CTA Surface System History presented by the Illinois Railway Museum

IRM Logo                 CTA Logo


These are pages from an August 1948 report, outlining proposed changes to the housing of equipment in various garages. Each link will display the page described int he link. Each image is between 2-3 Mb so download speed is dependant on the speed of your internet connection.



  • Project Overview

  • Archer Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Archer Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • Armitage Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Armitage Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • Blue Island Garage - Present as of 1948

  • Blue Island Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • Burnside Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Central-Elston Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • Cottage Grove Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Cottage Grove Garage - Proposed for 1949

  • Devon Garage- Proposed for 1949
  • Devon-Ardmore Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Elston Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Foster-Kedzie Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • Kedzie Garage - Present as of 1948

  • Kedzie Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • Lawndale Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Lawndale Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • Lawrence-Avondale Garage - Present as of 1948

  • Limits Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Limits Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • Lincoln Garage - Present as of 1948
  • Lincoln Garage - Proposed for 1949

  • North Ave Garage - Present as of 1948
  • North Ave Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • 69th St Garage - Present as of 1948
  • 69th St Garage - Proposed for 1949

  • 77th St Garage - Present as of 1948
  • 77th St Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • 93rd-South Chicago Garage - Proposed for 1949
  • 103rd-Vincennes Garage - Proposed for 1949






    • Back to Documentation Page

    Back to Home Page