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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri Sep 7 00:01:14 2012, in response to Re: Final!! PHOTOS The Railman in Chicago!!, posted by Olog-hai on Thu Sep 6 19:24:13 2012. That's basically incorrect. The wires that you see in this 1963 picture of Howard St. are for two services. The wire on the track on the far right (track one) is for the CTA freight operation. That wire extends south of Howard St. over track 1 all the way to the ground level exchange track south of Montrose Ave. Tracks 2,3,4 did not have wire south of Howard St. The wires on the other tracks in this 1963 picture are for service to the CTA Evanston branch. Prior to 1955, the North Shore went north from Howard on two branches, the CTA Evanston branch and the Skokie branch. But the Skokie Branch was third rail from Howard to past the Skokie Shops. So NB North Shore trains going to the Evanston would change to trolley, SB's would change from trolleys. Then in 1955 the North Shore suspended its Shore Line operation over the Evanston branch. So although CTA Evanston/Wilmette 'L' trains changed from trolley wire to third rail, all North Shore trains now only went via the Skokie Route, they never used trolley wire through Howard. Note in your picture the NB Electroliner is running on third rail power. It will remain on third rail and go out the Skokie route and will never switch to poles until it is past the CTA Skokie Shops, roughly two miles away.Now SB North Shore trains from both branches could use track one and run under wire. Before 1955, Shore line trains would keep their poles up through Howard. Skokie North Shore trains coming off the Skokie branch on third rail could put poles up and use track one. Track one has third rail south of Granville interlocking. North Shores and 'L' trains could go south on track two and be switched to track one and operate third rail all the way. Complicated, yes, but you can't say all North Shore trains changed trolley to third rail at Howard. David Harrison |
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