Englewood station (Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad) explained

Englewood
Style:Erie Railroad
Address:551 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates:41.7798°N -87.6398°W
Accessible:no
Status:decommissioned
Original:Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Connections:Parnell station

Chicago 'L' (1906–1949)

Other Services Header:Former services
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Englewood station, commonly referred to as Little Englewood Station, is a former train station in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station served as a stop for the Erie Railroad, Monon Railroad, Wabash Railroad, Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, and Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad.[1] Between 1906 and 1949, interchanges with the rapid transit Englewood branch could be made directly at Parnell station.[2] Chicago and Western Indiana commuter service lasted until 1963.[3] [4] The tracks are in use by Metra's SouthWest Service, but trains do not stop here.[5] The platforms and canopies still exist, although the station building has been demolished.[6] [7]

Three-fourths of a mile east of this station, at 63rd Street and State Street, stood another union station.

Notes and References

  1. Index of Railroad Stations, 1326 . Official Guide of the Railways . National Railway Publication Company . 78 . 12 . May 1946.
  2. Web site: Parnell . May 9, 2020. Garfield, Graham . Chicago-L.org .
  3. Book: Suburban Time Table . October 28, 1962 . Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Co. . 15 August 2023.
  4. Book: Ogorek . Cynthia L. . Molony . Bill . 2016 . Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad . Charleston, SC . Arcadia Publishing . 10 . 978-1-4671-1668-8 .
  5. Book: Sadowski . David . Chicago's Lost "L"s . 2021 . . 9781467106023 . 16.
  6. Web site: Little Englewood sign . 2011-04-09 . 2011-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928003318/http://www.monon.monon.org/chicago2/0924Englewood-sign.jpg . dead .
  7. Web site: Author tells story of Chicago's transportation past . 2023-03-10 . Chicago Tribune. September 2014 .