| Lake Street Elevated Railroad | |
|---|---|
 Ashland station, one of the original stations on the Lake Street "L" | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Chicago, Illinois |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| Operator(s) | Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company (1893–1904) Chicago and Oak Park Elevated Railroad (1904–1924) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Closed | 1924 (merged into Chicago Rapid Transit Company) |
| Technical | |
| Character | Elevated |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge[1] |
| Electrification | Third rail, Trolley wire 600 V DC |
The Lake Street Elevated Railroad was the second permanent elevated rapid transit line to be constructed in Chicago, Illinois. The first section of the line opened in November 1893.[2] Its route is still used today as part of the Green Line route of the Chicago "L" system.
- ^ Poor, H.V.; Poor, H.W. (1898). Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States. p. 963.
- ^ Borzo, Greg (2007). "Chapter Three: Second "L"—Lake Street". The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 35–42. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.