Today, METRA has 11 Commuter rail lines, I would like to know on how many Commuter rail lines were operating in Chicago a long time ago until today when it has 11 lines, where did these lines go to, how many lines were there, where did they terminate in Downtown Chicago & what year were these lines eliminated.
Just off the top of my head, missing lines include:
1. Chicago and Western Indiana, Dearborn station to Dolton.
2. Chicago and North Western, McHenry to Lake Geneva, Wis.
3. Milwaukee Road, Fox Lake to a station in Wisconsin, which I forget.
4. Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee, electric interurban from downtown Loop to Milwaukee.
5. Chicago, Aurora and Elgin, electric interurban from downtown Loop to Aurora.
6. New York Central, LaSalle Street station to Elkhart, IN
7. Pennsylvania, Union Station to Valparaiso, IN.