The Northwestern Elevated Railroad was the last of the privately constructed rapid transit lines to be built in Chicago. The line ran from the Loop in...

between Central Street, Evanston and the Loop when the former Northwestern Elevated Railroad extended its mainline service over leased electrified steam...

Yerkes-owned Northwestern Elevated, which built the North Side "L" lines, began three years later, essentially completing the elevated infrastructure...

lowers to the northbound platform. Kinzie was a station on the Northwestern Elevated Railroad's North Side Main Line. The station was located at Kinzie...

neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. While the initial portion of the Northwestern Elevated (Loop–Wilson) opened in 1900, the terminal opened on November 17...

Chicago Transit Authority's elevated train running through Evanston is called the Purple Line, taking its name from Northwestern's school color. The Foster...

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (Milwaukee Road). In 1908, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad extended service north from Wilson station and into Evanston...

southern platform of the Fifth/Lake station. The addition of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad caused the removal of the rest of the station as the remaining...

opened in 1900 as part of the original series of stations on the Northwestern Elevated. A high density of art galleries and several schools is in the vicinity...

1899. Its route (from south to north) entered Wilmette along the Northwestern Elevated tracks. After leaving the Linden station, the trains ran west on...

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1900, running from the Loop to Wilson. It was constructed by the Northwestern Elevated Railroad. The route was extended to Central Street in Evanston on...

completion of the Union Loop and connecting trackage. In 1900, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad entered operation, finalizing the basic structure of the...

Illinois. After its main line began service on May 31, 1900, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad focused on other expansion possibilities especially to...

extended to eight cars due to special events and holidays. The Northwestern Elevated Railroad opened the line, originally known as the Ravenswood line...

operation on May 31, 1900, between The Loop and Wilson Avenue as the Northwestern Elevated Railroad. On May 16, 1908, service on the line was extended to Central...

to and from Northwestern Elevated trains. In 1919, further trackage rights agreements were negotiated with both the Northwestern Elevated and the St....

Side Elevated Railroad with the Lake Street Elevated Railroad, the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad, and (after 1900) the Northwestern Elevated Railroad...

structures built in the Gothic and Queen Anne styles." In 1908, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad was extended north from Wilson, using the tracks of the...

The 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division...

on elevated railways as they were introduced in Chicago at the turn of the century. It was first used on the electric trains of the Northwestern Elevated...

Road 1B+D+D+B1 3000 V DC 3,180 hp (2,370 kW) NRT S104/105 1920 2 Northwestern Elevated Railroad B-B 600 V DC 165 horsepower (123 kW) Mexican Railway Boxcabs...

business district. By 1904 the population had grown to 7,500. The Northwestern elevated line was extended from Wilson (4600N) to Howard Street (7600N)....

The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, located in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern is a founding member...

that occurred in 1896. January 23 – Construction begins on the Northwestern Elevated Railroad of the Chicago "L" with the first structure erected at...

name. The developers added electric streetcars in 1896 and the Northwestern Elevated Railroad extended the Ravenswood branch to the Kimball terminal...

upcoming O'Hare Airport extension of the Kennedy Line (now known as the northwestern end of the Blue Line). Originally, an order was made for 300 cars, but...

from Ravenswood on the Northwestern 'L' to 35th Street on the South Side 'L'. The CRT was an amalgamation of several elevated railroad operators, each...

Uptown is Broadway, with Uptown Square at the center. In 1900, the Northwestern Elevated Railroad constructed its terminal at Wilson and Broadway (now part...

CTA Red Line elevated rail structure. Constructed in 1894, the building's original owners refused to sell when the Northwestern Elevated Railroad was...