ABANDONED RAILROADS

CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN

Skokie Subdivision

FORMERLY Chicago & North Western Railway
CONSTRUCTED 1889 (Mayfair-River Jct.)
CONSTRUCTED 1903 by Chicago Northern Railway (River Jct.-Valley)
DOUBLE TRACK constructed 1889 (Mayfair-River Jct.)/1903 (River Jct.-Valley)
ABS installed 1907
SINGLE TRACKED 1934
DOWNGRADED by 1950's
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: commuter/1958
ABANDONED 2010 (Mayfair-River Jct.)/1989 (River Jct.-Skokie/2004 (Skokie-Valley)

Part of Chicago & North Western's second alternate freight route between Chicago and Milwaukee. The original alternate freight route involved this line from Mayfair to River Jct., and the Weber Subdivision (below) from River Jct. to Evanston. As the line was downgraded, and the paralleling North Shore Line was abandoned in 1963, Chicago & North Western actually took over one of the North Shore Line tracks which at the time were in better condition.

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Mayfair to Valley
Distance is from Chicago

5.6 Mayfair
9.3 River Jct.
10.0 Sauganash
11.0 Lincolnwood
12.5 Skokie
17.8 Northfield
21.6 Valley

Weber Subdivision

FORMERLY Chicago & North Western Railway
CONSTRUCTED 1889 by Junction Railway
DOUBLE TRACK constructed 1889
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: commuter/1958
ABANDONED 1985 (Weber-Canal/2010 (River Jct.-Weber)

Part of Chicago & North Western's original alternate freight route between Chicago and Milwaukee. Which involved the Skokie Subdivision (above) from Mayfair to River Jct., and this line from River Jct, to Canal, in Evanston along the passenger main line.

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from River Jct. to Canal
Distance is from River Jct.

0.0 River Jct.
0.6 Peterson Ave.
3.7 Weber
4.8 Greenwood Blvd.
5.9 Canal