When the CNS&M’s Shore Line quit in 1957, most commuters moved either to the Northwester’s parallel service or drove over to and parked at Skokie line commuter stations to continue using the North Shore. But when the North Shore quit completely in 1962, the Northwestern was satisfactor-to-great for downtown workers (depending on actual work location), but many commuters worked in the Northside or elsewhere in Chicago. Do many of these commuters ride only to Evanston, Davis or Main Street, and then board the Evanston Express of the CTA today? Or do they drive to the Skokie Swift? Or do they go downtown and then backtrack?
Considering that the last day of operations on the North Shore Line was January 21, 1963, 43 years ago, it is quite likely that any regular commuters on North Shore at that time are probably retired. Also, the migration of corporate and other offices to the suburbs had not begun to any great degree at that time.
The name Edens expressway rings a bell
OK, any reader of this Forum commute from the North Shore to the northern part of Chicago? Use the Edens Expresway? When your car is in the shop what do you do?
I suppose you could ride a bicycle as a good portion of the right-of-way is now a trail. I’m not sure how far south it goes - Evanston? Of course riding a bicycle to work does have its disadvantages… January comes to mind.
CC
Is the answer then, “If my car doesn’t work I carpool?”