Chicago Lawn station

Chicago Lawn, also signed as Chicago Lawn-63rd St., was a former railroad station on the border of Chicago Lawn and West Lawn in Chicago, Illinois.[1] The tracks adjacent to the station were elevated over 63rd Street in 1929.[2] Service to the station remained until April 30, 1971, when the eastbound International Limited and westbound Inter-City Limited passenger trains were replaced by Amtrak services on May 1, 1971. The station building was demolished in 2017.

  • The Dearborn-bound Inter-City Limited in July 1970
    The Dearborn-bound Inter-City Limited in July 1970
  • Station platform in 1971, signage displays station name as "Chicago Lawn-63rd St."
    Station platform in 1971, signage displays station name as "Chicago Lawn-63rd St."
Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn station in 1971
General information
Location3601 63rd Street
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates41.77861°N 87.71282°W / 41.77861; -87.71282
Operated byGrand Trunk Western Railroad
Line(s)CSX Elsdon Subdivision
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
ClosedApril 30, 1971 (1971-04-30)
Key dates
Tracks elevated1929
DemolishedAugust 2017
Former services
Preceding station Grand Trunk Western Railroad Following station
47th Street
toward Chicago
 Main Line Harvey
toward Port Huron
59th Street
toward Chicago
 Suburban Service (Chicago) Marquette Park
toward Valparaiso

References
  1. Grand Trunk Railway System "Form G" Local Time Tables. Grand Trunk Western Railway. 1 April 1928. p. 7.
  2. Vandervoort, Bill. "Chicago Track Elevation Grand Trunk". chicagorailfan.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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