I recall riding the North Shore Line from downtown Milwaukee to downtown (the loop) Chicago perhaps a dozen times in the early 1950’s. Here’s a video.
https://youtu.be/8xh1KN_XMZY
Milwaukee had “street cars” that looked like this.
https://visions4netjournal.com/wp-co...17C38B4EC.jpeg
I’d catch it on Howell Ave. to downtown Milwaukee.