Former Chicago Trolleybus Routes

 17 AP 1930 - 25 MR 1973

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Route	Name	Opened	Closed	Notes
	Elston	1 JL 30	21 JA 1951	The Elston was an extension of the Elston Streetcar line. Both were diseaselized to form a single through route.
	Kimball	21 JN 31	30 JN 1937	This route was probably an extension of the Ravenswood El.
12	Roosevelt	24 MY 53	13 JA 1973
47	47th	12 MR 52	20 JN 1965
51	51st-55th	20 JN 48	20 JN 1959	Route 51 was cut up into two diseasel routes, one on 51st and the other on 55th -- part of a renewal project in Hyde Park.
52	Kedzie - California	4 DE 1955	15 MR 1969
53	Pulaski	16 DE 1951	24 MR 1973
54	Cicero	25 NO 1951	24 MR 1973
65	Grand	16 DE 1951	15 JA 1973
66	Chicago	11 MY 1952	26 MR 1967
72	North	3 JL 1949	23 MR 1973
73	Armitage	1 FE 1953	15 OC 1966
74	Fullerton	4 DE 1949	22 JA 1973
76	Diversey	17 AP 1930	18 JN 1955	Route 76 was an extension of the Diversey streetcar in the western part of Chicago, separated by a large park. Both lines were diseaselized to form a single through route.
77	Belmont	30 MY 1931	13 JA 1973
78	Montrose	25 JA 1931	13 JA 1973
80	Irving Park	7 NO 1948	13 JA 1973
81	Lawrence	1 AP 1951	13 DE 1969
85	Central	8 JN 1930	17 JA 1970
86	Narragansett	29 JN 1930	31 JA 1953

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This page last updated 27 MR 07