| South Side Elevated Railroad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 South Side Rapid Transit railcar #1, one of the original passenger cars from the railroad, now on display at the Chicago History Museum | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| Services | Jackson Park Englewood Normal Park Kenwood Union Stock Yards | ||
| Operator(s) | Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad Company (1892–1897) South Side Elevated Railroad (1897–1924) | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | June 6, 1892 | ||
| Closed | 1924 (merged into Chicago Rapid Transit Company) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 1903: 10.7 miles (17.2 km)[1] | ||
| Track length | 1903: 19.4 miles (31.2 km)[1] | ||
| Character | Elevated | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge[2] | ||
| Minimum radius | 90 ft (27.43 m) | ||
| Electrification | Third rail, 600 V DC | ||
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The South Side Elevated Railroad (originally Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad) was the first elevated rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois. The line ran from downtown Chicago to Jackson Park, with branches to Englewood, Normal Park, Kenwood, and the Union Stock Yards. The first 3.6 miles (5.8 km) of the line opened on June 6, 1892.[3] Much of its route is still used today as part of the Green Line of the Chicago "L" system.
- ^ a b Poor, H.V.; Poor, H.W. (1903). Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States (Volume 36). p. 925.
- ^ Poor, H.V.; Poor, H.W. (1900). Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States (Volume 33). p. 881.
- ^ Borzo, Greg (2007). "Chapter Two: First "L"—South Side". The Chicago "L". Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 23–34. ISBN 978-0-7385-5100-5.