North Shore Line

E465316

electric railway interurban railway

North Shore Line was an interurban electric railway that operated between Chicago and Milwaukee, known for its high-speed service and distinctive green-and-cream trains.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
North Shore line	2
North Shore Line canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electric railway ⓘ interurban railway ⓘ
colorScheme	cream ⓘ green ⓘ
connectedWith	Chicago rapid transit system ⓘ other interurban railways in the Midwest ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
electrification	overhead wire ⓘ
hadBranding	North Shore Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
infrastructureType	double-track mainline (on much of its route) ⓘ
knownFor	fast Chicago–Milwaukee schedules ⓘ intensive commuter service in Chicago suburbs ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive green-and-cream trains ⓘ high-speed service ⓘ
operatedBetween	Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Milwaukee NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedInCentury	20th century ⓘ
operatedRollingStock	baggage cars ⓘ electric multiple units ⓘ freight motors ⓘ interurban coaches ⓘ parlor cars ⓘ
operatedService	limited-stop high-speed trains between Chicago and Milwaukee ⓘ local trains serving intermediate communities ⓘ
primaryLocale	Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ
routeTerminus	Chicago Loop NERFINISHED ⓘ Milwaukee terminal ⓘ
safetySystem	block signaling ⓘ
servedArea	Chicago metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Milwaukee metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ North Shore suburbs of Chicago ⓘ
servedCommunity	Evanston, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland Park, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenosha, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Forest, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Racine, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Waukegan, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceType	freight service ⓘ interurban passenger service ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
trackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
tractionType	electric ⓘ
transportMode	rail ⓘ
usedFor	commuter transport ⓘ intercity transport ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad → nickname → North Shore Line ⓘ

North Sydney → railLine → North Shore Line ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Shore line

Wynyard railway station → servesLine → North Shore Line ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Shore line