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Why Chicago's Trains Are Elevated
CAF docent Mike McMains explains what led to Chicago being America's only major city with an elevated train system in its downtown core.
The 70th Anniversary of The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) 2018 Revised Edition.
The 2018 movie edition of the 70th Anniversary of the CTA. I added and replaced some new photos of all the CTA Bus Routes that I have gathered all throughout the internet, based on my memories of growing up in Chicago. They are in numerical order. It's a mixed bag of current, renamed and discontinued CTA bus routes, Songs are Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven and The Minute Waltz by Chopin.
Riding the Chicago L Train - 6x - Chicago’s Northside to the Downtown Loop – Chicago Illinois
Riding the Chicago L Train Brown Line 6x – Chicago’s North End (Fullerton) to the Downtown Loop – Chicago Illinois
The Chicago 'L ' (sometimes written as L or el, short for elevated)[3] is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is the fourth largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length (at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long[1][note 1]), and the third busiest rail mass transit system in the United States after the New York City Subway and the Washington Metro.[4] Chicago's 'L' provides 24-hour service on some portions of its network, being one of only four heavy rail rapid transit systems in the United States (the 'L', New York City Subway, PATH, and Philadelphia's PATCO Speedline) to do so. The oldest sections of the 'L' started operations in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after Boston's T.[5] The 'L' has been credited with fostering the growth of Chicago's dense city core that is one of the city's distinguishing features.[6] The 'L' consists of eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke-hub distribution paradigm mainly focusing transit towards the Loop. Although the 'L' gained its nickname because large parts of the system are elevated,[7][8] portions of the network are also in subway tunnels, at grade level, or open cut.[1]
In 2013 the 'L' had an average of 726,459 passenger boardings each weekday, 456,993 each Saturday, and 328,553 each Sunday.[2] In a 2005 poll, Chicago Tribune readers voted it one of the seven wonders of Chicago,[9] behind the lakefront and Wrigley Field but ahead of Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), the Water Tower, the University of Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry.
The Brown Line (or the Ravenswood Line) of the Chicago L' rapid transit system, is an 11.4-mile (18.3 km) route with 28 stations between Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood and downtown Chicago. It runs completely above ground and is almost entirely grade-separated. It is the third busiest 'L' route, with an average of 101,881 passengers boarding each weekday in 2011.[1]
The Brown Line operates to the Loop weekdays and Saturdays from 4:00 am to 1:30 am and on Sundays from 6:30 am to 12:20 am. The Brown Line Shuttle service, running only between the northern terminus Kimball and Belmont, runs from 4:00 am to 2:25 am on weekdays and Saturdays, and 5:00 am to 12:25 am on Sundays. At Belmont, southbound riders can transfer to the 24-hour Red Line.
Before CTA lines were color-coded in 1993, the Brown Line was known as the Ravenswood Route; specifically, the series of stations from Belmont to Kimball were called the Ravenswood branch. Accordingly, the Kimball-Belmont shuttle service was called the Ravenswood Shuttle.
The Loop (historically Union Loop, or commonly Loop) is the 1.79-mile (2.88 km) long circuit of elevated railroad that forms the hub of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois. As of 2012, the branch has served 74,651 passengers every weekday.[1] The Loop is so named because the railroad loops around a rectangle formed by Lake Street (north side), Wabash Avenue (east), Van Buren Street (south), and Wells Street (west). The railroad loop has given its name to Chicago's downtown, which is known as the Loop. Numerous accounts assert that the use of this term predates the elevated railroad, deriving from the multiple cable car turntables, or loops, that terminated in the district, and especially those of two lines that shared a loop, constructed in 1882, bounded by Madison, Wabash, State, and Lake.[2] However, transportation historian Bruce Moffat has concluded that The Loop was not used as a proper noun until after Charles Yerkes' 1895–97 construction of the elevated structure.[3]
CTA Barnabys Chicago, IL June 2, 1968
Itchey Foot Mose Los Angeles Sept 1968
[4K] Driving in Downtown Chicago under the Elevated EL/L Train Tracks in The Loop Illinois USA
The Chicago L (short for elevated)[3] is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long as of 2014,[1][note 1] and the second-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, after the New York City Subway.[4] In 2016, the L had 1,492 rail cars, eight different routes, and 145 train stations; average weekday ridership was 759,866.
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Explore Chicago on CTA (En Español) - Connections - Chicago Transit Authority
Midway Airport to Downtown Chicago Using Elevated Train Orange Line
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CTA State Street Subway 60th Anniversary; A Look At It's History
This is a news report that talks about the construction of the state street subway from 1938-1943. At the time, (2003) CTA was celebrating the 60th anniversary of the famous subway tunnel. It features interviews with Bruce Moffat as well as videos of CTA's historical collection cars #4271-72.
Riding the Red Line: The Sox / 35th station on Chicago's South Side
Joe Askins of YoChicago.com begins his profile of Chicago's Red Line with a look at CTA's Sox / 35th station, located between the northbound and southbound lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway on the city's South Side. As its name suggests, this station serves US Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. Immediately east of the station is the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Chicago Transit Authority Fast Facts...
Here's a look at what you need to know about the Chicago Transit Authority. Chicago's rapid transit system is the second largest public transportation system in the United States, serving Chicago and 35 suburbs. The rail system is referred to as the L because most of its rail lines are elevated above the city streets. On any weekday 1.68 million passengers take Chicago Transit Authority, CTA, (buses and the L). There are 1,865 buses, 127 routes and 11,104 posted bus stops, serving 300.12 million passengers per year. There are 1,356 L cars, eight different routes, and 145 train stations, serving 229.12 million passengers per year. The rapid transit system provides transportation to both of Chicago's major airports, O'Hare and Midway. The subway/underground system services downtown only. The elevated trains service both downtown and everywhere else.
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Chicago Transit Authority CTA Bus On Route 124 In Chicago
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Chicago, Etats-unis [USA] CTA Distributeur de tickets - Acheter un carte Ventra
Utilisation des distributeurs automatiques de titres de transport de la CTA (Chicago Transit authority) pour l'achat d'une VENTRA card.
La carte VENTRA est le meilleur moyen de se déplacer dans Chicago et ses alentours. Elle coûte 5$ à l'achat (mais cette somme peut être créditer sur la carte en cas d'inscription sur le site internet ventrachicago.com).
Vous avez ensuite deux possibilités : soit y rajouter une valeur de votre choix et l'utiliser au cas par cas dans les transport, le prix est inférieur au tarif normal du ticket, soit acheter un pass de 1, 3, 7 ou 30 jours. A noter que deux choix de pass 7 jours sont proposés : le premier, et le moins cher, est valable uniquement sur le réseau CTA (ville de Chicago) et le second est valable sur le réseau CTA et le réseau PACE (bus suburbain de la région de Chicago) à l'exception des lignes PACE EXPRESS.
Malheureusement la carte VENTRA n'est pas encore utilisable sur le réseau METRA.
Toutes les stations de métro et de EL possèdent un ou plusieurs distributeurs de titres de transport.
Paiement en CB étrangère accepté. Attention car souvent le code demandé pour valider le paiement n'est pas le code PIN de la CB mais votre code postal!
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BackTracks - Dec. 2010 - Connections - CTA Chicago Transit Authority
A short look back at a few photos depicting some of Chicago's public transit history.
CTA Blue Line, Western, to, Illinois Medical Distr, Chicago Transit Authority,
CTA Blue Line, Western, to, Illinois Medical Distr, Chicago Transit Authority,
CTA Blue Line, Western, to, Illinois Medical Distr, Chicago Transit Authority,
1980: Riding the Chicago L Train - Downtown Loop & more, excellent private footage
The Chicago L (short for elevated) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long and the second-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, after the New York City Subway That´s what wikipedia says about it. Watch the L with the eyes of Wilhelm Kronenberg, a german amateur cameraman and engineer, showing us lots of fantastic views. Footage available for broadcasting and exhibitions. requests: archive@koelnprogramm.de
Chicago's L provides 24-hour service on some portions of its network, being one of only five rapid transit systems in the United States to do so.[note 2] The oldest sections of the Chicago L started operations in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after New York City's elevated lines.
The L has been credited with fostering the growth of Chicago's dense city core that is one of the city's distinguishing features.[6] The L consists of eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke–hub distribution paradigm focusing transit towards the Loop. Although the L gained its name because large parts of the system are elevated,[7][8] portions of the network are also in subway tunnels, at grade level, or open cut.[1]
In 2014, the L had an average of 752,734 passenger boardings each weekday, 486,267 each Saturday, and 359,777 each Sunday.[9] In a 2005 poll, Chicago Tribune readers voted it one of the seven wonders of Chicago,[10] behind the lakefront and Wrigley Field, but ahead of Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), the Water Tower, the University of Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry.
CTA Service to Bears Games - Sept/Oct 2010 - Connections - Chicago Transit Authority
Thinking about heading to a Bears home game this season? Here's the game plan. Let the CTA run interference around Soldier Field traffic...and take a pass on paying big money for parking. The next stop...Soldier Field.
Chicago 'L' in the Snow 2010
CTA Brown Line. December 12, 2010.
Chicago Transit Authority CTA Bus Route 124 From Navy Pier to Union Station
Map Downtown Chicago
Route 124
Bus New Flyer D40LF
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Transmission ZF Ecomat 4 6HP594C
Oh had a bit of an accident along the way. Car tried to turn in front of my bus which is illegal, running me off the road and onto the sidewalk. You'll see in the video.
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Train Ride - Chicago’s Downtown Loop – USA
Riding the Chicago L Train Brown Line 6x – Chicago’s North End (Fullerton) to the Downtown Loop – Chicago Illinois
The Chicago 'L ' (sometimes written as L or el, short for elevated)[3] is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is the fourth largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length (at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long[1][note 1]), and the third busiest rail mass transit system in the United States after the New York City Subway and the Washington Metro.[4] Chicago's 'L' provides 24-hour service on some portions of its network, being one of only four heavy rail rapid transit systems in the United States (the 'L', New York City Subway, PATH, and Philadelphia's PATCO Speedline) to do so. The oldest sections of the 'L' started operations in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after Boston's T.[5] The 'L' has been credited with fostering the growth of Chicago's dense city core that is one of the city's distinguishing features.[6] The 'L' consists of eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke-hub distribution paradigm mainly focusing transit towards the Loop. Although the 'L' gained its nickname because large parts of the system are elevated,[7][8] portions of the network are also in subway tunnels, at grade level, or open cut.[1]
In 2013 the 'L' had an average of 726,459 passenger boardings each weekday, 456,993 each Saturday, and 328,553 each Sunday.[2] In a 2005 poll, Chicago Tribune readers voted it one of the seven wonders of Chicago,[9] behind the lakefront and Wrigley Field but ahead of Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), the Water Tower, the University of Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry.
The Brown Line (or the Ravenswood Line) of the Chicago L' rapid transit system, is an 11.4-mile (18.3 km) route with 28 stations between Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood and downtown Chicago. It runs completely above ground and is almost entirely grade-separated. It is the third busiest 'L' route, with an average of 101,881 passengers boarding each weekday in 2011.[1]
The Brown Line operates to the Loop weekdays and Saturdays from 4:00 am to 1:30 am and on Sundays from 6:30 am to 12:20 am. The Brown Line Shuttle service, running only between the northern terminus Kimball and Belmont, runs from 4:00 am to 2:25 am on weekdays and Saturdays, and 5:00 am to 12:25 am on Sundays. At Belmont, southbound riders can transfer to the 24-hour Red Line.
Before CTA lines were color-coded in 1993, the Brown Line was known as the Ravenswood Route; specifically, the series of stations from Belmont to Kimball were called the Ravenswood branch. Accordingly, the Kimball-Belmont shuttle service was called the Ravenswood Shuttle.
The Loop (historically Union Loop, or commonly Loop) is the 1.79-mile (2.88 km) long circuit of elevated railroad that forms the hub of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois. As of 2012, the branch has served 74,651 passengers every weekday.[1] The Loop is so named because the railroad loops around a rectangle formed by Lake Street (north side), Wabash Avenue (east), Van Buren Street (south), and Wells Street (west). The railroad loop has given its name to Chicago's downtown, which is known as the Loop. Numerous accounts assert that the use of this term predates the elevated railroad, deriving from the multiple cable car turntables, or loops, that terminated in the district, and especially those of two lines that shared a loop, constructed in 1882, bounded by Madison, Wabash, State, and Lake.[2] However, transportation historian Bruce Moffat has concluded that The Loop was not used as a proper noun until after Charles Yerkes' 1895–97 construction of the elevated structure.[3]