COMMUTER RAILROADS - TIMETABLES

CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN

Schedules are from the January 1930 "Official Guide Of The Railways".

Miles are distances from the downtown terminal, and not necessarily mileposts.




 #907      #909    Miles  October 27, 1929    #900      #902
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 5:05 pm   5:23 pm   0    Chicago             7:45 am   8:33 am
 6:08 pm   6:30 pm  36    Geneva              6:40 am   7:30 am
 6:15 pm   6:37 pm  38    Batavia             6:29 am   7:19 am
 6:21 pm   6:44 pm  41    Mooseheart          6:23 am   7:12 am
 6:30 pm   6:55 pm  45    Aurora              6:15 am   7:03 am
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Miles  October 27, 1929   #701      #703      #705
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  0    Chicago            7:15 am   9:45 am   5:00 pm
  3.6  Kedzie             7:25 am   9:53 am  receive
  8.6  Oak Park           7:34 am  -----     -----
 24.9  Wheaton            8:00 am  -----      5:36 pm
 30.0  West Chicago       8:15 am  10:26 am   5:45 pm
 35.3  Wayne             receive   -----     dischg
 39.2  South Elgin       receive   -----     -----
 42.5  Elgin (West Side)  8:35 am  10:45 am   6:05 pm
 50.0  Gilberts           8:49 am  -----     dischg
 55.0  Huntley            8:58 am  -----      6:27 pm
 62.7  Union              9:10 am  -----     dischg
 66.1  Marengo            9:18 am  11:21 am   6:40 pm
 72.1  Garden Prairie     9:28 am  -----     dischg
 78.2  Belvidere          9:43 am  11:39 am   7:00 pm
 84.2  Cherry Valley      9:55 am  -----     -----
 92.0  East Rockford     10:06 am  11:58 am   7:09 pm
 92.9  Rockford          10:10 am  12:01 pm   7:25 pm
100.1  Winnebago         10:28 am  -----     -----
107.2  Pecatonica        10:39 am  -----     -----
113.5  Ridott            10:51 am  -----     -----
120.9  Freeport          11:05 am  12:45 pm  -----
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Miles  October 27, 1929   #700      #704      #708
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120.9  Freeport          -----      1:10 pm   4:05 pm
113.5  Ridott            -----     -----      4:17 pm
107.2  Pecatonica        -----      1:33 pm   4:28 pm
100.1  Winnebago         -----      1:47 pm   4:41 pm
 92.9  Rockford           7:10 am   2:05 pm   5:00 pm
 92.0  East Rockford      7:13 am   2:08 pm   5:03 pm
 84.2  Cherry Valley     receive   -----     receive
 78.2  Belvidere          7:37 am   2:34 pm   5:28 pm
 72.1  Garden Prairie     7:46 am   2:43 pm   5:40 pm
 66.1  Marengo            7:57 am   2:52 pm   5:50 pm
 62.7  Union              8:03 am   2:58 pm   5:56 pm
 55.0  Huntley            8:16 am   3:11 pm   6:09 pm
 50.0  Gilberts          receive   receive    6:20 pm
 42.5  Elgin (West Side)  8:35 am   3:34 pm   6:34 pm
 39.2  South Elgin       -----     -----     dischg
 35.3  Wayne              8:46 am  -----     dischg
 30.0  West Chicago       8:55 am   3:54 pm   6:59 pm
 24.9  Wheaton            9:02 am   4:05 pm  -----
  8.6  Oak Park          -----      4:30 pm   7:31 pm
  3.6  Kedzie            -----      4:40 pm   7:40 pm
  0    Chicago            9:45 am   4:50 pm   7:50 pm
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Miles  December 15, 1929  #755      #649      #761
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  0    Chicago            6:20 am  -----      2:45 pm
 30.0  West Chicago       8:00 am  -----      4:15 pm
 35.3  Wayne              8:12 am  -----      4:25 pm
 39.2  South Elgin        8:23 am  -----      4:34 pm
 42.8  East Elgin         8:35 am  -----      4:46 pm
 47.6  Dundee             8:45 am  -----      4:56 pm
 48.4  Carpentersville    8:50 am  -----      5:02 pm
 52.8  Algonquin          9:00 am  -----      5:15 pm
 58.5  Crystal Lake       9:30 am   5:10 pm   5:58 pm
 65.8  McHenry            9:50 am   5:25 pm   6:13 pm
 76.0  Richmond          10:10 am   5:42 pm   6:31 pm
 77.3  Genoa City        10:14 am   5:47 pm   6:36 pm
 80.4  Pell Lake         10:20 am   5:52 pm   6:41 pm
 86.0  Lake Geneva       10:34 am   6:07 pm   6:49 pm
 90.2  Lake Como         10:45 am   6:11 pm   6:56 pm
 92.0  Williams Bay      10:50 am   6:15 pm   7:00 pm
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Miles  December 15, 1929  #754      #644      #758
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 92.0  Williams Bay       5:15 am   7:15 am   4:30 pm
 90.2  Lake Como          5:18 am   7:19 am   4:34 pm
 86.0  Lake Geneva        5:29 am   7:30 am   4:41 pm
 80.4  Pell Lake          5:37 am   7:38 am   4:50 pm
 77.3  Genoa City         5:42 am   7:45 am   4:56 pm
 76.0  Richmond           5:46 am   7:49 am   5:03 pm
 65.8  McHenry            6:03 am   8:04 am   5:25 pm
 58.5  Crystal Lake       6:30 am   8:20 am   5:50 pm
 52.8  Algonquin          6:41 am  -----      6:01 pm
 48.4  Carpentersville    6:50 am  -----      6:12 pm
 47.6  Dundee             6:55 am  -----      6:17 pm
 42.8  East Elgin         7:05 am  -----      6:28 pm
 39.2  South Elgin        7:15 am  -----      6:38 pm
 35.3  Wayne              7:22 am  -----      6:45 pm
 30.0  West Chicago       7:32 am  -----      6:55 pm
  0    Chicago            9:05 am  -----      7:50 pm
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 #917      #941    Miles  December 15, 1929   #940      #930
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 8:35 am   9:00 am   0    Kenosha             2:30 pm   4:15 pm
 8:50 am   9:30 am   4.1  Bain                2:00 pm   4:00 pm
 9:00 am  10:05 am   5.9  Pleasant Prairie    1:25 pm   3:50 pm
 9:10 am  10:20 am   9.6  Woodworth          12:50 pm   3:40 pm
 9:30 am  10:30 am  12.1  Bristol            12:35 pm   3:32 pm
 9:50 am  10:50 am  15.1  Salem              12:05 pm   3:15 pm
10:00 am  11:05 am  19.2  Fox River          11:30 am   3:05 pm
10:10 am  11:15 am  21.6  Bassetts           11:15 am   2:55 pm
10:20 am  12:50 pm  23.5  Twin Lakes         10:50 am   2:50 pm
10:25 am   1:00 pm  25.3  Lake Elizabeth     10:05 am   2:45 pm
10:40 am   1:30 pm  27.5  Genoa City          9:55 am   2:40 pm
11:00 am   2:20 pm  33.5  Hebron              9:30 am   2:20 pm
11:15 am   2:55 pm  38.1  Alden               9:00 am   2:05 pm
11:30 am   3:30 pm  44.3  Harvard             8:30 am   1:50 pm
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Trains #940 and #941 were mixed trains, carrying both passengers and freight. Trains between Chicago and Williams Bay operated via West Chicago and Elgin, even though faster connections were available between Chicago and Crystal Lake via the Northwest Line. After the Great Depression, service was discontinued on the segments from Geneva to Aurora, from Elgin to Crystal Lake, and from Kenosha to Harvard. Service from West Chicago to Freeport was discontinued in the late 1940's. After service was discontinued south of Crystal Lake, trains between Chicago and Williams Bay operated via the more direct Northwest Line.