Chicago Lawn, also signed as Chicago Lawn-63rd St., was a former railroad station on the border of Chicago Lawn and West Lawn in Chicago, Illinois.[1] The tracks adjacent to the station were elevated over 63rd Street in 1929.[2] Service to the station remained until April 30, 1971, when the eastbound International Limited and westbound Inter-City Limited passenger trains were replaced by Amtrak services on May 1, 1971. The station building was demolished in 2017.[citation needed]
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The Dearborn-bound Inter-City Limited in July 1970 -
Station platform in 1971, signage displays station name as "Chicago Lawn-63rd St."
Chicago Lawn | ||||||||||||||||
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 Chicago Lawn station in 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 3601 63rd Street Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°46′43″N 87°42′46″W / 41.77861°N 87.71282°W | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Grand Trunk Western Railroad | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSX Elsdon Subdivision | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 30, 1971 | |||||||||||||||
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| Tracks elevated | 1929 | |||||||||||||||
| Demolished | August 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Former services | ||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Grand Trunk Railway System "Form G" Local Time Tables. Grand Trunk Western Railway. 1 April 1928. p. 7.
- ^ Vandervoort, Bill. "Chicago Track Elevation Grand Trunk". chicagorailfan.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
editChicago, IL Depot: GTW Chicago Lawn Depot - Blogspot
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