.jpg) A horse-drawn Chicago City Railway trolley at the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | 1859–1914 (operation) 1950 (liquidation) |
| Successor | Chicago Surface Lines (operator) Chicago Transit Authority (owner) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 600 V DC Overhead wire (converted 1893-1906) |
The Chicago City Railway Company (CCRy) was an urban transit company that operated horse, cable, and electric streetcars on Chicago's South Side between 1859 and 1914, when it became merged into and part of the Chicago Surface Lines (CSL) metropolitan-wide system. After that time it owned electric streetcars, along with gasoline, diesel, and propane – fueled transit busses. Purchased by the government agency Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in 1947, it was liquidated in 1950.