User:Lost on Belmont/NSML (1908)

The map depicts the line circa 1908.

The Northwestern Elevated extended service north over the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad (Milwaukee Road) after the electrification of the former line's tracks and the construction of an incline from the elevated Wilson station. This section went into operation in May 1908. The "L" company served all of the Milwaukee Road's existing stations north of Sheridan Park and added a new stop at Hayes. With the opening of "L" service over this section of track, the Milwaukee Road stopped operating passenger trains north of Sheridan Park, though freight service continued.

An additional stop at Howard, the Chicago city limits, was opened in August.

A stub terminal built on a small branch off of the main line south of Kinzie was added in November of 1908, to provide a location to route trains to instead of the overcrowded Loop.