I spotted this painting honoring the defunct and long gone Chicago, North Shore And Milwaukee electric interurban railroad, in the window of the Wilmette Custom Framing store on Ridge Avenue in north suburban Wilmette Illinois.

North suburban Wilmette Illinois, was one of several north suburban communities that was served by the Chicago, North Shore And Milwaukee. This painting, honors Wilmette's historical association with the North Shore Line.

Wilmette had two seperate North Shore interurban route lines passing through town.
To the east near the Linden Square section of Wilmette, was the "Shore Line Route" wich was abandoned in June of 1955. This route would travel through the tree lined streets of Wilmette, and provided local service to Ravinia Park and points north.

The other line to the west at the border of Glenview Illinois, was the high speed bypass line known as the "Skokie Valley Mainline." Express passenger trains to Milwukee Wisconsin used this line along the west side of Wilmette, as did the North Shore Lines freight trains

This painting shows a local train, making the Wilmette station stop on the old Shore Line Route prior to the 1955 abandonement of this route.