The North Shore Line

by David Sadowski

As late as 1963, it was possible to board high-speed electric trains on Chicago's famous Loop 'L' that ran 90 miles north to Milwaukee. This was the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad, commonly known as the North Shore Line. It rose from humble origins in the 1890s as a local streetcar line in Waukegan to eventually become America's fastest interurban under the visionary management of Midwest utilities tycoon Samuel Insull. The North Shore Line,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467108960
• ISBN13: 9781467108966
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"