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The Chicago "L" has changed its look many times
in the last one hundred years. Starting out with locomotives and
trailers on the South Side Rapid Transit in 1892, electric traction,
with each car able to operate under its own control, took over all
lines by the end of the 19th century. By the 1950s, the cars had gone
from wooden trailers with elegant interiors to steel cars with plain,
utilitarian insides. From there, they changed shape and paint jobs
several times, but, in general, remained greatly the same. Below are
links to profiles for each type of car. To go to a profile, just
click on a series name!
