Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Nov 1925, p. 28

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Z8 ·wiLMETTE LIFE November 20 1925 Lengthen "L" Trains to Improve Service Amid Rush Periods Six- and eight-car expre s trains were placed in serv ice on the Rapid Tran sit line s begin ning with the rus h hour ~1onday morning of thi s week. Thi s will make a total oi 70 cars added to the sr n ·icr ot' the Yariotts line s in the pa s t fe\Y days . Original plans called. ior l ~ ngthcning the train s otl co111plctwn ol platform extrn~ion~ . l1 o wever. it was explained. the unprecedented heavy ru s h hour traffi c has made it nece sa ry to tdke ac tiou at once. ~even E Yan :-,ton and :-.n·cn Ran·ns wond expr('s:-. t rai 11:-. < lll the n o rth ~ide han. · <'ight cars durin g the afternoon ru s h hour s. The sl' train.., han· had :-ix car:-. lll'r <'tofore. . The increa se i_ n t~ a in ca pari_ ty cw:H.' s 1u~ t as fi n a I dt hn·rH.· s are hemg 1ll ct<k on the 100 11C\Y modern car ... re ce ntly purchased by the H. a pi d 'l'ra 11 sit con.l pany. ~lo s t of the. car~ a:c alrl'ady 111 service. and all wtll he 111 n ->e ~oO ll. l The n<·\\· cars bring th\.' total nltlnlwr 1 of c;H:-, o wned hv the Chira~n Hapid , Tran~it CO ll lJlClllY. to u~rd . · this added operation cost to insure ··\Vhv should we be thankful ,·· will Work on extension of platforms ts proper comfort he the subject of an addn.· IJ\' being ru . :> hed with aH pos sible spc~d. rapid tran sit patrons Jlenr)r H. Rathbone oi K ·nil ·.. rtl;, Steel structures already have been Ill- and convenience. L f stalled at several stations on the north Congressman~at- ar~e or I I: ·oi\ · d k bus at Bol>l>" Cutler, son of : M r. and ~1rs. which h<.: 't\'tll deltver from \ ' ID s tde, an wor men are uow Y .· \1 1 ·. t bro ·tdcasting s tati < · ' several points in the Loop. T . l1e neces- I) K Cutler of 1016 Ashland avenue, · oo:-.c 1.cc tr k ' , ; . k . ; .. · at . f I . 1 . . b t the . . . f I. tl f 'ends () ·.tS 0 (' 1oc . on lan sgt\ Ill ~ H. 11 stty. or con_lp etmg t liS _JO . a .. . , ente rtained seven o lts. tt <.: n I. \\·~I ..., l·t,. :r\ovemhcr 25, l<Ji~ earltcst poss1ble moment ts .mcr~.t ed . . ··movie" party whtch ,,·as fo t. < IH c < · · 1 , . with the lengthening of trams. Few :· t ' 1 1 >,. til" s·· 1·y 1 '11g of rdr<.: s hmcnb · k \\" I I . ' ' '- · ..._ \I r. .'lll · c1 . ·. ·' 1rs crtc ~ , 1 ' __ n 1· re< 1 sta ti o ns outstdc the Loo!J can acco~\1 ~ :o\\' t' , l~tttkr home . : · ·. .· .) 11 1 modat e right~car train s at prc st:nt. I o · tIt _ 0_ \\ y r_w H· ~ ~o,t.d, .' tnd_ t 1l~ t.r .:-. ~11. 1 ,1 an 1 overcome thts obstacle, the eight-car : . I' · ·tt ()J) \l>J ,o tt...inr d road. I \\ J!Jt..,, l< >l lll< rl) ol ],t t.lll\\ <11 ~,1 '.· ft . . · . I 1~u~t' 1 >.trr~ · · · . · \I o 11< 1 1· t r a 111 s \n 11 be rut lll to t \\' o ~ e r t 1o ll s , . · f 'I' 1 . .<h ,. "' it,, t 11 c 11 d.., ' . · :t ·' t 1 1 :-. P t ·nd th t. · \\tilt t ·r 11 1 l 1· . 1 I . I\ .l' 11 tl \\' () rt 1 1 1 (.' t 1ll1 !'i · I I . . . 1'Y \\·ay ,. t I Jl· ... c. U})Oil reaching the sec t io n s nr t 1L' ,JilL". · .· · ,.·· . Y o rk Cit\· I t, r11 1:t ~· ,·Jllg l<· 0 1 ij 1 1nrcnh to '1"1t .-..t" . p · 1 · 1 . (' ~ ( where platfon1ts have n ot yl't , 1>cell u ·' · p 111 -· .. Y·tl(' l!·t mL· <, 11 , ~;t . l. tHll - . r!t 1r ort. an' 1 · J: 'l'. 11 1 1 1. extended. ll c\\\ ever. ?\1 r. FL· n~t..~pnin t l'd 1 :·. 11 d .l-! 0 tn 111 " ' ·' :t 1 ;d tht 'l1 <·\erland t() C;tlii" : '" H out. tlH· company checrfuJI _ , . as:-,ttnH:s '-_;,_ t _u, _ ·d _a_ y_._ _ _ __ GIVES THANKSGIVING TA ----== LK ANS~ Red Cro Ap P' ~ l giv i &J~ r 1'!1· \!T el : ·· ' w~: ck " Ler ' · K in'··' 1 <" "T i e r: . $ 10 -00 Reward! !~~~i:~~g~~~t: · hl·r · .. , i· d(ll l. t' to J1(.'\ t 1 I I SkokieValley Route of the North Shore Line. For full infor~ation, ask any ~orth Shor Line Ticket Agent, or address $1,000 Reward Dept., Chtcago ~orth Shore and Milwaukee R. R. Co., 79 W. Monroe Street, Chicago. rt ll' . f ;!Ill' I: of n: 11 JH J. "I ' :·. CJ\ 1 h in,.! . · I< I' ' :t l ,I I' I I . I ·,·. ca ,. 111( .· · <·!· A Comfortable Hon1e is your family's most prized possession. Keep it warm and cozy through the long hours you are at the office- with a I ., ,,· I · I ,. L t; . ,, .. . ~ I Convenien Commutatio.... 1 evening, Every half hour, day and Direct to the heart of Chi.. there's an express 4 cago 's business and shopping train to Chicago. 2 center, saving time and taxi fares. Same half. . hourly express service returning from the Loop. HARDINGE i Oil Burner It requires no more attention than your faithful old 8 -day clock in the living room. A touch of the thermostat gives exactly the degree of clean, even heat required for any weather. The Hardinge costs little to install and little to operate. Ask about installations near y o u r home. 508 Davis St., Evanston University 213 2 ... Clean, comfortable trains; 5 fast service; no smoke, no cinders. daily. IN ADDITION- 47 Chi.. Unequalledafter.. theatre ser. . 3 cago-6 Milwaukee trains vice- nine trains leaving the Loop from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. Save money; use a 25. .ride or ro-ride ticket I Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Co. The high..speed electrified railroad l-lfi \sa sszsssez x cccccaccuccf" ~~~) Wilmette Passenger Station Telephone Wilmette 2514

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