Englewood station, commonly referred to as Little Englewood Station, is a former train station in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station served as a stop for the Erie Railroad, Monon Railroad, Wabash Railroad, Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, and Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad.[1] Between 1906 and 1949, interchanges with the rapid transit Englewood branch could be made directly at Parnell station.[2] Chicago and Western Indiana commuter service lasted until 1963.[3][4] The tracks are in use by Metra's SouthWest Service, but trains do not stop here.[5] The platforms and canopies still exist, although the station building has been demolished.[6][7]
Englewood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The abandoned platforms and canopies seen from a Chicago Transit Authority Green Line train in 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 551 W. 63rd Street Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°46′47″N 87°38′23″W / 41.7798°N 87.6398°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Parnell station: Chicago 'L' (1906–1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | decommissioned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Original company | Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three-fourths of a mile east of this station, at 63rd Street and State Street, stood another union station.
References
edit- ^ "Index of Railroad Stations, 1326". Official Guide of the Railways. 78 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1946.
- ^ Garfield, Graham. "Parnell". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Suburban Time Table (PDF). Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Co. October 28, 1962. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Ogorek, Cynthia L.; Molony, Bill (2016). Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4671-1668-8.
- ^ Sadowski, David (2021). Chicago's Lost "L"s. Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9781467106023.
- ^ "Little Englewood sign". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Author tells story of Chicago's transportation past". Chicago Tribune. September 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
