This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Hyde Park and the Chicago Hyde Park suburban rail era
A historical overview traces the Illinois Central line from 1856 Chicago to Hyde Park, aided by Paul Cornell, through the rise of suburban trains to Kensington and Riverdale, the 1893 World’s Fair impact, 1926 electrification, and later METRA evolution to University Park. Dr. McClellan, a regional historian, notes the last Sunday column’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Hyde Park
Chicago
Randolph Street
Kensington
Dalton Junction
Riverdale
George Pullman
Pullman
Jackson Park
Illinois Centre
Harvey Winning
Harvey
Homewood
Matteson
City of
Richton Park
Park Forest South
University Park
METRA
McClellan
South Metropolitan
Governors State University
the Star
Otto Blvd
Chicago Heights