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Date: 05/02/26 15:35
Ride The "L" Train to Downtown Chicago 1950's
Author: Fiftyfooter

Take a Ride 70 years ago, like it was yesterday on a Chicago "L" train to the famous downtown "Loop".

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Date: 05/02/26 16:30
Re: Ride The "L" Train to Downtown Chicago 1950's
Author: GPutz

That's a very interesting video.  Thanks.  Gerry



Date: 05/02/26 16:36
Re: Ride The "L" Train to Downtown Chicago 1950's
Author: jkh2cpu

Worth a look or three.  Traction rules :-)



Date: 05/02/26 20:43
Re: Ride The "L" Train to Downtown Chicago 1950's
Author: SP4360

Very cool video. Reminds me of a scene from the Blues Brothers.  Thanks for posting.



Date: 05/02/26 20:55
Re: Ride The "L" Train to Downtown Chicago 1950's
Author: hawkinsun

Been there, and rode the Electroliner on it's last day time trip to Milwaukee and back.  I'll never forget, and still have the menu from that day.

Thanks much.
Craig Hanson
Vay, Idaho



Date: 05/02/26 22:23
Re: Ride The "L" Train to Downtown Chicago 1950's
Author: inCHI

Neat video! A note about the first 90 seconds - that southbound is on the one main that has overhead catenary for freight service. At Wilson, you can see that it's a gauntlet track by that point and the rightward rails go down a ramp to street level where some freight customers were. 

 



Date: 05/03/26 08:02
Re: Ride The "L" Train to Downtown Chicago 1950's
Author: atsf121

SP4360 Wrote:
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> Very cool video. Reminds me of a scene from the
> Blues Brothers.  Thanks for posting.

Was thinking of that scene, too!



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