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What's New
Latest Update: August 24, 2024 Damen Green Line station profile updated with 52 new photos and 3 video links.

"L" News Headlines

CTA In Race For Red Line Extension Funding From Feds Before Trump Takes Office [November 11: Block Club Chicago] Man robbed at Loop CTA Blue Line station overnight [November 11: Chicago Sun-Times] Man attacked, robbed on Loop CTA Blue Line platform, Chicago police say [November 11: ABC Chicago] Evanstonians upset at CTA over transit service, security at budget hearing [November 10: Evanston RoundTable] Beloved 'Mayor' Of Armitage Brown Line Station Is Retiring In February [November 8: Block Club Chicago] Opinion: Merger of Chicago-area transit agencies needs the fast track [November 8: Chicago Sun-Times] CTA Yellow Line Service Suspended For Weekend Repairs [November 7: Skokie Patch] CTA track workers have successful kidney transplant surgery [November 7: ABC Chicago] Chicago could pay a price during Donald Trump's second term [November 6: Chicago Sun-Times] Scheduling like it's 2019? The CTA's announcement that it's returning to pre-COVID rail service levels is generating some controversy [November 6: Streetsblog Chicago] Woman charged in 2 robberies on Chicago trains, police say [November 6: CBS Chicago] Edward Keegan: New Damen Green Line station elevates transit above the mundane [November 5: Chicago Tribune] CTA Says Rail Service Restored To Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Some Experts Remain Skeptical [November 5: Block Club Chicago] CTA Returns to Pre-Pandemic Rail Service Levels with New Fall Schedule [November 4: CTA press release] CTA says train service returns to prepandemic levels this fall, touting a win for embattled President Dorval Carter [November 4: Chicago Tribune] CTA's scheduled train service to meet pre-pandemic levels this fall [November 4: Chicago Sun-Times] Decades-long uptick in attacks on transit workers, including on the CTA, carries implications for employees and riders [November 4: Chicago Tribune] CTA track worker donating life-saving kidney to colleague: 'It's just amazing' [November 4: ABC Chicago] CTA Yellow Line train operator in crash faces firing under alcohol use rules -- but agency can't take action yet [November 4: Chicago Sun-Times] Man sought in cellphone robbery at CTA Red Line stop in Wrigleyville [November 3: CBS Chicago] Man wanted for robbery on CTA Red Line train in Wrigleyville: Chicago police [November 3: ABC Chicago] Mayor's Pick For RTA Board, A Pastor With No Transit Experience, Rejected By City Council [October 31: Block Club Chicago]

Additional Information

Historic Station Tours: The Chicago Architecture Center 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. 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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