Wednesday, April 25, 2007

the L, totally grounded

Based on the concept that an L train running on the ground is a cool, but rare, sight, I'd like to ask a question and put in a request:

the question: how many places does CTA rapid transit actually run on the ground at ground level (not expressway medians or below street level)? I'm talking about stretches where auto and ped traffic must actuallys stop for the train to go by. I came up with the following:

• Yellow: much of the route through Skokie prior to elevating when it crosses into Evanston

• Purple: leaving Linden in Wilmette

• Brown: from the terminal at Kimbal and Lawrence

• Blue (Douglas): into Cicero, Berwyn

The request: any one have any pictues of on-the-ground L's?>

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