Roosevelt station (CTA Westchester branch)
Roosevelt, originally known as Westchester, was a rapid transit station that served the Westchester branch of the Chicago "L" between 1926 and the branch's discontinuation in 1951. It was the branch's terminus from its opening until the 1930 extension of the line to 22nd Street. History The Westchester branch, originally intended as a bypass route of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E), opened on October 1, 1926. As actually built, it was a branch from the CA&E's main line rather than a bypass, and as the CA&E had no immediate need for such a branch it was operated as part of the Chicago "L" by the Chicago Rapid Transit Company. The branch terminated at Roosevelt Road, which terminal was simply called "Westchester". Work began on an extension to 22nd Street near Mannheim Road in 1927; the extension led to Cook County's insistence that the "L" be grade-separated from Roosevelt Road; the grade separation was complete by September 1929, but the extension itself would not open until December 1, 1930. The extension was initially a shuttle to and from Roosevelt, but was through-routed in 1933. The branch was replaced with a bus service by the CTA on December 9, 1951.