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Interurbans on the "L":
Chicago Aurora & Elgin Gallery 1

CA&E Gallery 01

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CA&E freight locomotives 2001 and 2002 haul a freight consist eastbound past Clarence Avenue, east of Oak Park station, on Novembver 18, 1951. (Photo by Henry M. Stange, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)

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A CA&E freight consist, led by locomotives 2001 and 2002 hauling a box car and four tank cars, is brought up at the rear by caboose 1004. The train is eastbound passing Clarence Avenue, east of Oak Park station, in Oak Park on the ground-level Garfield Park line. (Photo by Henry M. Stange, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)

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CA&E locomotives 2001 and 2002 move under the construction of the new loop track trestle at Desplaines in 1953. (CTA photo)

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CA&E freight locomotives 2001 and 2002 haul a freight consist westbound past Oak Park station. (Photo by Louis Sokol)

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The 5th Avenue station is seen looking east on the inbound platform circa 1952, shortly after "L" service was withdrawn west of Desplaines. An outbound CA&E interurban train is approaching the station. The station house on the right served the facility. Note the hinged flaps on the edge of the platforms, which would be flipped up to allow wider freight trains to clear the platforms.. (Photo by Robert V. Mehlenbeck, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)

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To ensure safety of all operations on the "L" was assured, the tenant railroads also had to equip their cars with center trips. The fresh snow under the pilot of this newly-delivered Chicago Aurora & Elgin (CA&E) St. Louis-built car helps to show the track trip arrangement this road used. The trip itself was located behind the pilot (on those cars with them). What's visible in this view is the trip arm, which extended out in front of the pilot. This arm extended back to the trip cock handle. With the trip extending out in front of and below the pilot, you can see how potential mis-alignment of the pilot had the potential to cause a lot of trouble by resulting in unnecessary tripping of a train. Both the CA&E and the "L"'s other interurban tenant, the North Shore Line, kept center trip equipment to the end of their service, never adopting the side trips the "L" eventually moved to (Photo courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)

	cae2001a.jpg (175k) CA&E freight locomotives 2001 and 2002 haul a freight consist eastbound past Clarence Avenue, east of Oak Park station, on Novembver 18, 1951. (Photo by Henry M. Stange, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)
	cae1004.jpg (165k) A CA&E freight consist, led by locomotives 2001 and 2002 hauling a box car and four tank cars, is brought up at the rear by caboose 1004. The train is eastbound passing Clarence Avenue, east of Oak Park station, in Oak Park on the ground-level Garfield Park line. (Photo by Henry M. Stange, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)
	cae2001-2002.jpg (208k) CA&E locomotives 2001 and 2002 move under the construction of the new loop track trestle at Desplaines in 1953. (CTA photo)
	cae2001.jpg (153k) CA&E freight locomotives 2001 and 2002 haul a freight consist westbound past Oak Park station. (Photo by Louis Sokol)
	5thAve01.jpg (151k) The 5th Avenue station is seen looking east on the inbound platform circa 1952, shortly after "L" service was withdrawn west of Desplaines. An outbound CA&E interurban train is approaching the station. The station house on the right served the facility. Note the hinged flaps on the edge of the platforms, which would be flipped up to allow wider freight trains to clear the platforms.. (Photo by Robert V. Mehlenbeck, courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)
	cae454_1945.jpg (230k) To ensure safety of all operations on the "L" was assured, the tenant railroads also had to equip their cars with center trips. The fresh snow under the pilot of this newly-delivered Chicago Aurora & Elgin (CA&E) St. Louis-built car helps to show the track trip arrangement this road used. The trip itself was located behind the pilot (on those cars with them). What's visible in this view is the trip arm, which extended out in front of the pilot. This arm extended back to the trip cock handle. With the trip extending out in front of and below the pilot, you can see how potential mis-alignment of the pilot had the potential to cause a lot of trouble by resulting in unnecessary tripping of a train. Both the CA&E and the "L"'s other interurban tenant, the North Shore Line, kept center trip equipment to the end of their service, never adopting the side trips the "L" eventually moved to (Photo courtesy of the Krambles-Peterson Archive)