latrobe.jpg In 1949, a train of a 1906 Jewett-built and a 1903 St. Louis-built "L" car, then still operating from overhead trolley wire, overtakes a 1923 Brill-built streetcar on the Lake Street Line. (Photo from the George Krambles Collection)
	cta215@harvard.jpg This car is assigned to the Normal Park branch of the Englewood Line, April 1, 1950. Under the A & B skip-stop plan, instituted in '48, trains shuttled passengers between the 69th Street terminal of Normal Park to Harvard on the Englewood. (Photo from the T.H. Desnoyers Collection)
	cta1812.jpg Car 1812 breezes along at Homan on the Lake Street Line in mid-1950. 1812 began as Northwestern trailer 273 (later 1273) in 1907. In 1950, it and 6 identical cars were converted to motor cars (1809-1815) at the West Shops. 1812 was livered with the Mercury Green, Croyden Cream and Swamp Holly Orange, standard on PCC streetcars since 1946. No other woods were so painted, but the scheme was adopted for the 6000-series in 1950. (Photo from the CERA Collection)
	nwcarint.jpg Interior detail of Northwestern 1100-series trailer, taken December 18, 1907. It exhibits old-style ads, including one for the opening of the Ravenswood Line (close-up at right) over the "simple but classic end door." (Photo from the CERA Collection)
	nw1235int.jpg Interior of Northwestern car 1235, taken at the Wilson Avenue Shops. (Photo from the CERA Collection)
	cta1024.jpg Northwestern gate car 1024 at the Illinois Railway Museum at Union, IL. (Photo by Leon Kay)
	ctaS-218.jpg S-218 and S-219 were two of the cars rebuilt as snowplows from the series 2858-2927 Metropolitan cars. (Photo by Roy G. Benedict)
	cta1024c.jpg A different, better shot of Northwestern gate car 1024 at Union, this time in 1970 in multiple unit operation with vestibule motor 1808. (Photo by Leon Kay)
	SSRT1.jpg South Side Rapid Transit car 1 was restored to its post-electrification state by the CTA's Skokie Shops, outside of which the car stands in May 1963. Liveried in Pullman green with gold trim, the beauty of the car recalls a long-gone more elegant railroading age, even on rapid transit. (Photo by T.A. Carpenter)