Ardmore

A two car train led by a Cincinnati is stopped at the westbound platform at Ardmore in 1956 or 1957. The eastern edge of the eastbound platform is visible at the lower right. It was common on the CA&E for the eastbound platform to be situated on the west side of a crossing and the westbound platform to be on the east side.

Photo by Glen Brewer

After just having made a stop at Ardmore, a two car train of 450-series cars pulls across the street, bound for Wheaton.

Photo by Glen Brewer

On a typical afternoon in Villa Park, the motorman of this train dutifully leans out of his window and watches as passengers board at Ardmore. This local is heading east, but as this is 1956 or '57, the “Chicago Local” reading on the roller curtain is slightly inaccurate; this train will only go as far as Forest Park. Passengers heading into the city will have to transfer to the slow trains of the Garfield Park “L” which is currently in the process of being replaced by the median strip Congress rapid transit line.

Photo by Glen Brewer

On its way to Forest Park, the eastern terminal of the railroad at this point in time, this two car train leaves Ardmore. A Leyden bus heading south on Ardmore Avenue waits at the crossing gates for the train to pass. The car at the rear of the train is a Pullman product built in 1923.

Photo by Glen Brewer

The deconstruction of the Great Third Rail is well underway. The scrappers had left their loading ramp alongside the former westbound platform at Ardmore when this photo was snapped. The eastbound track has already been removed.

Photo by Glen Brewer