Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-07
NEW LINE is OPENED
FIRST CAR TO RACINE ON CHICAGO
& MILWAUKEE,.
Party of Guests from Cities Along Route,
Including Milwaukee Aldermen,
Take Initial rip.

hAO1NL, w rs. sept. -lSpcCidl'I
The first through train on the Chicago
Il Milwaukee Electric railroad from
Evanston, ILL.,, to Racine, Wis, arrived
in the Belle City shortly before / o'clock
this afternoon.
The initial run was in the nature OF
a special, complimentary trip given by
the company to party of invited guests
from Milwaukee, Chicago, Evanston,
Waukegan and Racine. The party was
in charge of A. C. Frost, president Of the
company. The special train consisted OF
several handsome, modern cars. Inc
run from Evanston to Racine, distance
OF fifty miles was made i'll about two
hours and fifteen minutes, and proved a
most delightful trip. Upon arrival III TINS
city, luncn was served, an elegant spread
beng provided by the company at Danla
hail.
Ihe special train, with officials and
guests from Chicago, Evanston and other
south-end points, left Evanston at 1O:oO
o'clock, making brief stops at Lakeside,
Glencoe Park Avenue: Ravlna, high
land Park, Highwood, Fort Sheridan,
Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, North Chicago,
W aukegan, Zion City, Winthrop Harbor
and kenOsha.
The Milwaukee guests for the trip lett
Milwaukee on the North Western at IL
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gan, at 11:4o, the run from that city to
Racine being made in exactly one hour
The party was quite enthusiastic, not
alone over the pleasa ride over Il well
built electric line, but because OF the
realization afforded by the journey itself
that the long-talked OF complete cleo
TIC route between Chicago and MliWau-
kee, closely huggng the picturesque
shore of Lake Michigan for a total dis
taance of eighty-tive miles, is almost
reality. By the early part of next year,
or about the time that the Milwaukee,
Northern Railway company puts its lines
into operation between Milwaukee and
Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and Port Wash
ington and intermediate points, via Ce-
darburg, the Chicago Il Milwaukee Flee
tric Railway company will be carrying
passengers to and from the cities to the
south of Milwaukee, as far as Chicago.
these two electric companies are now
upon friendly terms and occupy the po-
sltion of two friendly roads that are not
competitors. but feeders. This means
that they will operate with Il desire for
mutual interests. thus forming close and
convenient connections in Milwaukee, so
that practically a continuous journey
may. within a year, be made from Chi
cago and Milwaukee to points between
the two big towns and points III central
Wisconsin, as far as Fond du Lac.
president Frost, who was for some
wears personally interested in the famous
Sheridan drive project, and in this cleo
rric road plan for several years, was
most enthusiastic today during the ini-
tial trip. He spoke i'll terms OF gratiti-
cation over the realization that his long
dream uf & trst-class electric railway
between Milwaukee and Chicago Will
before long be Il realization.
AS to the time to be consumed in this
Journey of eighty-tiye miles between the
metropolis cities of Illinois and Wis
trains will eventually make the run in
little less than four hours. The trains
to be run will be of the most modern
construction, with every convenience for
safety, comfort and pleasure in travel.
When the new electric line becomes the
popular thing that it is expected to be-
come, fast through trains will leave Mil
Waukee and Chicago at an average of
once every hour during the business
hours of the day. A little later, lunch
con arrangements will be provided Ell
route, 50 that the travellers of the flu
tlre will feel that they are making the
journey in pretty good time and with
every possible comfort and convenience.
The question as to the transportation
of light freight. or express matter over
this line. which will eventually be one
of double track system throughout, is
and if it is found feasible and not in
consistent with interstate laws and state
laws governing electric railways, this
feature will undoubtedly follow i'll the
nature of advancement in electric rail
way operation.
The entire grade is made with a view
of fOur-track construction.