Chicago "L"

Chicago L is a MRT rail system serving the city of Chicago and its Suburbs of Chicago in the state of Illinois in United States. The System opened in 1892.This is the 3th Busiest Heavy Rail System in the US. Consisting of 8 Lines. 

The daily Ridership is 750K The annual ridership is over 225 Million.

Lines and Trains

There are 8 Lines on the System they are as follows

History

At first they were all steam trains until the Electric Traction motor was shown at the World Fair in Chicago. By 1930 All Trains were converted to Electric .Better than ever.

In 1947, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) acquired the assets of the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines, operator of the city's streetcars. Over the next few years CTA modernized the "L", replacing wooden cars with new steel ones and closing lightly used branch lines and stations, many of which had been spaced only a quarter-mile apart.

Chicago L is a MRT rail system serving the city of Chicago and its Suburbs of Chicago in the state of Illinois in United States. The System opened in 1892.This is the 3th Busiest Heavy Rail System in the US. Consisting of 8 Lines. The daily Ridership is 750K The annual ridership is over 225 Million. The speeds of the trains are over 90kph making them one of the fastest in the world.


A picture of the first rail in 1893.

Travel time cut success

A New system was introduced that was "The A & B Trains. This meant some stations were A some were B larger stations were AB. Knowing the correct train lead to the travel time cut success.

Problem

As some trains skipped stations it was danger. All trains used the Same track. If there is a A Train behind B Train they could collide as the behind one woude'nt stop.This was Eliminated just after realizing this mistake.


Important Facts 

Red Line- The Red Line is the busiest route, with 234K Commuters on an average weekday in 2013. 33 stations on its 26-mile (42 km) route, , the Red Line stops 5 miles (8.0 km) short of the city's southern border. Extension plans to 130th are currently being considered. The Red Line is one of two lines operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Blue Line-, The route from O'Hare to Forest Park is 26.93 miles (43 km) long. The number of stations is 33. . The Blue Line is the second-busiest, with 176K Commuters. It operates 24/7.

Brown Line- follows an 11.4-mile (18 km) route, between the Kimball terminal in Albany Park and the Loop in downtown Chicago. In 2013, the Brown Line had an average weekday ridership of 108,529. the Green Line extends 20.8 miles (33.5 km) with 30 stops between Forest Park and Oak Park (Harlem/Lake), through The Loop, to the South Side. South of the Garfield station the line splits into two branches, with trains terminating at Ashland/63rd in West Englewood and terminating at Cottage Grove/63rd in Woodlawn. Commuter Number is 68K..

A "L" Classic style train.

Orange Line or Midway Line. The 13-mile (21 km) long Orange Line was constructed from  Midway International Airport on the Southwest Side to The Loop in downtown Chicago. Average weekday Commuter were 58K.

Purple Line-The Purple Line is a 3.9-mile (6 km) branch serving north suburban Evanston and Wilmette with express service to the Loop during weekday rush hours. The local service operates from the Linden terminal in Wilmette through Evanston to the Howard terminal on the north side of Chicago where it connects with the Red and Yellow lines. 42K Commuters daily.

Pink Line-The Pink Line is a 11.2-mile (18 km) rerouting of former Blue Line branch trains from 54th/Cermak in Cicero via the previously non-revenue Paulina Connector and the Green Line on Lake Street to the Loop. Its average weekday ridership in 2013 was 31,572.

Yellow Line, a 4.7-mile (8 km) three station line that runs from the Howard Street terminal to Skokie terminal in north suburban Skokie. Its average weekday ridership in 2013 was 7K Commuters

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