Chicago 'L'

The 'L' (or El) is the principal urban heavy rail and metro serving Chicago, Illinois in the United States.

System Map

Downtown

Loop

Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines

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  The north west corner of the loop at Lake Street and Wells Street
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  View looking north from Adams/Wabash station
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  The north east corner of the loop at Lake Street and Wabash Avenue
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  A Brown Line train at Madison/Wabash station
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  The south west corner of the loop at Van Buren Street and Wabash Avenue
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  Randolph/Wabash station
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  LaSalle/Van Buren (CTA) station
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  The south west corner of the loop at Van Buren Street and Wells Street
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  Interior of Quincy station
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  Washington/Wells station

Subways

Red and Blue Lines

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  Chicago Red Line station
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  Clark/Lake subway platform
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  Monroe station on the Red Line
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  Jackson/State Red Line station

South side

Served by the Red, Green, and Orange Lines

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  51st station on the Green Line
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  East63rd/Cottage Grove Station on the Green Line
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  A Red line train approaching Cermak/Chinatown station
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  Garfield Station on the Green Line before reconstruction in 2000
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  The McCormick Tribune Campus Center on the Green Line
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  Red line train on the median of Dan Ryan Expressway
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  Orange Line Midway Airport Terminal

West side

Served by the Blue, Green, and Pink Lines

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  Ashland station on the green & pink lines
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  A pink line train at Ashland station
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  A Blue Line train at Damen station
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  O'Hare station
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  Logan Square Blue Line station
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  Racine Blue Line station

Oak Park

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  Harlem Green Line station
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  Oak Park Green Line station

North side

Served by the Red, Brown, and Purple Lines

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  Argyle red line station
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  Belmont station
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  Berwyn red line station
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  Francisco brown line station
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  A brown line train at Fullerton station
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  Irving Park brown line station
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  Kedzie brown line station
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  Morse red line station
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  Paulina brown line station
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  Rockwell brown line station
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  Sedgwick brown and purple line station
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  Western brown line station
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  A brown line train crossing the north branch of the Chicago River

Evanston/Wilmette

Served by the Purple Line

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  Foster purple line station
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  Linden purple line station
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  The original Linden station house
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  Main purple line station
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  Noyes purple line station

Skokie

Served by the Yellow Line

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  Dempster–Skokie station
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  Oakton–Skokie station

Rolling stock

Historical/Retired

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  Car 1, built 1892
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  1902
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  Car 1268, built 1907
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  4000 series, built 1914–1924
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  Car 48, built 1959–1960, retired 1999
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  2000 series, built 1964, retired 1993

Current

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  2200 series, built 1969–1970, rehabbed 1990–1992
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  2400 series, built 1976–1978, rehabbed 1987–1995
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  2600 series, built 1981–1987, rehabbed 1999–2002
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  3200 series, built 1992–1994
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  5000 series, built 2009–2014