Chicago’s FORGOTTEN “L“ Lines- The History of Chicago Elevated Trains - IT’S HISTORY

Dating back over 150 years, the “L“ train lines have always been a fascination of Chicago, putting many lines into service throughout the 20th century. But as time marched on, more and more tracks were abandoned and torn down. Today, we’ll explore some of these lines and look into why they were destroyed. This is the history of Chicago’s “L“ Train Lines. IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash. Chapters: 00:52 - The history of Chicago’s Public Transportations The OmniBus, Intercity Stagecoach, and steam train 02:25 - The History of Chicago’s Cable cars (“street railways) 03:27 - The Transport system during the Great Chicago Fire 4:52 - The introductions of Electric streetcars to Chicago 05:25 - The History of New Yorks Elevated train 06:01 - The History of The Southside rapid transit L. 06:56 - History of the Lake Street elevated railway. 07:47 - History of the MET West L 09:05 -