Chicago Harlem And Batavia Railway Company Stock Certificate 1887. Scarce! Operated under this name 1886-1887. Issued To W. E. Duncombe. Signed by the VP. Buyer gets Free Boxed Priority Postage.

Chicago, Harlem & Batavia Railway was a late 19th-century railroad company in the Chicago area that began as the Chicago & Western Dummy Railway in 1881 and was renamed in 1886, connecting the city's streetcar lines to Oak Park and River Forest. It was sold to the Wisconsin Central Railroad in 1887, then the Chicago & Northern Pacific Railroad in 1890, before being leased by the Suburban Railroad Company in 1896. The Suburban Railroad ultimately replaced the line's steam trains with electric streetcars by connecting with the Lake Street Elevated Railroad. The company's franchises lapsed in 1901-1902, and the tracks were torn up in 1903.

Key History

1881: Began as the Chicago & Western Dummy Railway, connecting streetcar lines in Chicago to Oak Park and River Forest.

1886: Reorganized and renamed the Chicago, Harlem & Batavia Railway.

1887: Sold to the Wisconsin Central Railroad.

1890: Sold to the Chicago & Northern Pacific Railroad.

1896: Leased to the Suburban Railroad Company.

Early 1900s: Replaced steam trains with electric streetcars that connected to the Lake Street Elevated Railroad.

1901-1902: The company's franchises in Chicago and the surrounding communities lapsed.

1903: The tracks of the Chicago, Harlem & Batavia Railway were torn up.