Post some photos and info on your city's mass transit system. Here is Chicago's. The CTA operates the nation's second largest public transportation system and covers the City of Chicago and 40 surrounding suburbs. On an average weekday, nearly 1.5 million rides are taken on the CTA. CTA has approximately 2,000 buses that operate over 152 routes and 2,273 route miles. Buses provide about 1 million passenger trips a day and serve more than 12,000 posted bus stops. CTA's 1,190 rapid transit cars operate over seven routes and 222 miles of track. CTA trains provide about 500,000 customer trips each day and serve 144 stations. The Chicago has 723 miles of track which includes over 70 miles of subways. Metra is Chicago's "other" train system, but together with the "El" they are collectively called the RTA. Metra has 230 station in 7 Chicago area counties, and plans are in the works for a route to downtown Milwaukee. Here are some photos of Chicago's mass transit system. Enjoy. Chicago Subway Logan Square Terminal On the NorthSide. Logan Square Subway Platform Jeffeson Park NorthSide Station Elevated Terminal Ohare airport Terminal BlueLine Redline Madison St. Subway in the Loop Montoe St. Subway Monroe above ground enterance Loop Clark/Lake Terminal Loop Adams/Wabash above ground Belmont Elevated Platform NorthSide RedLine South Loop Subway Roosevelt/State Midway Airport Station SouthSide ChinaTown SouthSide Cermak Station Annoyed by the photographer Kedzie Stop BrownLine in Albany Park NorthSide This is a block from my house: Pace is Chicago's suburban bus system In 2004 it had a ridership of 34.4 million. CTA El Metra > |
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