
chikkago steshan (sii. tii. eiii logan square branch)

1895 num 1951 num idayil metropolittan vestt side elevated reyilrodinte niravadhi shaakhakalilonnaaya chikkago "ell"-nte logan square shaakhayile oru druthagathiyilulla traansit steshanaayirunnu chikkago. chikkago avanyoovil sthithi cheiyunna eee steshan 1890 kalude thudakkathil metropolittan nirmmikkukayum 1895 meyy 6 nuu sevanam aarambikkukayum cheythu.
chikkago "ell" aayi maariyath nirmmikkunna naalu kambanikalil onnaaya metropolittanu, chikkagoyude padinjaaru bhaagathekku sevanam nalkaan niravadhi shaakhakalundaayirunnu, athil chikkago kidakkunna logan square branch ulppedunnu. chila thadassangalum saambathika prashnangalum moolam 1911ll chikkago elevated railwake pravartthanam kaimaarunnathuvare eee lineukal pravartthikkukayum 1924ll aupachaarikamaayi chikkago rapid traansit kambaniyumaayi (crt) layippikkukayum cheythu. 1947ll pothuvaayi kaivashamulla chikkago traansit authority (cta) "ell" etteduthu. 
1930 kalude avasaanam muthal chikkago nilakollunna logan square branchinte bhaagathekkaal nerittu lupe dauntaunilekku ethaan oru sabway aasoothranam cheythirunnu. eee sabway yadhaarthathil pazhaya uyarnna logan square branchinu anubandhamaayi uddeshichirunnuvenkilum cta athinte ruting lalithamakkaan sramikkukayum pazhaya branchinte thudar asthithvathinte aavasyamillennu kaanukayum cheythu. 1951 februvari 25 nuu chikkago avanyoovil svanthamaayi oru steshan ulla sabway thurannu; branchinte badhita bhaagathulla mattullavaykkoppam pazhaya chikkago steshanum adachu. 1964ll thakarkkappedunnathuvare steshanum athinte trackage varumanarahitha sevanathil thudarnnu. steshanil ninnu theruvinu kuruke crt nirmmicha oru vaanijya kettidam nilanilkkunnu, ennirunnaalum, "ell" orikkal athinu mukaliloode kadannupoya sthalathe adayaalappeduthunna oru thaazhnna profileund.
rund thadi side plaattphomukalum theruvu thalatthil oru ishtika steshan hausum ulla chikkago metropolittan steshanukalude savisheshathayaayirunnu. athinte nilanilppinte bhooribhaagavum lake shoar drivilethia oru street kaar roottumaayi bandhippichirikkunnu; "ell", street kaar ennivaykku moonga sevanam undaayirunnu.
charithram.
metropolittan vestt side elevated railway kambanikku 1892 epril 7 nuu chikkago sitti kaunsil 50 varshathe franchisee nalkukayum athinusesham taamasiyaathe vazhi avakashangal nedukayum cheythu. roopakalppana cheythathupole, metropolittante pravarthanangalil looppil ninnu marshfieldilekku padinjarottu pookunna oru pradhana line ulppedum, avide moonnu shaakhakal-onnu vadakkupadinjaaru logan squarilekkum onnu padinjaaru garfield parkkilekkum onnu thekkupadinjaaru dougless parkkilekkum-verpett chikkagoyude padinjaaru bhaagathe vividha bhaagangalil sevanam nalkum. robby steshanu thottumunbu logan square branchil ninnu padinjarottu humbolt paarkkilekkulla mattoru branch munnott pookum. malsarikkunna thekk vashathum thadaaka theruvu elivettukalilum ninnu vyathyasthamayi, metropolittan orikkalum neeravi traction upayogichilla; athu yadhaarthathil uddeshichirunnuvenkilum, enjin upayogikkumennu anumanichu athinte gadanayude bhooribhaagavum nirmmichenkilum, pakaram vaidyutheekaricha trackukal sthaapikkaan 1894 meyy maasathil theerumaanichu, ithu yunaittad stetsile aadyathe electric elevated railway aayi maari. logan square shaakhayile metropolittan trackukal 1894 october pakuthiyode poortthiyaakki, 1895 eprilil testt, inspection rannukalkkayi pravarthanakshamamakki. metropolittan sarvees raavile 6 manikk aarambhichu.emm. 1895 meyy 6 thinkalaazhcha, logan square shaakhayile robic pradhana paathayile kanalinum idayil. pathinonnu steshanukal annu thurannu, athilonnu chikkago avanyoovilaayirunnu.
metropolittan lineukal aadyam pravarthippichathu avaa nirmmikkanulla utharavaadithamulla vestt side nirmmaana kambaniyaanu, 1896 october 6 nuu metropolittanilekku maattum. rund kambanikaludeyum pinthunakkaarum udyogastharum erekkure samanamaayirunnu, ennirunnaalum, udamasthaavakaashathinte eee kaimaattam naamamaathramaayirunnu. metropolittante vishalamaaya trackage nirmmikkunnathinulla chelavukal 1897ll reseavershippil praveshicha kambaniyilekku athicherum; samanamaaya peril ariyapetta metropolittan vestt side elevated railway kambani 1899 januvariyil samghadippikkukayum aaa varsham februvari 3nuu pravartthanam aarambikkukayum cheythu. puthiya metropolittan, chikkaagoyil "ell" lineukal pravarthippikkunna mattu kambanikalumaayi chernnu 1911 juulai 1 nuu chikkago elevated railway (serr) trasttinte bhaagamaayi. serr "ell"-nte pravartthanangal ekeekarikkunnathinum kambanikalil udaneelam athe maanejment sthaapikkunnathinum 1913 muthal lainukalkkidayil soujanya kaimaattam aarambikkunnathinum oru "yadhaartha" holding kambaniyaayi pravarthichu, ennaal adisthaana kambanikale kedukoodaathe nilanirtthi. 1924ll kambanikale audyogikamaayi single chikkago rapid traansit kambaniyaayi (crt) layippikkunnathuvare ithu thudarnnu, athu januvari 9nuu pravartthanam aarambhichu; muun metropolittane bharanaparamaya aavasyangalkkaayi crtyude metropolittan divisionaayi namakaranam cheythu. aranoottaandaayi gathaagathatthinte munisippal udamasthaavakaasham choodupidicha oru vishayamaayirunnuvenkilum, pothu udamasthathayilulla chikkago traansit authority (sii. tii. eiii) 1945 vare srishtikkappedukayo 1947 october 1 vare "ell" pravartthanam ettedukkukayo cheythilla. 
adachupoottalum polikkunnathum.
irupathaam noottaandinte thudakkathil nirmmicha uyarnna trackageinte kadutha tirakk ozhivakkaan chikkagoik oru sabway samvidaanam undaayirikkaan padhathiyundu, pakshe nagaram subwakel nirmikkunnathil pinnilaayirunnu. 1937ll samsthaana theruvil oru sabweyude nirmmaanathinaayi shikago pothumaraamathu bharanakoodathinu (pii. vii. eiii) apeksha nalki. aadyam harjiyil ulppeduthiyirunnathu rund daundaun eest-vestt street kaar tanalukalkkaayulla nirddeshamaayirunnu. harrold ell. pii. vii. eyude administrettarum deerghakaala chikkagovanumaaya ikkas, street kaar tunnel padhathi veetto cheyyukayum pakaram logan squareil ninnu doundounilekku kooduthal nerittulla root nalkunna priyappetta street, milwaki avanyoovinu keezhil pookunna randaamathe sabveyil nirbandhikkukayum cheythu. eee ashayam praadeshikamaayi, prathyekichu mayer edward joseph kelliyil ninnu, ganyamaaya ethirppu srishtichuvenkilum, federal gavanmentile aikkasinte swaadheenam 1938-ll eee priyankaramaaya padhathi sweekarikkunnathilekku nayichu.
sabweyude amgeekaaram pazhaya logan square branchinte avasaanathe udan soochippichilla; 1939 leeii padhathikalil shaakhaye vadakkulla ravenswood shaakhayumaayi bandhippikkunnathinum thekk dougless paarkk shaakhayumaayi bandhippichu krossttaun root roopeekarikkunnathinaayi ashland avanyoovile oru subwayilekku vazhithirichuvidunnathum mattoru nirddishta sabway ulppedunnu. humbolt paarkk branch divergencinu sevanam nalkunna dammon tower, munkaala elevated north side maine line anubandhamaayi stettu street sabway pole subwake elevated railwake idayil trainukal maarumenna pratheekshayode punarnirmmichu, 1949 vare yaathrakkaarkk pazhaya logan square trackage samrakshikkunna atharamoru sajjeekaranam vaagdaanam cheythu. ennirunnaalum, pazhaya logan square elevated allengil humbolt paarkk branch pravarthippikkaan sii. tii. aykku thaalpparyamundaayirunnil; puthiya dammon gopuram orikkalum switching upakaranangal upayogichu sthaapikkappedilla, koodaathe dammon thekkulla logan square branch sabway thurannathinushesham adachidum.
randaam lokamahaayudham sabweyude nirmmaanatthe thadassappeduthi; samsthaana street sabweyude thudar nirmmaanam federal sarkkar anuvadichenkilum, 1942 ll 82 sathamaanam poortthiyaayenkilum priyappetta subwake athu cheythilla. yuddham avasaanichathinusesham, priyappetta sabweyude pravartthanam punaraarambhichu, athu 1951 februvari 25 njaayarazhcha muthal ardharaathriyil thurannu. sabway logan squarinum dauntauninum edayilulla yatra samayam 28 minittil ninnu 15 aayi kuraykkumennu pravachikkapettu. kongras lainil nirmmaanam aarambhikkaathathinaal, sabweyile trainukal lasalleyile thekkan terminasil thirichupoyi. eee apoornnamaaya avasthayum ridermaaril ninnulla paraathikalum padinjaaran bhaagathekku nerittu yaatra nalkiyittillengilum, puthiya sabveyil pazhaya logan square branchinekkaal 60 sathamaanathiladhikam kooduthal yaathrakkaarundaayirunnu. chikkago avanyoovil subwake svanthamaayi oru steshanundu.
sabweyude praveshana kavaadathinu thekkulla pazhaya logan square branch trackage poulina connector ennariyappettu, ithu ippol looppilekk ravanyoo sevanam illaathathinaal bakkiyulla "ell" samvidaanavumaayi branchine bandhippikkunnu. theepidithangal kuraykkunnathinaayi chikkago ulppedeyulla connectorile pazhaya steshanukalil ninnulla thadi bhagangal neekkam cheythu, athupole thanne kadannukayattam thadayunnathinulla ettavum thaazhnna padikal neekkam cheythu. washington jangshante vadakku, pazhaya vadakkottulla track 1957 ll neekkam cheyyappettu, athesamayam thekottulla track varumaanamillaatha pravartthanangal thudarnnu. division, chikkago, grand steshanukal enniva ulppede kinsey streetinu vadakkulla connectorinte bhagam 1964 ll polichuneekkukayum vazhiyilekkulla avakasham aduthulla bhoovudamakalkku vilkkukayum cheythu. chikkago steshan nilkkunna theruvinu kuruke "ell" vazhiyude valathuvashath crity oru vaanijya kettidam nirmmichu. eee kettidam ippozhum nilanilkkunnu, koodaathe "ell" trackukalkku thaazheyulla sthaanam prathifalippikkunnathinna athinte hraswa profile nilanirthunnu.
steshan vishadaamshangal.
chikkagoyude tracukalil rund thadi side plaattphomukalum theruvu thalatthil oru steshan hausum undaayirunnu. chuvanna amarthia ishtikayum velutha chunnaambukallu trim kondu nirmmicha steshan house, oru kallu sil, foundeshan enniva upayogichu, logan square branchile mattu steshanukalkku samaanamaayi roopakalppana cheythittundu, avayude udaaharanagal californiayilum damanilum nilanilkkunnu. praveshana", "eksitt" ennu prathyekam adayaalappeduthiya eratta vaathilukalum terra kottayude vipulamaaya upayogavum ulkkollunna cornissed, dentiled frond bay undaayirunnu. athinte plaattphomukalil madhyabhaagathu melkoora tinn kanoppikalum vajra roopakalppanakalulla alankaara kaast-irumbu railingukalum undaayirunnu. ell" leeii mattidangalil ninnu vyathyasthamayi, metropolittanile steshan houseukalil central heating basement undaayirunnu. metropolittan traakkukalum steshanukalum nirmmichathu padinjaaran bhaagathe nirmmaana kambaniyaanu, metropolittan thanne athe udyogastharum iii. yude cheef enchineeyarum ulla oru kambaniyaanu. dablyu. karnegi steel kambaniyil ninnulla urukkum irumbum ulla eliot.
pravartthanangalum kanakshanukalum.
aadyam thurannathupole, metropolittan trainukal oro aarr minittilum raavile 6 munny vare oodunnu.emm. vaikunneram 6:30.emm., raathriyil oro patthu minittilum; sharashari vegatha aayirunnu. pukavali, pukavalikkaatha kaarukal vaagdaanam cheiyunna lake street elivetteevil ninnu vyathyasthamayi, metropolittanile ellah kaarukalum pukavali anuvadichirunnu. 1918ll influvensa pottippurappettathinnettathu nagaratthiludaneelavum street kaarukalilumulla pukavali nirodhichu, eee nirodhanam annumuthal praabalyatthil undu.
pathonpathaam noottaandinte avasaanathilum irupathaam noottaandinte thudakkathilum "ell"-nuu kurukeyulla nirakk nikal (5 sent, 2021-ll $) aayirikkanamenn niyamaparamaayi nirbandhamaayirunnu. 1920ll oru paisayayi (10 sent, 2021ll $) sthiratha kaivarikkunnathinumbu 1917ll thaalkkaalikamaayi 0.06 dollarayi (2021ll $) vardhikkunnathuvare eee nirakk thudarnnu. 1922 muthal, nirakkukal saadhaaranayaayi 25 sent allengil oru sawarik (2021ll $) moonnu paaykkukalaayi vipananam cheyyappettirunnu, ennaal vyakthigatha nirakkukal 10 sent veetham thudarnnu. athe samayam, oru pradhana american nagaratthile aadyathethu, evaanstaninum vilmettinum purathulla sawarik 1.25 dollarinu (2021 ll $) oru prathivaara paas avatharippichu. nirakk niyanthranam saadhaaranayaayi 24 manikkoor niyogikkunna oru steshan ejantaayirunnu, ennaal 1931 muthal 1934 vareyum 1936,1937 vareyum raathriyilum oof-peak samayangalilum kandakdarmaare upayogichirunnu.
1915 leeii kanakkanusarichu, chikkago avanyoovil rund street kaar lineukal undaayirunnu, randum steshane sevikkunnu onnu lake shoar drivil ninnu california avanyoovilekku padinjarottu pooyi, mattonn austin avanyoovil ninnu milwaki avanyoo vazhi dauntaunilekku kizhakode pooyi. 1918 march 11 nuu, dauntaun root milvaakkiyekkaal wells street vazhiyaan thekkott vannath, ennirunnaalum ithu steshane baadhichilla. 1924 septambar 14 nuu oopparettar chikkago surface lineukal street kaar sevanathinte oru samagraparisodhanayude bhaagamaayi, eee rund lainukalum onnaayi ekeekarikkukayum dauntaun root nirthalaakkukayum cheythu, ennirunnaalum halsted streettil ninnu dauntaunilekku pookunna street kaarukal maadisan streettinupakaram chikkagoyilekku maari. 1928 leeii kanakkanusarichu, chikkago roottil pularche 1:05 num 5.18 num idayil moonga sevanam undaayirunnu.emm.8-num 10-num 15-num idayil minitt edavelakalulla kaarukalkk sevanam nalkikkond raathriyilekku kooduthal munnettangal vardhippikkunnu. pakal samayat, chikkagoyile street kaarukalkk saadhaaranayaayi ettu muthal pathinanju minitt vare edavelakalundaayirunnu. "prathyeka kandakdarillaatha "ottayaal kaarukal" 1950 juun 24 nuu sarveesil praveshichu; steshan upekshichathinusesham, 1952 meyy 11 nuu street kaarukalkk pakaram trolleybusukal sthaapichu. street kaarukal saadhaaranayaayi chikkaagoyil oro kaar veethamaayirunnu; 1924 october 13 num 1925 februvari 1 num idayil rund kaar street kaarukal eee roottil oodi, veendum 1926 desember 18 num 1929 november 1 num idayil, rund thavanayum onniladhikam yoonit niyanthranathode.
ridezhs.
1948ll, kazhinja varshathe rekhakal labhyamaan, 1947leeii 4,61,031 ridermaaril ninnu oru sathamaanam kuravaaya chikkago 387,603 yaathrakkaarkk sevanam nalki. 1948ll, ridership rekhappeduthappetta varshathinte thudakkathil chikkagoyile 223 steshanukalil ettavum kooduthal sawari cheytha 115-aamathe steshanaayirunnu ithu; 1947ll, atharam 222 steshanukalil 103-aamathe steshanaayirunnu ithu.

