DH. Not originally. CSL (Chicago Surface Lines) started numbering its coaches at 51. CTA continued right along when it took over in 1947. In 1951 some of the early (1930) coaches were retired (in ...

The economic benefits created by Chicago’s regional transit are in jeopardy thanks to a state funding formula that is grossly inadequate.

October 17, 1943 – The State Street Subway opens. October 1, 1947 – CTA begins operating, taking over routes formerly serviced by the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines.

Twenty years ago, Chicago surface lines, well plundered, were in receivership. Lawyer John Maynard Harlan represented, the. court, then.. Contact us at [email protected] ...

She graduated from Geneva High School and was employed as a secretary at the Chicago Surface Lines. Carol married Warren L. Teichler in 1948 in Elmhurst. They spent nearly fifty years in South ...

October 17, 1943 - The State Street Subway opens. October 1, 1947 - CTA begins operating, taking over routes formerly serviced by the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines.