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CHICAGO HEAVY RAIL
Downtown, South of the Loop |
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A train heads toward the busier part of Downtown above
Wabash in this scene. The cross street is Congress, one block
south of Van Buren. Rust pokes through the
paint on the "L" structure.
This portion of the "L" is ancient, but it did not see CTA service for
many decades after the Dearborn subway opened in 1943. The North
Shore interurban continued along this stretch until 1963; with its abandonment all rail
service ceased. The 1969 opening of the CTA line along the Dan Ryan
Expy. resulted in restored activity. In
1993 major route changes switched the Dan Ryan line into the State
St. subway, and returned what is now called the Green Line to the Loop
for the first time in more than half a century. The newer Orange Line also passes
along here. |
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