Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Evanston, IL: Metra and "L" Depots

Metra: (Satellite)
Davis "L": (Satellite)

I went to Northwestern University for four years, but I never saw this part of town. I used the Noyes station.

Jim Arvites posted
View of a southbound Chicago & North Western passenger train making a station stop at Evanston, Illinois (Davis Street) circa 1900. Note the tracks are at ground level and have not been elevated through Evanston yet.
(C&NW Historical Society Archives)
Dwight Smith: The new L extension is to the right.
David Daruszka: Dwight Smith Built on the former tracks of the CM&StP's Evanston Division. The Milwaukee's attempt at competing with the C&NW.





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