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MapMaker12131

My First Map (REUPLOADED)

Map is Public
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
Branch History
  1. MetroDreamin' by MapMaker12131
  2. Branched from default map

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Score
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Ridership
1.36B
Cost
$ 135B
Stations
342
Lines
26
Modes
3
Length
734 km
Where do these numbers come from?
My First Map (REUPLOADED) by
created at
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 | * Purple Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 43 stations) Merchandise Mart, Washington/Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Division - Orleans, Sedgwick, Armitage, Fullerton, Diversey, Wellington, Belmont, Wilson, Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Thorndale, Granville, Loyola, Morse, Jarvis, Howard, South Boulevard, Main, Dempster, Davis, Foster, Noyes, Central, Linden, Wilemette, Kentilworth, Winnetka, Hubbard Woods, Glencoe, Highland Park * Red Line - 173rd: (Metro/rapid transit, 43 stations) 173rd, Calumet Avenue, Hammond, Calumet City, Sibley Boulevard, Burnham, 130th, Michigan, 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 - Northbrook: (Metro/rapid transit, 30 stations) Grant Park, Navy Pier, Fairbanks - Chicago, Lake Shore - Michigan, Clark/Division, Clark, Clark - Armitage, Fullerton - Lincoln Park, Diversity - Sheridan, Lake Shore - Belmont, Lake Shore - Addison, Marine - Irving Park, North Marine Drive, Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Thorndale, Granville, Loyola, Morse, Jarvis, Howard, Asbury, Kostner, Oakton-Skokie, Dempster-Skokie, Old Orchard Road, Northfield, Northbrook * Brown Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 32 stations) Merchandise Mart, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Washington/Wabash, Adams/Wabash, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells, Washington/Wells, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Division - Orleans, Sedgwick, Armitage, Fullerton, Diversey, Wellington, Belmont, Southport, Paulina, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Damen, Western, Rockwell, Francisco, Kedzie, Kimball, North Pulaski Road, Lawrence, Jefferson Park * Blue Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 36 stations) Bellwood, 25th, Maywood, 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 * Green Line - Cottage Grove: (Metro/rapid transit, 40 stations) 87th, Stony Island - 87th, Commercial - 87th, Yates - 71st, Stony Island - 71st, Stony Island - 63rd, Cottage Grove - 63rd, King, Garfield, 51st, 47th, 43rd, Indiana, 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Cermak-McCormick Place, Roosevelt, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Clinton, Morgan, Ashland, California, Kedzie, Conservatory, Pulaski, Cicero, Laramie, Central, Austin, Ridgeland, Oak Park, Harlem/Lake, River Forest, 5th, 15th, Melrose Park, Stone Park, Northlake * Pink Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 29 stations) Clinton, Chicago Union Station, Washington/Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Clinton, Morgan, Ashland, Polk, 18th, Damen, Western, California, Kedzie, Central Park, Pulaski, Kostner, Cicero, 54th/Cermak, Berwyn, North Riverside, West Cermak Road- 17th, La Grange Park, Western Springs * Orange Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 24 stations) Roosevelt, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Washington/Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Roosevelt, Cermak-Chinatown, Halsted, Adlai Stevenson Expressway, 35th/Archer, Western, Kedzie, Pulaski, Midway, Ford City, 83rd, 87th, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Orland Park * Green Line - Ashland: (Metro/rapid transit, 37 stations) 87th, South Loomis Boulevard, Western Ave - 83rd, Western Avenue - 71st, 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, California, Kedzie, Conservatory, Pulaski, Cicero, Laramie, Central, Austin, Ridgeland, Oak Park, Harlem/Lake, River Forest, 5th, 15th, Melrose Park, Stone Park * Cyan Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 21 stations) Adlai Stevenson Expressway, Cermak- Blue Island, 18th, Polk, West Congress Parkway, West Madison- United Centr., Ashland, Chicago, Division - Orleans, Clark/Division, Chicago, Grand, State/Lake, Lake, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison, Roosevelt, Cermak-Chinatown, Halsted, Adlai Stevenson Expressway * Gold Line - Gary: (Metro/rapid transit, 24 stations) Roosevelt, 13th, Soldier Field, Arie Crown Theatre, Martin Luther King Jr - 26th, 35th, Pershing - Cottage Grove, South Cottage Grove Avenue, Drexel - 43rd, Drexel - 47th, Hyde Park - 51st, Ellis Ave - University of Chicago, East 57th Street, Stony Island - 63rd, Stony Island - 71st, Stony Island - 71st, Yates - 71st, Commercial - 87th, Chicago Skyway - Commercial, Chicago Skyway - Indianapolis, Whiting, East Chicago, Gary - Chicago Int. Airport, Gary * Black Line - Palos Heights: (Metro/rapid transit, 26 stations) Palos Heights, Worth, Chicago Ridge, Central - 99th, Cicero - 99th, Hometown, 79th, 63rd, Pulaski, South Pulaski Road, Pulaski, West 26th Street, Pulaski, Pulaski, Pulaski, North Pulaski Road, Humboldt Park, Armitage, Wrightwood- Pulaski, Irving Park, Irving Park, Montrose, Lawrence, Cicero - Peterson, Pratt, Oakton-Skokie * Yellow Line - Des Plaines: (Metro/rapid transit, 32 stations) Soldier Field, Grant Park, Navy Pier, Fairbanks - Chicago, Lake Shore - Michigan, Clark/Division, Clark, Clark - Armitage, Fullerton - Lincoln Park, Diversity - Sheridan, Lake Shore - Belmont, Lake Shore - Addison, Marine - Irving Park, North Marine Drive, Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, Bryn Mawr, Thorndale, Granville, Loyola, Morse, Jarvis, Howard, Asbury, Kostner, Oakton-Skokie, Oakton Street, Niles, Greenwood - Oakton, North Northwest Highway, Des Plaines * Lime Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 26 stations) Loyola, Clark -Elmdale, Damen - Foster, Damen, Montrose, Irving Park, Addison, Paulina, Ashland - Fullerton, Division, Chicago - Ashland, Ashland, Polk, 18th, Cermak- Blue Island, Adlai Stevenson Expressway, 47th- Ashland, 51st - Ashland, 59th - Ashland, Ashland/63rd, Western Avenue - 71st, Western Ave - 83rd, Kedzie - 83rd, Evergreen Park, Kedzie - 115th, Blue Island * Red Line - Harvey: (Metro/rapid transit, 43 stations) Howard, Jarvis, Morse, Loyola, Granville, Thorndale, Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle, Lawrence, Wilson, Sheridan, Sheridan, Addison, Belmont, Fullerton, North/Clybourn, North/Clybourn, Clark/Division, Chicago, Grand, Lake, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison, Roosevelt, Cermak-Chinatown, Sox-35th, 47th, Garfield, 63rd, 69th, 79th, 87th, 95th/Dan Ryan, 103rd, 111th, 119th, Obama Drive, Blue Island, Posen, 147th, Harvey * Black Line -Western Avenue - 83rd: (Metro/rapid transit, 21 stations) Western Ave - 83rd, Kedzie - 83rd, 79th, 63rd, Pulaski, South Pulaski Road, Pulaski, West 26th Street, Pulaski, Pulaski, Pulaski, North Pulaski Road, Humboldt Park, Armitage, Wrightwood- Pulaski, Irving Park, Montrose, Lawrence, Cicero - Peterson, Pratt, Oakton-Skokie * Silver Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 24 stations) O'Hare, Franklin Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Galewood, Hanson Park, Cicero - Division, Humboldt Park, Grand -Division, Kedzie - Grand, Ukranian Village, Chicago - Ashland, Chicago, Cambridge, Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Washington/Wells, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Washington/Wabash, Adams/Wabash, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells * Brown Line South: (Metro/rapid transit, 27 stations) 79th, 83rd, 87th, 87th, Justice, Archer, Lyons, Pershing, South Central Avenue, 31st, West 26th Street, Kedzie - 26th, Blue Island - California, Damen - Blue Island, Cermak- Blue Island, Loomis - 15th, Roosevelt - Racine, UIC-Halsted, Washington/Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren, Adams/Wabash, Washington/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Quincy/Wells * Teal Line (Commuter): (Commuter/suburban rail, 30 stations) Chicago Skyway - Indianapolis, Torrence, Michigan, 119th, Obama Drive, Blue Island, Alsip, Chicago Ridge, Avon, 87th, Bridgeview, Justice, Archer, Lyons, Brookfield, La Grange Park, Westchester, Roosevelt, Bellwood, Stone Park, Scott, Franklin Park, Norridge, Cumberland, Park Ridge, Greenwood - Oakton, Glenview, Lake, Northfield, Winnetka * Gold Line - Oak Forest: (Metro/rapid transit, 25 stations) Oak Forest, 137th, 135th, Alsip, Kedzie - 115th, Evergreen Park, Western - 103rd, Washington Heights, 103rd, Martin Luther King Jr - 103rd, South Stony Island Avenue, South Chicago Heights, Chicago Skyway - Commercial, Commercial - 87th, Yates - 71st, Stony Island - 71st, Stony Island - 63rd, East 57th Street, Ellis Ave - University of Chicago, Hyde Park - 51st, Drexel - 47th, South Cottage Grove Avenue, 35th, Martin Luther King Jr - 26th, Arie Crown Theatre * Magenta Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 18 stations) Damen - Foster, Clark -Elmdale, Thorndale, Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle, Lawrence, North Marine Drive, Marine - Irving Park, Lake Shore - Addison, Addison, Southport, Paulina, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Damen, Damen - Foster * Navy Line: (Metro/rapid transit, 28 stations) Lawrence, Montrose, Dunning - Irving Park, Narragansett - Belmont, Mobile - North, Augusta - Cuyler, Ridgeland, Oak Park, Roosevelt - Oak Park, Berwyn, Pershing, Lyons, Archer, Garfield Ridge - Narragansett Ave, Midway, 63rd, Marquette - Kedzie, Marquette - Kedzie, Western Avenue - 71st, New Auburn - Green St, 69th, Chicago - 71st, Stony Island - 71st, Stony Island - 76th, Avalon Park - 83rd, Stony Island - 87th, South Stony Island Avenue, Michigan * Indiana Subway - Hammond: (Metro/rapid transit, 7 stations) 173rd, Calumet Avenue, Hammond, North Hammond, Southside/Indianapolis, Gary - Chicago Int. Airport, Gary * Indiana Subway - 137th: (Metro/rapid transit, 12 stations) 137th, Midlothian, 147th, Harvey, Dolton/MLK, Sibley Boulevard, Calumet City, Hammond, North Hammond, Southside/Indianapolis, Gary - Chicago Int. Airport, Gary * Cicero Avenue Trolley: (Tram, 17 stations) Oakton-Skokie, Pratt, Cicero - Peterson, Foster, Milwaukee, Belmont, Fullerton, Cicero - Division, Chicago, Fulton, Madison, Cicero, 14th, Cermak, 31st, 47th, Midway * Lincolnwood Trolley: (Tram, 12 stations) Damen, Western, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Square, Foster, Bryn Mawr, Peterson, Devon, Proesel, Lincolnwood/Morse, Lincolnwood/Touhy, Oakton-Skokie
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