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Welcome to Chicago "L".org, the internet's largest resource for information on Chicago's rapid transit system! Feel free to browse the site and offer comments here.

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Latest Update: January 15, 2012

"L" News Headlines

  • Police Arrest Naked Man on CTA Platform [February 3: Chicago Tribune]
  • Red Line Service Restored After Rail Damage [January 31: Chicago Tribune]
  • Red Line Trains Rerouted After Reports Of Smoke In Subway [January 31: STMW / CBS Chicago]
  • Free Rides For Some Government Workers Costing CTA Millions [January 31: CBS Chicago]
  • CTA Renews Blue Cross HMO in $192 Million Deal [January 31: Crain's Chicago Business]
  • Researchers: People Like Complaining About CTA [January 30: Red Eye]
  • Pigeons Crowd Under Heat Lamps At 'L' Stops [January 26: CBS Chicago]
  • Site for New CTA Yellow Line Station in Evanston Is Proposed [January 26: Chicago Tribune]
  • Evanston Committee Picks Asbury for New Yellow Line Stop [January 25: Daily Northwestern]
  • Study Points to Asbury for Possible Yellow Line Station [January 25: Trib Local: Evanston]
  • RTA Forced to Replace More Than 10,000 Reduced-Fare Cards for Seniors [January 25: Chicago Tribune]
  • RTA Already Replacing Thousands Of New Senior Fare Cards [January 24: CBS Chicago]
  • CTA Continues Testing Of Recalled New Train Cars [January 23: CBS Chicago]
  • CTA Blames Parts Supplier for Out-of-Service Rail Cars [January 23: Chicago Tribune]
  • Firefighters Called to Blue Line at Grand Avenue [January 22: Chicago Tribune]
  • Smoke On Train Leads To Fire Response, Blue Line Delays [January 22: CBS Chicago]
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Additional Information

Historic Station Tours: The Chicago Architecture Foundation and the Chicago History Museum provide tours of Chicago's historic rapid transit system, visiting several of Chicago's oldest, most unique, and most architecturally interesting rapid transit facilities, with tours and lectures given at each site. Section also includes information and photos from Chicago-L.org's past tours.

Mishaps and Unusual Occurrences: Described here are some of the accidents, mishaps, and uncustomary circumstances that have befallen the "L".

Frequently Asked Questions: A compilation of common queries.

Vocabulary of the "L": Learn an automatic train signal from a "fool catcher" with our list of vocabulary words and phrases.

Fares of the "L": A History of fares, tickets, collection equipment, and more!

Posters and Advertisements: Check out 1920s CRT posters advertising the sights and scenes that Chicagoans could see by taking the elevated and other ads.

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