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The Gapers Block Chicago "L" System Mapped Out

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This is a map of one of the Chicago "L" fantasy maps that spurred my interest in metro system maps and fantasy maps, which eventually led me to this website. This map, although it has problems, was my first "real" point of contact with the world of public transit. I am not bothered to list out all the changes proposed by someone else, so I recommend viewing the original blog webpage. All stops, lines, station names, and colors are all directly borrowed from the original map. If you have any questions, check out the original source. If your questions are related to why some decisions were made, ask the people at Gapers Block, which, by the way, has ceased publication. I had to occasionally find creative solutions to things not addressed on the original map, such as some station names and placements on some lines. The Green Line south loop is very hard to recreate in a manner that doesn't run over numerous homes and buildings, so I thought that this approximation would suffice. Do note, however, that it is not faithful to the original map. View the webpage here: http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/a_cta_map_for_2055/
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Ridership
767M
Cost
$ 62.6B
Stations
186
Lines
12
Modes
1
Length
241 km
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This is a map of one of the Chicago "L" fantasy maps that spurred my interest in metro system maps and fantasy maps, which eventually led me to this website. This map, although it has problems, was my first "real" point of contact with the world of public transit. I am not bothered to list out all the changes proposed by someone else, so I recommend viewing the original blog webpage. All stops, lines, station names, and colors are all directly borrowed from the original map. If you have any questions, check out the original source. If your questions are related to why some decisions were made, ask the people at Gapers Block, which, by the way, has ceased publication. I had to occasionally find creative solutions to things not addressed on the original map, such as some station names and placements on some lines. The Green Line south loop is very hard to recreate in a manner that doesn't run over numerous homes and buildings, so I thought that this approximation would suffice. Do note, however, that it is not faithful to the original map. View the webpage here: http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/a_cta_map_for_2055/
Map type: local | Total track length: 149 miles | Center coordinate: 41.8917, -87.6784 | * Purple Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 30 stations) Madison - United Center, Van Buren/Paulina, Polk, 18th, Ashland, Halsted, Roosevelt, Harrison, Jackson, Monroe, Lake, Grand, Chicago, Clark/Division, North/Clybourn, Armitage, Fullerton, Diversey, Wellington, Belmont, Wilson, Howard, South Boulevard, Main, Dempster, Davis, Foster, Noyes, Central, Linden * Red Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 36 stations) Pullman, 111th, 103rd, 95th/Dan Ryan, 87th, 79th, 69th, 63rd, Garfield, 47th, Sox-35th, Cermak-Chinatown, Roosevelt, Harrison, Jackson, Monroe, Lake, Grand, Chicago, Clark/Division, North/Clybourn, Fullerton, Belmont, Addison, Sheridan, Wilson, Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Thorndale, Granville, Loyola, Morse, Jarvis, Howard * Yellow Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 4 stations) Howard, Asbury, Oakton-Skokie, Dempster-Skokie * Brown Line - Kimball: (Metro/rapid transit, 43 stations) 54th/Cermak, Cicero, Kostner, Pulaski, Central Park, Kedzie, California, Western, Damen, 18th, Polk, Van Buren/Paulina, Madison - United Center, Ashland/Lake, Morgan, Clinton, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Washington/Wabash, Adams/Wabash, South State StreetHarold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells, Washington/Wells, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Sedgwick, Armitage, Fullerton, Diversey, Wellington, Belmont, Southport, Paulina, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Damen, Western, Rockwell, Francisco, Kedzie, Kimball * Blue Line - O'Hare: (Metro/rapid transit, 33 stations) Forest Park, Harlem, Oak Park, Austin, Cicero, Pulaski, Kedzie-Homan, Western, Illinois Medical District, Racine, UIC-Halsted, Clinton, LaSalle, Jackson, Monroe, Washington, Clark/Lake, Grand, Chicago, Division, Damen, Western, California, Logan Square, Belmont, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Jefferson Park, Harlem, Cumberland, Rosemont, O'Hare * Orange Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 31 stations) Kimball, Kedzie, Francisco, Rockwell, Western, Damen, Montrose, Irving Park, Addison, Paulina, Southport, Belmont, Wellington, Diversey, Fullerton, Armitage, Sedgwick, Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Washington/Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, South State StreetHarold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Roosevelt, Halsted, Ashland, 35th/Archer, Western, Kedzie, Pulaski, Midway * Green Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 40 stations) King Drive, Cottage Grove, 67th, 76th, Anthony, Stony Island, Cottage Grove/87th, 87th, Vincennes/87th, 81st, Ashland/75th, 69th, Ashland/63rd, Halsted, Garfield, 51st, 47th, 43rd, Indiana, 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Cermak-McCormick Place, Roosevelt, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Clinton, Morgan, Ashland/Lake, California, Kedzie, Conservatory, Pulaski, Cicero, Laramie, Central, Austin, Ridgeland, Oak Park, Harlem/Lake * Gold Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 22 stations) Ashland, Bridgeport, Sox-35th, Cermak-Chinatown, Roosevelt, Harrison, Jackson, Monroe, Lake, Grand, Chicago, Clark/Division, North/Clybourn, North/Elston, Division, Chicago, Ashland/Lake, Madison - United Center, Van Buren/Paulina, Polk, 18th, Ashland * Blue Line - Humboldt Park: (Metro/rapid transit, 26 stations) Forest Park, Harlem, Oak Park, Austin, Cicero, Pulaski, Kedzie-Homan, Western, Illinois Medical District, Racine, UIC-Halsted, Clinton, LaSalle, Jackson, Monroe, Washington, Clark/Lake, Grand, Chicago, Division, Damen, Campbell, Humboldt Park, Central Park/Bloomingdale, Keeler, Cicero/Grand * Brown Line - Belmont: (Metro/rapid transit, 37 stations) 54th/Cermak, Cicero, Kostner, Pulaski, Central Park, Kedzie, California, Western, Damen, 18th, Polk, Van Buren/Paulina, Madison - United Center, Ashland/Lake, Morgan, Clinton, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Washington/Wabash, Adams/Wabash, South State StreetHarold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells, Washington/Wells, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Sedgwick, Armitage, Fullerton, Diversey, Wellington, Belmont, Southport, Paulina, Claremont, California/Elston, Belmont * Lime Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 13 stations) Asbury, Touhy, Ridge, Bryn Mawr, Winnemac, Montrose, Irving Park, Addison, Belmont, Diversey, Fullerton, Armitage, North/Elston * Black Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 18 stations) Ashland/63rd, Garfield, Western, Kedzie, 43rd, 31st, Kedzie, Douglas, Kedzie-Homan, Monroe, Kedzie, Augusta/Grand, Humboldt Park, Palmer Square, Belmont, Irving Park, Sunnyside, Kimball
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