Re: (erielack) C&WI Commuter Trains (was re: Arch Window Stillwells on the C&WI)

[A Samostie <quahog_@_sprint.ca>]

Dear Randy and Group,

Thanks.  Is this portion of the C&WI still in place? 
If so, is this a potential Metra route, or is it too close to other
lines (South Shore and IC Electric Line) to be viable?
I can never judge the proximity of the lines by looking at a map of
Chicagoland because it's such a vast area.  Communities that appear
"right next to one another" on the map are miles apart.

I'm quite surprised that the trains terminated in Dolton rather than
Hammond or points beyond.  True, urban sprawl wasn't as big a factor
back then, but Hammond certainly wasn't a "small town" in 1957.  Any
guesses as to why Hammond (or even Griffith or Crown Point) wasn't the
terminus?

Cheers,
Alan <quahog at sprint.ca>
ELHS #3178

Randy Brown wrote:
> 
> Official Guide to the Railways, December, 1957 :
>
> C&WI operates suburban service between Chicago and Dolton, IL, with these stops:
> Dearborn Station, 47th St., 55th St., 59th St., Englewood, Normal Park, Hamilton Park (72nd St.),
> Auburn Park (79th St.), Oakdale, Euclid Park, Fernwood, North Roseland, Roseland, Sheldon Park,
> Kensington, Dolton -- total miles : 16.6, with the first 4.6 miles out and the rest between a
> half mile and a mile apart.  Times not available.

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