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Commuter services operated into Chicago prior to the formation of Metra.

Illinois Central West Line[edit]

Stations[edit]

Station Municipality County Notes
Randolph Street Station Chicago Cook Remains in service as part of Metra Electric

Connections:
Mainline rail interchange IC Electric
Mainline rail interchange South Shore Line

Van Buren Street Remains in service as part of Metra Electric

Connections:
Mainline rail interchange IC Electric
Mainline rail interchange South Shore Line

Roosevelt Road Remains in service as part of Metra Electric

Connections:
Mainline rail interchange IC Electric
Mainline rail interchange South Shore Line
Mainline rail interchange Intercity trains at Central Station

Halsted Street Closed
Lawndale Avenue Closed
Crawford Avenue Flag stop, Closed
Hyman Avenue Cicero Flag stop, Closed
Hawthorne Closed
Ogden Avenue Flag stop, Closed
Berwyn Berwyn Flag stop, Closed

Connections:
Mainline rail interchange Illinois Central intercity trains: ChicagoSioux City

Parkway North Riverside Flag stop, Closed
North Riverside Flag stop, Closed
Tuxedo Park Flag stop, Closed
Speedway Flag stop, Closed
Broadview Broadview Closed
Oakridge Hillside Flag stop, Closed
Hillside Closed
Elmhurst Elmhurst Du Page Closed
St. Charles Road Flag stop, Closed
Suburb Hill Villa Park Flag stop, Closed
South Addison South Addison Closed
Addison Addison Closed

Chicago and Evanston Railroad[edit]

Station Municipality County Notes
Llewellyn Park Wilmette Cook Closed
Central Evanston Remains in service as part of Purple Line
Noyes Remains in service as part of Purple Line
Evanston Remains in service as part of Purple Line
Dempster Remains in service as part of Purple Line
South Evanston Remains in service as part of Purple Line
Calvary Closed
Birchwood Chicago Remains in service as part of Red Line
Rogers Park Remains in service as part of Red Line
North Edgewater Remains in service as part of Red Line

Connections:

Edgewater Remains in service as part of Red Line
Argyle Park Remains in service as part of Red Line
Sheridan Park Closed
Buena Park Closed
Verona Closed
Addison Closed
Belmont Closed
Lincoln Closed
Fullerton Closed
North Ave. Closed
Larrabee Closed
Union Station

Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad[edit]

Route[edit]

Stations[edit]

Steger Depot circa 1917
Station Municipality County Notes
Dearborn Station Chicago Cook
47th Street
Englewood
Kensington
Dolton
South Holland
Thornton
Glenwood
Chicago Heights
26th Street
Steger
Crete
Goodenow
Beecher
Sollitt
Grant Park
Momence Momence, Illinois Kankakee

Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad[edit]

Route[edit]

C&WI commuter
0
Dearborn Station
RI to LaSalle Street
Amtrak SWS
1.7 mi
2.7 km
Archer Avenue
I-55.svg I-55
I-90.svg I-90
Stock Yards Branch
4.6 mi
7.4 km
47th Street
5.6 mi
9 km
55th Street
6.1 mi
9.8 km
59th Street
6.6 mi
10.6 km
Englewood
Green
7.2 mi
11.6 km
Normal Park
7.7 mi
12.4 km
Hamilton Park
SWS
RI
8.6 mi
13.8 km
Auburn Park
8.9 mi
14.3 km
81st Street
9.2 mi
14.8 km
83rd Street
10.1 mi
16.3 km
Oakdale
11.0 mi
17.7 km
Euclid Park
I-57.svg I-57
11.7 mi
18.8 km
Fernwood
12.2 mi
19.6 km
North Roseland
12.7 mi
20.4 km
Roseland
13.2 mi
21.2 km
Sheldon Park
13.7 mi
22 km
Kensington
ME
16.6 mi
26.7 km
Dolton

Route operated until 1964.

Stations[edit]

Station Municipality County Notes
Dearborn Station Chicago Cook
Archer Avenue
47th Street
55th Street
59th Street Discontinued 1963
Englewood
Normal Park Discontinued 1963
Hamilton Park
Auburn Park
81st Street Discontinued early 1930s
83rd Street
Oakdale
Euclid Park
Fernwood
North Roseland
Roseland
Sheldon Park
Kensington
Dolton Dolton, Illinois

Chicago and Erie Railroad[edit]

Route[edit]

Stations[edit]

Station Municipality County Notes
Dearborn Station Chicago Cook
Outer terminal

Chicago Great Western[edit]

Route[edit]

CGW suburban
Grand Central Station
Halstead St.
Blue Island Ave.
Ogden Ave.
Homan Ave.
Douglas Park Blvd.
48th
Central Ave.
Austin Park
South Ridgeland
Kirwin
South Oak Park
CA&E/Chicago "L"
End B&OCT
Forest Park
Maywood
Bellwood
Indiana Harbor Belt
I-294.svg I-294
I-290.svg I-290
Elmhurst
IC West Line
Salt Creek
CA&E
Villa Park
UP-W
Lombard
I-355.svg I-355
North Glen Ellyn
Gretna
CA&E
Ingalton
St. Charles
West St. Charles
Wasco
Lily Lake
Virgil
Richardson
Sycamore
DeKalb
Service on
B&OCT line

East of Forest Park used B&OCT to reach Chicago. Portions of the right-of-way exist as the Great Western Trail.

Stations[edit]

Elmhurst in 1962
Villa Park in 1962
Gretna in 1962
St. Charles in 1962
Sycamore in 1962
Station Municipality County Notes
Grand Central Station Chicago Cook
Halsted St.
Blue Island Ave.
Ogden Ave.
Homan Ave.
Douglas Park Blvd.
48th
Central Ave.
Austin Park
South Ridgeland Oak Park, Illinois
Kirwin
South Oak Park
Forest Park Forest Park, Illinois
Maywood Maywood, Illinois
Bellwood Bellwood, Illinois
Elmhurst Elmhurst, Illinois DuPage Depo still exists
Villa Park Villa Park, Illinois Depot still exists
Lombard Lombard, Illinois
North Glen Ellyn North Glen Ellyn, Illinois Discontinued 1910s
Gretna TBD
Ingalton TBD
St. Charles St. Charles, Illinois Kane
West St. Charles
Wasco Wasco, Illinois
Lily Lake Lily Lake, Illinois
Virgil Virgil, Illinois
Richardson TBD TBD
Sycamore Sycamore, Illinois DeKalb
DeKalb Dekalb, Illinois

Grand Trunk Western Railroad[edit]

Route[edit]

Stations[edit]

Station Municipality County Notes
Dearborn Station Chicago Cook
Halsted Street
Racine Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Western Avenue
Morrell Park
Elsdon
Glendale
59th Street
Chicago Lawn
Marquette Park
Hayford
Ashburn
Ste. Maria Cem.
Evergreen Park
Tracy Avenue
Mt. Greenwood
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
Lincoln Cemetery
Wireton
York Street
Blue Island
West Harvey
Harvey
Thornton Jct.
Oak Glen
Valparaiso Valparaiso, Indiana

New York Central Railroad[edit]

Service ended 1964.

Route[edit]

Stations[edit]

Station Municipality County Notes
Chicago terminal Chicago Cook
Chesterton Chesterton, Indiana