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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Chicago 'L', List of Chicago 'L' stations, 108 North State Street, List of closed Chicago 'L' stations, Purple Line, Blue Line, List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes, Green Line, Red Line, Brown Line, Regional Transportation Authority, Pink Line, 1995 Fox River Grove bus-train collision, Orange Line, Yellow Line, The Loop, Metra Electric Line, EMD F40PH, Ron Huberman, Pace, Chicago Card, Railfan: Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line, Railroad terminals of Chicago, Wells Street Terminal, Kenwood branch, Rock Island District, Milwaukee District/North Line, BNSF Railway Line, SouthWest Service, Milwaukee District/West Line, Union Pacific/North Line, 1977 Chicago Loop derailment, Highliner, EMD F40C, Metropolitan Main Line, Union Pacific/Northwest Line, North Central Service, Union Pacific/West Line, Heritage Corridor, Alfred H. Savage, 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, Suburban Transit Access Route, SouthEast Service, Chicago Motor Coach Company, Frank Kruesi, Roosevelt, Harlem, Pulaski. Excerpt: The 'L' (also written, "L," El, EL, or L) (from "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is the second longest rapid transit system in total track mileage in the United States, after the New York City Subway, and is the third busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, after New York City and Washington, DC's Metrorail. Chicago's 'L' is one of four heavy-rail systems in the United States (CTA, MTA, PATH and the PATCO Speedline) that provides 24-hour service on at least some portions of their systems. The oldest sections of the 'L' started operating in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after New York City. The 'L' has b...
