. ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁C & J E ▁was ▁an ▁out g row th ▁of ▁the ▁J ol iet ▁street car ▁system , ▁which ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Rail ways ▁Company ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁a ▁line ▁was ▁built ▁north ▁from ▁J ol iet ▁to ▁Lem ont , ▁with ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁Chicago ▁opening ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁ran ▁along ▁the ▁Des P la ines ▁River ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁J ol iet ▁to ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Arch er ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Cic ero ▁Avenue ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁with ▁an ▁across - the - platform ▁connection ▁with ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Railway ▁( Ch icago ▁Sur face ▁L ines ▁after ▁ 1 9 1 4 ) ▁Arch er ▁A ve . ▁street c ars . ▁ ▁A ▁car bar n ▁and ▁transform er ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Ly ons ▁Township ▁( B ed ford ▁Park ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 0 )) ▁at ▁Roberts ▁Road , ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁property ▁behind ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁corn ▁processing ▁plant . ▁" Ar go " ▁( anne x ed ▁by ▁Sum mit ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ) ▁had ▁heavy ▁traffic . ▁Beth nia ▁and ▁Res urre ction ▁c em eter ies ▁and ▁nearby ▁restaur ants ▁attract ed ▁rid ers , ▁and ▁further ▁west ▁forest ▁pres erves ▁were ▁popular ▁on ▁the ▁week ends . ▁ ▁To ▁promote ▁rid