The “L"

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Foreword	4
Acknowledgments	5
Section I Prologue	6
Chapter 1 - Chicago's Need for Rapid Transit	7
Chapter 2 - Two Early Chicago Elevateds	11
Section II Rapid Transit on the South Side	20
Chapter 3 - The Alley “L"	21
1893 Route Map	25
1892-1913 Fleet List	32
Chapter 4 - The South Side Elevated Railroad	33
1909 Route Map	41
Section III The Lake Street “L"	54
Chapter 5 - Mike's Upstairs Railroad	55
Downtown Routings Map	58
1895 Route Map	70
1893- 1913 Fleet List	80
Chapter 6 - Cicero and the Lake Street “L"	81
1900 West Suburban Route Map	92
Chapter 7 - New Owners and a New Name	99
1912 West Suburban Route Map	111
Section IV The Metropolitan West Side Elevated	122
Chapter 8 - An Innovative Elevated	123
1896 Route Map	127
1894-1913 Fleet List	144
Chapter 9 - Destination: Suburbia	146
Chapter 10 - Going Out in Style	161
Funeral Service Map	162
Section V The Loop	166
Chapter 11 - Yerkes Meets the Challenge	167
1898 Loop Track Map	178
Section VI Rapid Transit on the North Side	186
Chapter 12 - Perseverance in the Face of Adversity	187
1900 Route Map	192
1898-1913 Fleet List	205
Chapter 13 - The Evanston “L"	206
1914 Tract Map	216
Section VII The “L” in Color	226
Chapter 14 - Post Cards and Art	227
Section VIII Unifying the “L"
Chapter 15 The Chicago Elevated Railways Collateral Trust	235
1913 Route Map	239
1914-1932 Fleet List	259
Chapter 16 - The Chicago Rapid Transit Company	260
1926 Route Map	265
Chapter 17 - A Modern Day Pilgrimage	273
Chapter 18 - The End of Prosperity	280
1930 Loop Track Map	288
1933 Route Map with Service Descriptions	289
Section IX Bibliography and Index	300
Bibliography	301
Index	304

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