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CHICAGO HEAVY RAIL
Under Downtown, Red Line |
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Chicago's two
subway routes carry the Red Line and the Blue Line under adjacent streets
north-south through downtown.
This scene is along the Red Line, the older of the two, which opened during the
Second World War. A long continuous platform connects the four
stations under State St. downtown: Lake, Washington, Jackson and Monroe.
The subway is showing its age, and it presents rather little down below
in the way of ornamentation, art or appeal.
Service has changed from time to time for the State St. subway, with
dramatic revisions made in 1993. It now connects the Dan Ryan
Expy. route
from the south with service
to the north up to Howard. These are the two busiest segments along the CTA. |
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