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The Yellow Line (Skokie Swift Service), is part of the Chicago Transit Authority's Chicago 'L' heavy rail rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois. The 5.1 mile (8.2 km), non-stop shuttle route runs from the Howard Street Terminal on the northern city limits of Chicago, through the southern part of suburban Evanston, to the Dempster Street Terminal in Skokie, Illinois. The L[1], variously, if perhaps incorrectly, styled L, El, EL, or L, is the rapid transit system that serves Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ...
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ...
The Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan Service) is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago L system. ...
The Orange Line , also called the Midway Line, is a heavy rail line in Chicago, Illinois run by the Chicago Transit Authority as part of the el system. ...
The Green Line, formerly the Lake-Englewood/Jackson Park line, of the Chicago Transit Authority runs entirely above ground. ...
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The Purple Line primarily serves Evanston and Wilmette, running express services to downtown Chicago, sometimes via Wrigley Field in Lake View East. ...
The Brown Line (Ravenswood Service) of the Chicago Transit Authority Chicago L rapid transit system, is a 11. ...
Pink Line (Douglas-Loop Service) is the name of a new rapid transit service to be operated by the Chicago Transit Authority in Chicago, Illinois for a trial period of 180 days. ...
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ...
The L[1], variously, if perhaps incorrectly, styled L, El, EL, or L, is the rapid transit system that serves Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ...
The term heavy rail is often used for regular railways, to distinguish from systems such as trams/light rail and metro. ...
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Howard is a station on the Chicago L system, located at 1649 West Howard Street in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 7600 north, 1700 west). ...
Incorporated City in 1872. ...
Skokie destination sign For other stations on the CTA system named Dempster, see Dempster (CTA). ...
Incorporated Village in 1888. ...
At Howard Street, Yellow Line passengers can transfer to the Purple or Red Lines of the CTA. The Yellow Line is the only CTA line that does not go to Chicago's Loop. It is also unique in that it runs in a below-grade trench for part of its length, although it has no subway component and does not run in an expressway median. It was built using the tracks of the former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad's high-speed Skokie Valley Line. The Purple Line primarily serves Evanston and Wilmette, running express services to downtown Chicago, sometimes via Wrigley Field in Lake View East. ...
The Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan Service) is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago L system. ...
The Loop is what locals call the historical center of downtown Chicago. ...
A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway—usually in an urban area—with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ...
The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, often called the North Shore Line, was an interurban railroad that operated commuter and passenger trains between Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
Extending the line to Old Orchard Mall in Skokie has been discussed as well. At one time the line had several intermediate stops in Evanston and Skokie--including one at Oakton--but these stations have long been out of use and have been dismantled. Westfield Old Orchard, formerly Old Orchard Shopping Center, is an open-air upscale shopping center in Skokie, Illinois. ...
Travel time along the Skokie Swift-Yellow Line is about eight minutes. Trains operate using Morrison-Knudsen-built 3200-Series rail cars in two-car train consists with 10 to 12 minute headways all day. Service is provided Mondays through Fridays only, between 5am and 10pm, serving about 2,800 riders. Washington Group International provides integrated engineering, construction and management services to businesses and governments around the world. ...
The rolling stock of the Chicago L heavy rail system consists of 1,190 rail cars (all permanently coupled into 595 married pairs) dating from 1969 to 1994, delivered in four series: the 2200-Series, 2400-Series, 2600-Series, and 3200-Series, also known as the High Performance Family because...
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History The Yellow Line originally started as the Niles Center Branch of the old Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT). The rapid transit service began as part of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad's high-speed Skokie Valley interurban line on a five-mile section between Howard Terminal and Dempster Street, Niles Center. It was placed in operation on March 28, 1925. is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The route included several intermediate stops through Evanston and Skokie (then called Niles Center) at Ridge, Asbury, Dodge, East Prairie, Kostner, Oakton and Main. On March 27, 1948 the Chicago Transit Authority (who had just bought out the Chicago Rapid Transit Company in 1947) discontinued service over the Niles Center Branch and replaced it with the #97 Skokie bus service. The stations were closed and remained dormant for the next 15 years. is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The CRT had always owned the trackage between Howard Street and the Skokie heavy repair and inspection shops and thus, their successors, the CTA would inherit it as well.
On January 21, 1963, the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ceased all of its operations, and the remaining 2.4 mile section of trackage between the Skokie Shops and Dempster Street, Skokie was purchased by the CTA. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Skokie Swift The Skokie Swift high-speed (5 miles in 6-1/2 minutes) service, between Howard Street in Chicago and Dempster Street, Skokie, was inaugurated on April 20, 1964, as a federally-aided mass transportation demonstration project. Participation in the net project costs was divided between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, CTA and the Village of Skokie. April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. ...
The success of this project had attracted nationwide attention. On its first day of service, Skokie Swift carried nearly 4,000 passengers in a 16-hour period compared to approximately 1,600 passengers carried by the North Shore Railroad from the Dempster Terminal in a 12-hour period before the railroad terminated. Ridership continued to increase and by the end of the first year, nearly 6,000 passengers were riding the new line each weekday.
Because of the weekday success, Saturday service was inaugurated, with more than 2,000 riders. At the end of the two-year experimental period, 3,500,000 persons had used the new service, and CTA authorized operation of the Skokie Swift as a permanent part of its rapid transit system.
The success of the Skokie Swift route demonstrated that many motorists will forsake their cars when high-speed mass transit is provided, and to a minor extent, gave birth to the first use of light rail before the term was ever coined.
One of the distinctive features of the five mile line was that approximately half was equipped with third rail while the other half was equipped with catenary left over from the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad. Trains switched non-stop from third rail to overhead and vice-versa using distinctive pan trolleys designed by Skokie Swift Project Manager George Krambles.
On February 9, 1992, Saturday service was discontinued during a service purge by CTA. The "Skokie Swift" name was changed to the "Yellow Line" in 1993, when all Chicago 'L' lines were renamed for colors. The Dempster Street Terminal was completely remodeled in 1994, with a new station house and train platforms. In 2003, the old brick station building (designed by architect Arthur U. Gerber) was moved 150 feet to the east, then was restored and converted into commercial property. is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Arthur Uranus Gerber (1878-1960) was a commercial architect who resided in Evanston, Illinois and whose designs included a number of transit stations in the greater Chicago, Illinois area, at least five of which have since been placed onto the National Register of Historic Places. ...
The Skokie Swift was the only Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit line to use overhead catenary for electrification. It was also the last Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit line to use overhead, as portions of the Evanston and Lake Street lines used conventional trolley overhead until 1973 and 1962, respectively. Third rail electrification was installed in 2004 to allow compatibility with other rapid transit lines, increase reliability, and reduce maintenance costs. Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ...
Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ...
Future Expansion The Chicago Transit Authority is currently formulating plans to extend the Yellow Line northward from the current end-of-line terminal at Dempster Street, Skokie to a new end-of-line terminal at Old Orchard Mall, a distance of about 1.5 miles. Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. ...
Westfield Old Orchard, formerly Old Orchard Shopping Center, is an open-air upscale shopping center in Skokie, Illinois. ...
Three alternatives are being studied, one plan would have the Yellow Line tracks follow the old North Shore Railroad right-of-way at grade from Dempster Street to about Church Street, then follow private property, possibly in a subway north to Golf Road. The route could then emerge from the short tunnel in an open-cut to the proposed Old Orchard Terminal which could also be built below street grade, or as an elevated structure immediately west of the mall. Another alternative keeps the yellow line on the former Chicago & Northwestern and North Shore Line right of way, passing under the Edens Expressway north of Golf road and terminating at Old Orchard Road near Woods Drive. The William G. Edens Expressway (also known as the Edens Parkway and the Edens Superhighway) is the main major expressway north from the city of Chicago. ...
Also, the planning process is nearing completion to establish a new intermediate stop on the Yellow Line at Oakton Street in downtown Skokie to serve the Illinois Science & Technology Park, which is scheduled to be completed in 2008, and other stops have been proposed at Kostner Avenue, Crawford Avenue, and perhaps on the section of the route in Evanston. Plans are also being studied to resume weekend service if ridership increases are sufficient when the new stations open.
The Yellow Line Service may be cut completley if the Chicago Transit Authority does not receive a financial bailout from the State of Illinois to fill a $110 million dollar gap in the 2007 Budget
Station listing
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| Yellow Line (Skokie Swift) | | Station | Location | Points of interest | | Dempster/Skokie | 5005 Dempster Street, Skokie | | | Howard | 1649 W. Howard Street, Chicago | Transfer station for Red and Purple Lines |
 Skokie destination sign For other stations on the CTA system named Dempster, see Dempster (CTA). ...
Howard is a station on the Chicago L system, located at 1649 West Howard Street in Chicago, Illinois (directional coordinates 7600 north, 1700 west). ...
The Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan Service) is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago L system. ...
The Purple Line primarily serves Evanston and Wilmette, running express services to downtown Chicago, sometimes via Wrigley Field in Lake View East. ...
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See also The L[1], variously, if perhaps incorrectly, styled L, El, EL, or L, is the rapid transit system that serves Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ...
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