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The 5th Avenue station is seen looking east on the inbound platform circa 1952, shortly after "L" service was withdrawn west of Desplaines.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)