Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company

Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company
An Elgin and Belvidere car meets a Rockford and Interurban car at the Belvidere terminal
Overview
Status	Defunct
Locale	Fox River Valley
Termini	Elgin, Illinois Belvidere and Rockford, Illinois
Service
Type	Interurban
History
Opened	February 2, 1907
Closed	March 10, 1930
Technical
Line length	36 miles (58 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line
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The Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company was a 36-mile (58 km) interurban line that connected Belvidere, Illinois and Elgin, Illinois. It was the central link in the interurban network connecting Freeport, Rockford, Elgin, and Chicago which included the Rockford and Interurban Railway to the west and the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad to the east.^{[1][page needed]} The line was operational from 1907 until 1930. In 1927, the line was extended to Rockford over a line of the Rockford and Interurban.