26 Jan 2015 The "Westchester-Maywood" route, from a 1948 CTA map. This was mainly by slashing lightly-used branch lines (Stockyards, Kenwood, October 1, 1947 - CTA begins operating Chicago's rapid transit trains. March 27 October 7, 1957 - service discontinued on Stockyards branch. December 1 Over the next ten years, the CTA closed several lesser branch lines (including one that served the city's notorious stockyards), sped up service by eliminating 13 Jul 2013 This has been a year of unusual reroutes on the CTA rapid transit system. the Stockyards and Kenwood branches once split off from the main line. The CTA's Englewood branch crosses the Dan Ryan and continues west Study of CTA Bus Routes and El Stations. by CTA since 1947 that still exist. X3 King drive Express 3/28/93 Stock Yards Branch abandoned. Wallace. Caption: “CTA 'Met' L cars on the Stockyards branch sometime in the 1950s. Both the Kenwood and the Stockyards L branches were abandoned in 1957 some trains were through-routed on the Stock Yards branch in the years of the line; Upon closing the line, the CTA left the branch itself intact; the Chicago
2200-series (CTA) Pennsylvania and first delivered to the CTA in 1969, before the Dan Ryan branch (now known as the south end of the Red Line) opened.
October 7, 1957 - service discontinued on Stockyards branch. December 1, 1957 - service discontinued on Kenwood branch. June 22, 1958 - Congress line opens in median strip of what now is the Eisenhower Expressway, replacing Garfield Park line. Route linked to Dearborn Street Subway at La Salle/Congress station, trains routed through to Logan The Kenwood branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago 'L' system from 1907 to 1957. The branch served the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago and consisted of six elevated stations. It opened on September 20, 1907 and closed on December 1, 1957.
Over the next ten years, the CTA closed several lesser branch lines (including one that served the city's notorious stockyards), sped up service by eliminating
After the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) assumed operational control of the “L” in 1947, it abandoned and ultimately demolished seven entire lines and branches. Although CTA largely eliminated even the slightest trace of these structures in the 1950s and 1960s, some remnants still exist today. The Stock Yards branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago 'L' system from 1908 to 1957. The branch served the Union Stock Yards and the Canaryville neighborhood of Chicago and consisted of eight elevated stations. It opened on April 8, 1908, and closed on October 6, 1957. The Stockyards branch travelled west from here to the famous Union Stockyards, making a one-way loop around the stockyards themselves before returning to the mainline. The Kenwood branch went east of here alongside the Chicago Junction Railway to the Kenwood neighborhood.
It then crosses the south branch of the Chicago River on an enormous, paralleled the the Belt's branch line through here and reached the stockyards about four miles to the east. Of course CTA trains pass overhead much more frequently.
Bruce Moffat explained: "The abandonment had nothing to do with the express way. Ridership had dwindled to almost nothing and the line was a money looser that CTA had been trying to dump for years." The reason for the shutdown was the expiration of the 50-year lease. This posting provides the context for the branch. Between 1948 and 1957, the CTA eliminated about 25% of the rapid transit system it had inherited from CRT. This was mainly by slashing lightly-used branch lines (Stockyards, Kenwood, Humboldt Park, Normal Park, Niles Center, and Westchester). Preserving the History of Stockyards and to inform and educate the public about the love of stockyards. Jump to. "Demonstrating how much of the Stock Yards branch traveled over a maze of industry rather than actual streets, (Photo from the CTA Collection)" See More. While the stockyards were located near a fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River to take advantage of the canal, the stockyards also were developed in tandem with the railroads, which would
The Stock Yards branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago 'L' system from 1908 to 1957. The branch served the Union Stock Yards and the Canaryville neighborhood of Chicago and consisted of eight elevated stations. It opened on April 8, 1908, and closed on October 6, 1957.
22 Jul 2009 Eastbound IHB switching train passing the CTA orange line construction The stockyards branch was in very poor shape with many rotted ties, 5 Oct 2015 On July 1, 1996, the Canada Transportation Act (CTA) came into effect. branches, extensions, sidings, railway bridges, tunnels, stations, depots, fences, around stockyards, fuel and water stations, and other building sites; 8 Mar 2019 Current CTA and Metra passenger capacity during rush hour in three It cannot focus solely on the North Branch Corridor, solely on trips to To breathe fresh life into a former industrial site in Chicago's North Branch Station; Shuttle service to and from CTA 'L' stations at Armitage and North/ Clybourn