MetroDreamin' | My First Map (REUPLOADED)

Setting things up

created 106 weeks ago

updated 2 weeks ago

ORIGINAL NAME: Chicago 'L' on steroids v.1.2

We all start somewhere.

I have spent upwards of 2 years on this silly little train site. This is my first map.
This map was privated around 1 year ago because I decided that I didn't want to have this on my page.

Some of the ideas on this map are still good, some really aren't. You can see that there on the map.

Hey, at least I knew that waypoints existed.

OTHER EARLY PRIVATED MAPS:
https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3wy (Washington DC WMATA on steroids)

https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3w1 (Boston T on steroids)

https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3w0 (NYC Subway on steroids)

https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3w5 (Philadelphia SEPTA on steroids)
 
(ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION):
What the title suggests. Used all former CTA expansion plans on the CTA's official website, including yellow line to Old Orchard Road, orange line to Ford City, and the cyan circle line, plus the red line extension to 130th. More inspiration taken from this article: http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/a_cta_map_for_2055/ . (PDF of completed map in article)

Teal Line is a commuter line thanks to its sheer length.

Update Versions:
1.0: Base Map
1.1: Added Navy Line (Which as of now is just a stub), and more waypoints to the Orange, Pink, Green, Yellow, Red, and Purple Lines.
1.2: Added Indiana Subway, Cicero Avenue Trolley, and Chicago Union Station Infill Station.
1.3: Rerouted the western end of the Green Line to use existing infrastructure instead, smoothed out the southern end of the Orange Line, as well as the Lincolnwood Trolley
1.4: Revived this map as a sort of historical archive

(NOTES)
The original was last updated in September of 2023.
This map will be left as-is.

If you have ideas for routes to add in Chicago that you would like to suggest, refer to this map: https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3w2Mg%3D%3D

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MetroDreamin' by MapMaker12131
Branched from default map

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My First Map (REUPLOADED) by MapMaker12131

created at 2023-07-01T00:11:56.718Z

updated at 2025-06-28T04:01:51.978Z

ORIGINAL NAME: Chicago 'L' on steroids v.1.2 We all start somewhere. I have spent upwards of 2 years on this silly little train site. This is my first map. This map was privated around 1 year ago because I decided that I didn't want to have this on my page. Some of the ideas on this map are still good, some really aren't. You can see that there on the map. Hey, at least I knew that waypoints existed. OTHER EARLY PRIVATED MAPS: https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3wy (Washington DC WMATA on steroids) https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3w1 (Boston T on steroids) https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3w0 (NYC Subway on steroids) https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3w5 (Philadelphia SEPTA on steroids) (ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION): What the title suggests. Used all former CTA expansion plans on the CTA's official website, including yellow line to Old Orchard Road, orange line to Ford City, and the cyan circle line, plus the red line extension to 130th. More inspiration taken from this article: http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/a_cta_map_for_2055/ . (PDF of completed map in article) Teal Line is a commuter line thanks to its sheer length. Update Versions: 1.0: Base Map 1.1: Added Navy Line (Which as of now is just a stub), and more waypoints to the Orange, Pink, Green, Yellow, Red, and Purple Lines. 1.2: Added Indiana Subway, Cicero Avenue Trolley, and Chicago Union Station Infill Station. 1.3: Rerouted the western end of the Green Line to use existing infrastructure instead, smoothed out the southern end of the Orange Line, as well as the Lincolnwood Trolley 1.4: Revived this map as a sort of historical archive (NOTES) The original was last updated in September of 2023. This map will be left as-is. If you have ideas for routes to add in Chicago that you would like to suggest, refer to this map: https://metrodreamin.com/edit/d2VJaDNIRGVqMFdoUUoxekkzRVJVTDlrMW00M3w2Mg%3D%3D

Map type: local | Total track length: 456 miles | Center coordinate: 41.864, -87.6955 |

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