Santa Fe Chicago Steam Commuter trains

[richhotrain]

rcdrye

Joliet was served by Alton/GM&O and Rock Island.  Most ATSF trains ran non-stop between Dearborn Station and Joliet.  A few made flag stops - the Grand Canyon until discontinued in 1971.  All of the trains were long-distance, few ever ran in convenient commuter slots.  Until recently the territory between Chicago and Joliet on the ex-Santa Fe line was about as sparsely populated as anwhere in Chicagoland. 

No way would Santa Fe run commuter trains in Chicago. It was a long distance passenger line between LA and Chicago.

Rich

[daveklepper]

AT&SF did run commuter trains out of Los Angeles.

[MidlandMike]

The AT&SF closely paralleled the Alton so there was little need for duplicating local service.

[rcdrye]

Santa Fe's "suburban" territory between Chicago and Joliet had stations at

12.8 McCook

17.4 Willow Springs

25.1 Lemont

29.3 Romeo

32.7 Lockport

37.5 Joliet

Joliet was served by Alton/GM&O and Rock Island.  Most ATSF trains ran non-stop between Dearborn Station and Joliet.  A few made flag stops - the Grand Canyon until discontinued in 1971.  All of the trains were long-distance, few ever ran in convenient commuter slots.  Until recently the territory between Chicago and Joliet on the ex-Santa Fe line was about as sparsely populated as anwhere in Chicagoland.

 

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

As far as I'm aware, ATSF never ran any Chicago suburban trains, steam or diesel. 

[SPer]

I know railroads like SP,C&NW,Rock Island,Milwaukee,etc,Did Santa Fe ran Chicago steam commuter trains.