Closed in 1963. Commonly known as the North Shore Line.
In Milwaukee the company maintained a terminal at N. 6th St. and W. Michigan St. It also operates the Harrison Street Shops at the southeast corner of S. 6th St. and W. Harrison Ave.
The shops site is today occupied by St. Augustine Preparatory Academy. The Westown terminal is today the site of the 501 W. Michigan St. office building.
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