Names listed are not necessarily the official names of the car houses. Current street names are used, some streets were renamed over the years. Actual addresses may not be exact.
CHELTENHAM
7828 S. Coles Ave.
Opened in 1893
Building vacated by 1911, demolished
In 1908, these two companies merged into the Calumet & South Chicago Railway Co.
COTTAGE GROVE
3800 S. Cottage Grove Ave. (at 38th St.)
Opened in 1885
Replacement car house opened in 1907
WALLACE
533 W. Pershing Rd. (at Wallace Ave.)
Opened in 1891
Building sold before 1925, demolished
39TH STREET
3900 S. Wabash Av. (at Pershing Rd.)
Opened in 1900
Building sold before 1925, demolished
61ST STREET
6131 S. State St.
Opened in 1888
Building sold before 1925, demolished
69TH STREET (OLD)
6900 S. Emerald Ave. (at 69th St.)
Opened in 1888
Remained for storage after 1908
Building owned by CTA at least into 1980's
Building demolished
77TH STREET
210 W. 79th St. (at Vincennes Ave.)
Opened in 1902
Additional car house opened in 1907
SOUTH SHOPS
7801 S. Vincennes (next to 77th St. Car House)
Opened in 1902
Still in use by CTA as main bus maintenance facility
Englewood & Chicago Electric Railway Co. was sold in 1897 to Chicago Electric Traction Co., and sold in 1908 to Chicago & Southern Traction Co. In 1912, segment within city of Chicago sold to Chicago City Railway Co.
EDGEWATER
6330 N. Clark St. (at Highland Ave.)
Remained for storage after 1901
Building sold before 1925
Building remains standing, now a taxicab garage
GARFIELD
1957 N. Racine Ave. (at Maud Ave.)
Main building (south of Maud Ave.) sold before 1925
North building (north of Maud Ave.) passed into CTA ownership as storage garage
Buildings demolished
GRACELAND
1345 W. Irving Park Rd. (at Southport Ave.)
Building vacated by 1923, sold
Building demolished, post office presently occupies location
LIMITS
2684 N. Clark St. (at Schubert Ave.)
Used for Clark St. cable cars 1888-1906
Replacement car house opened in 1909
LINCOLN
1001 W. Wrightwood Ave. (at Lincoln Ave./Sheffield Ave.)
Used for Lincoln Ave. cable cars 1889-1906
Replacement car house opened in 1910
RACINE
1158 W. Belden Ave. (at Racine Ave.)
Building vacated by 1925, demolished
WELLS AND NORTH
1624 N. Wells St. (at North Ave.)
Building demolished
In 1999, the North Chicago Street Railroad Co. and the West Chicago Street Railroad Co. were merged into the Chicago Union Traction Co. And in 1908, the Chicago Union Traction Co. was merged into Chicago Railways.
BLUE ISLAND
2526 S. Blue Island Ave. (at Leavitt Ave.)
Opened in 1892
Used for Blue Island Ave. cable cars 1893-1906
Replacement car house at 24th St. opened in 1908, immediately north
Building remains standing, abandoned
CRAWFORD
Also known as "Station K"
3910 W. Madison St. (at Springfield Ave.)
Located in same complex as West Shops
Used for Madison St. cable cars 1890-1906
Building passed into CTA ownership, demolished
GRAND
2159 W. Grand Ave. (at Leavitt Ave.)
Remained for storage after 1910, later garage for non revenue vehicles
Building passed into CTA ownership
Building now used as furniture store
GRAND AND PULASKI
2159 W. Grand Ave. (at Pulaski Rd.)
Building passed into CTA ownership, demolished
KEDZIE
358 S. Kedzie Ave. (at Van Buren St.)
Replacement car house opened in 1910
LAKE AND HARDING
301 N. Harding Ave. (at Lake St.)
Building passed into CTA ownership, demolished
LAWNDALE
3925 W. Cermak Ave. (at Pulaski Ave./Ogden Ave.)
Replacement car house opened in 1910
O'NEIL
813 W. 23rd St. (at Halsted St.)
Used for Halsted St. cable cars 1893-1906
Remained for storage after 1909
Building passed into CTA ownership, demolished
OGDEN
2341 W. Ogden Ave. (at Western Ave.)
Later used as "Frog Shop"
Building demolished
POLK AND ROCKWELL
2541 W. Polk St. (at Rockwell Ave.)
Building demolished
ROCKWELL
2560 W. Madison St. (at Rockwell Ave.)
Used for Madison St. cable cars 1890-1906
Building sold before 1922
WESTERN
Also known as "Station A"
100 N. Western Ave. (at Washington Blvd.)
Remained for storage after 1910
Building passed into CTA ownership, demolished
WEST SHOPS
3901 W. West End Ave. (at Springfield Ave.)
Opened before 1907
Still in use by CTA for miscellaneous fabrication/construction
In 1999, the North Chicago Street Railroad Co. and the West Chicago Street Railroad Co. were merged into the Chicago Union Traction Co. And in 1908, the Chicago Union Traction Co. was merged into Chicago Railways.
Chicago Electric Transit Co. was merged in 1899 into Chicago Consolidated Traction Co.
Chicago North Shore Street Railway Co. was sold in 1894 to North Chicago Electric Railway Co., and merged in 1899 into Chicago Consolidated Traction Co.
North Chicago Electric Railway was merged in 1899 into Chicago Consolidated Traction Co.
WEST TOWNS
259 Lake St., Oak Park
Opened in 1890
Went to Chicago & West Towns Railway Co., later West Towns Bus Co.
Used by Pace as bus garage until 1986
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway was merged in 1899 into Chicago Consolidated Traction Co.
In 1908, Chicago Consolidated Traction Co. was merged into Chicago Railways. And in 1910, that former Cicero & Proviso Street Railway trackage in the suburbs was sold to County Traction Co., and in 1913 became part of Chicago & West Towns Railway Co.
In 1905, Chicago General Railway was sold to Southern Street Railway.