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The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") [4] 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 third-busiest rapid ...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and some of its suburbs, including the trains of the Chicago "L" and CTA bus service. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 309,197,200, or about 962,700 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2024.
Chicago Rapid Transit Company; later Chicago Transit Authority: Cincinnati Car Company: 1914–1924 1973 455 5000-series Pullman Car Company (5001–02) and St. Louis Car Company (5003–04) 1947 1985 4 Built with PCC equipment 6000-series: Chicago Transit Authority St. Louis Car Company: 1950–1959 1992 720 1–50 series: 1959–1960 1999 50
There are 1,492 rail cars, eight different routes and 145 train stations. Average weekday ridership was 317,118 in 2022. The rapid transit system provides transportation to both of Chicago’s ...
The Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad Company went into receivership in 1895 and was sold under foreclosure in September 1896 for $4,100,100. [13] The South Side Elevated Railroad was formed to take over the route in 1897.
The Chicago Rapid Transit Company declared bankruptcy in 1947 and was taken over by the Chicago Transit Authority, which streamlined operations and cut unprofitable stations and routes out of the system; the rise of interstate trucking, refrigerated box cars, along with expensive property values in urban areas were slowly killing the Stock ...
The Loop (historically Union Loop) is the 1.79-mile-long (2.88 km) circuit of elevated rail that forms the hub of the Chicago "L" system in the United States. As of April 2024, the branch served 40,341 passengers on an average weekday. [2]
The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 759,866 passengers ride the "L", [1] making it the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway. [2]