LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables, 1883-2009

  • IdentificationMidwest MS Blommaert
  • TitleInventory of the LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables, 1883-2009 Midwest.MS.Blommaert
  • PublisherThe Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
  • RepositoryThe Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
  • Physical Description1.0 linear feet (3 boxes)
  • Date1883-2009
  • Location1 38 4
  • AbstractThe LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables contains timetables for Chicago suburban railroad lines. The collection highlights the corresponding railroad lines: Burlington Route, Illinois Central, North Shore Line, Rock Island, and South Shore Line.
  • OriginationBlommaert, LeRoy

Gift of LeRoy Blommaert, 2014.

The LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

The LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables, The Newberry Library, Chicago.

Samantha Smith 2015.

Blommaert lives in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood and researches Chicago's history in various capacities.

The LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables includes timetables for railroad lines in Chicago and its suburbs from the late nineteenth century to early twenty first century. The railroad lines featured in the collection are: Burlington Route, Illinois Central, North Shore Line, Rock Island, and South Shore Line.

Materials are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.

  • Names
    • Blommaert, LeRoy
    • Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad Co.
    • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
    • Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948-).
    • Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad.
    • Illinois Central Railroad Company.
  • Subject
    • Chicago
    • Ephemera
    • Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
    • Railroads
    • Railroads -- Illinois -- Chicago
    • Suburbs -- Illinois -- Chicago
    • Transportation -- Illinois