The North Shore Line of 1916 consisted of a main line whose

southern terminus was in Evanston, Illinois, just north of the

Chicago city limits. The line continued north through Chicago's

wealthy north shore communities along Lake Michigan — Wilmette,

Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, and Highland Park. The line

continued through Highwood, home of the railroad's headquarters and

main shops, and continued through Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, North

Chicago, and Waukegan. From Waukegan, the line traversed Zion

before entering Wisconsin and tapping Kenosha and Racine, before

reaching its northern terminus in Milwaukee. The entire main line

in Illinois was double track, but pockets of single track remained

in Wisconsin. While some of the line was street trackage, most was

on private right-of-way which, along with the paralleling line of

the Chicago and North Western Railway bisected the business

districts of the north shore communities as far north as Lake

Bluff. At Lake Bluff, a branch diverged to the west to serve

Libertyville and Area, now Mundelein. At North Chicago Junction, a

branch led to downtown Waukegan via city streets.

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