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|text=The Metropolitan Division's routes prior to 1951, with Marshfield station as a gray marker and [[the Loop (CTA)|the Loop]] in solid black
The Metropolitan's lines were originally operated by the West Side Construction Company, which had been responsible for constructing them, and were transferred to the Metropolitan on October 6, 1896.{{sfn|Moffat|1995|p=134|ps=none}} The backers and officers of the two companies were largely identical, however, so this transfer of ownership was nominal.{{sfn|1895 Review|p=264|ps=none}}{{sfn|Moffat|1995|p=134|ps=none}} The expenses incurred in constructing the Metropolitan's vast trackage would catch up to the company, which entered [[receivership]] in 1897. The similarly-named Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railway Company was organized in January 1899 and assumed operations on February 3 of that year.{{sfn|Moffat|1995|p=139|ps=none}}
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