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The Insull interurbans were three Chicago-area interurbans owned by British-American business magnate Samuel Insull (1859-1938) before the collapse of his various holding companies during the Great Depression.
History[edit]
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee[edit]
Chicago South Shore and South Bend[edit]
Chicago Aurora and Elgin[edit]
Other Insull properties[edit]
Companies[edit]
Company name | Predecessor company | Incorporated | Acquired by Insull | Disposition |
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Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad | Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway | 1898 | 1916 | abandoned 1963 |
Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad | Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway | 1901 | 1925 | still in operation |
Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad | n/a | 1902 | 1926 | abandoned 1961 |