Routes
The CSL had dozens of routes and over 1,000 miles of trackage at its height. The table below shows a basic overview of CSL routes at their height. Many changes to routing and terminals were made at various times. Abandonment dates noted are dates that routes were completely changed over to bus or trolley bus, or eliminated altogether. Many routes were converted in sections. Some routes, notably through routes, that were eliminated prior to the formation of the CSL are not included.
Route | Terminus | Terminus | Abandoned | Notes |
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Archer Avenue | Lake & Wabash | Archer & Cicero | May 30, 1948 | |
Archer-38th Street | State & Dearborn | Kedzie & Central Park | February 15, 1948 | |
Argo | Archer & Cicero | 63rd Place & Archer | April 11, 1948 | |
Armitage Avenue | Clark & Madison | Armitage & Grand | June 24, 1951 | |
Ashland Avenue | Ashland & Irving Park | Ashland & 95th | February 13, 1954 | Through Route 9 |
Belmont Avenue | Belmont & Central | Belmont & Halsted | January 9, 1945 | Converted to trolley bus |
Blue Island-26th | 26th & Kenton | Monroe & Dearborn | May 11, 1952 | |
Blue Island-Wells | North & Clark | Blue Island & Western | September 14, 1924 | Through Route 12 |
Broadway | Devon & Kedzie | Madison & Clark | February 16, 1957 | |
Broadway-State | Devon & Kedzie | 119th & Morgan | December 5, 1955 | |
Cermak Road | 18th at Grant Park | Cerman & Kenton | May 30, 1954 | |
Cermak-Lawndale | Cermak & Kedzie | 33rd & Lawndale | October 1, 1945 | |
Chicago Avenue | Grand & Lake Shore Drive | Chicago & Austin | May 11, 1952 | Converted to trolley bus |
Cicero Avenue | Montrose & Cicero | 25th & Cicero | November 25, 1951 | |
South Cicero Avenue | Archer & Cicero | 63rd & Cicero | January 6, 1941 | |
Clark-Wentworth | Clark & Howard | 80th & Vincennes | September 8, 1957 | Through Route 22 |
Clybourn Avenue | Belmont & Clybourn | Harrison & State | May 4, 1947 | |
Clybourn-Wentworth | Belmont & Clybourn | 79th & Halsted | September 13, 1924 | Through Route 2 |
Cottage Grove-Broadway | Clark & Howard | 56th & Lake Park | October 7, 1946 | Through Route 1 |
Cottage Grove-Pullman | Randolph & Garland Court | 115th & St. Lawrence | June 19, 1955 | Through Route 4 |
Cottage Grove-South Chicago | Randolph & Garland Court | 108th & Ewing | December 4, 1949 | Through Route 5 |
North Damen Avenue | Fullerton & Damen | Blue Island & Damen | May 13, 1951 | |
South Damen Avenue | 47th & Damen | 74th & Damen | January 26, 1948 | |
Diversey Avenue | Pulaski & Diversey | Kimball & Diversey | April 17, 1930 | Converted to trolley bus |
Division Street | Division & Mozart | Dearborn & Washington | February 4, 1951 | |
West Division Street | Division & Austin | Division & Grand | July 9, 1946 | |
Division-Van Buren | Division & Mozart | Van Buren & Kedzie | February 4, 1951 | |
Elston Avenue | Lawrence & Elston | Dearborn & Randolph | January 21, 1951 | |
Ewing-Brandon (Hegewisch) | 92nd & Commercial | Brandon & Brainard | October 21, 1946 | |
Fullerton Avenue | Central & Fullerton | Halsted & Fullerton | December 4, 1949 | Converted to trolley bus |
Fulton-21st Street | Fulton & Western | 21st & Marshall | May 7, 1947 | |
Grand Avenue | Harlem & Grand | Navy Pier | April 1, 1951 | |
Halsted Street | Waveland & Broadway | 111th & Sacramento | May 29, 1954 | |
South Halsted Street | Monterey & Vincennes | 119th & Vincennes | July 22, 1946 | |
Halsted-Archer | Halsted & Waveland | 63rd & Union | 1924 | Through Route 13 |
Halsted-Madison | Grace & Halsted | 26th & Halsted | July 3, 1933 | Through Route 18 |
Hammond | 63rd & Vernon | 106th & Indianapolis | June 9, 1940 | Thru service to Hammond, Ind. via HW&EC |
Harrison | Harrison & Central | Van Buren & Dearborn | February 29, 1948 | |
Harrison-Adams | Harrison & Central | Adams & State | February 29, 1948 | |
Indiana Avenue | 51st & South Park | Randolph & Garland Court | May 24, 1953 | |
Irving Park | Irving Park & Neenah | Irving Park & Broadway | November 7, 1948 | Converted to trolley bus |
Kedzie Avenue | Bryn Mawr & Kedzie | 67th & Kedzie | May 29, 1954 | Through Route 17 |
Kedzie-California | California & Roscoe | 67th & Kedzie | May 29, 1954 | |
Lake Street | Lake & Austin | 119th & Morgan | May 30, 1954 | Through Route 16 |
Laramie Avenue | Lake & Laramie | Harrison & Laramie | 1937 | |
Lawrence Avenue | Austin & Lawrence | Broadway & Lawrence | April 1, 1951 | Converted to trolley bus |
Lincoln-Bowmanville | Lincoln & Peterson | LaSalle & Madison | February 18, 1951 | |
Lincoln-Rosehill | Ravenswood & Rosehill | LaSalle & Madison | August 1, 1948 | |
Lincoln-Indiana | Lincoln & Peterson | 51st & Indiana | March 11, 1951 | Through Route 3 |
Madison Street | Madison & Austin | Dearborn & Monroe | December 13, 1953 | Through Route 20 |
Madison-Fifth Avenue | Pulaski & Fifth Avenue | Dearborn & Monroe | February 22, 1954 | |
Milwaukee Avenue | Milwaukee & Imlay | Madison & Dearborn | May 11, 1952 | |
Montrose Avenue | Milwaukee & Montrose | Broadway & Montrose | July 29, 1946 | |
Morgan-Racine-Sangamon | Erie & Ashland | 39th & Morgan | July 25, 1948 | Through Route 23 |
Noble Street | North & Ashland | Milwaukee & Noble | March 5, 1932 | |
North Avenue | North & Rossell | North & Clark | December 4, 1949 | Converted to trolley bus |
Ogden Avenue | 25th & Laramie | Lake & Dearborn | September 16, 1951 | |
Ogden-Clark | Clark & Drummond | Ogden & Kenton | September 14, 1924 | Through Route 11 |
Pershing Road-East | Root & Halsted | Cottage Grove & Pershing | February 15, 1948 | |
Pershing Road-West | 35th & Cottage Grove | Western & Pershing | August 28, 1945 | |
Pulaski Road | Pulaski & Bryn Mawr | 31st & Kostner | September 16, 1951 | Converted to trolley bus |
Riverdale | 119th & Michigan | 138th & Leyden | September 9, 1946 | |
Riverview-Larrabee | Roscoe & Western | Polk & Dearborn | January 10, 1949 | |
Roosevelt Road | Museum Loop | Roosevelt & Austin | April 12, 1953 | |
12th-Ogden-Wells | Clark & Drummond | Roosevelt & Cicero | September 14, 1924 | Through Route 14 |
South Chicago-Ewing | 63rd & South Park | 108th & Avenue F | June 30, 1947 | |
South Deering | 63rd & Dorchester | 124th & Torrence | April 25, 1948 | |
Southport | Clark & Southport | Polk & Dearborn | September 14, 1924 | |
State Street | Wells & Division | 119th & Morgan | December 5, 1955 | |
State-Madison | Madison & Austin | 39th & State | September 14, 1924 | Through Route 7 |
State-Milwaukee | Milwaukee & Edmunds | 63rd & State | September 14, 1924 | Through Route 6 |
Stony Island Avenue | Navy Pier | 64th & Harper | June 29, 1951 | |
Taylor-Sedgwick-Sheffield | Taylor & Western | Clark & Sheffield | September 1, 1947 | |
Van Buren Street | Adams & Dearborn | Kedzie & Van Buren | August 12, 1951 | |
Wallace-Racine | State & Polk | 87th & Racine | July 27, 1951 | |
Webster-Racine | Fullerton & Racine | Lincoln & Webster | September 1, 1947 | |
Wentworth Avenue | Clark & Illinois | 81st & Halsted | June 21, 1958 | Last streetcar route to be abandoned |
Western Avenue | Howard & Western | 111th & Western | June 17, 1956 | Through Route 10 |
Whiting-East Chicago | 63rd & Vernon | Indianapolis & State Line | June 9, 1940 | Thru service to Hammond, Ind. via HW&EC |
Windsor Park | 63rd & Dorchester | 108th & Avenue F | April 25, 1948 | |
14th-16th Street | 16th & Kenton | Roosevelt & Michigan | July 25, 1948 | |
18th Street | Blue Island & Leavitt | 18th & State | July 25, 1948 | |
26th Street | 26th & Halsted | 26th & Cottage Grove | February 29, 1948 | |
31st Street | Pitney Court & Archer | 31st & Lake Park | February 29, 1948 | |
35th Street | 36th & Kedzie | 35th & Cottage Grove | April 15, 1951 | |
43rd-Root Street | Root & Stockyards | 43rd & Oakenwald | August 9, 1953 | |
47th Street | 47th & Kedzie | 47th & Cornell | April 15, 1951 | |
51st-55th Street | 51st & St. Louis | 56th & Lake Park | May 30, 1948 | |
59th-61st Street | 59th & Leavitt | 60th & Blackstone | June 1, 1948 | |
63rd Street | 63rd Place & Archer | 64th & Stony Island | May 24, 1953 | |
67th-69th-71st Street | 71st & California | 67th & Oglesby | May 24, 1953 | |
71st Street | 71st & Vincennes | 71st & Cottage Grove | May 22, 1947 | |
74th-75th Street | 74th & Ashland | 75th & Lakefront | October 28, 1946 | |
79th Street | 79th & Western | 79th & Brandon | September 16, 1951 | |
87th Street | 87th & Vincennes | 87th & Commercial | May 27, 1951 | |
93rd-95th Street | 95th & Cottage Grove | 89th & Avenue O | May 27, 1951 | |
103rd Street | 103rd & Racine | 103rd & Cottage Grove | October 13, 1941 | |
106th Street | 106th & Torrence | 106th & Indianapolis | August 13, 1941 | |
111th Street | 111th & Sacramento | 111th & Cottage Grove | September 23, 1945 | |
115th Street | 115th & Halsted | 115th & South Park | September 23, 1945 | |
West 119th Street | 119th & Vincennes | 119th & Peoria | February 3, 1946 |
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