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The Loop |
The Yellow line is basically a high speed shuttle, often called the Skokie Swift. The line starts at Dempster St in Skokie on the old North Shore right-of-way. It ends at Howard St on the Red Line. Passengers change at Howard St to go to the City. This lines does not operate on weekends.
Up until September 2004 Yellow Line trains had to be equipped with pantographs as 2/3 of the line was under wire with no 3rd rail. The overhead wire is now gone, with 3rd rail extended into Skokie. There is serious talks about extending this line.
Click on any photo to enlarge!
 This
inbound train has just discharged passengers at Howard. It will follow
the Red Line train in front it out of the station so it can relay back
to the outbound platform. (4/25/05) |
 View
from the front of the train down the beautiful former North Shore
Right-of-Way, the overhead wire is now gone. (4/25/05) |
 Looking
down the Right-of-Way with the Skokie terminal in the distance.
(4/25/05) |
 This
train has just dropped off its passengers and is heading into the relay
track at Skokie, crossing the pedestrian access to the station.
(4/25/05) |
 Looking
at the relay track from the inbound platform. (4/25/05) |
 The
outbound platform. (4/25/05) |
 Station
entrance at Skokie. (4/25/05) |
 The
original Dempster St station building, now a Starbucks and a Bank.
(4/25/05) |
 Another
view of the former station building. (4/25/05) |
 Community
bulletin board at the Skokie station. (4/25/05) |