The CTA came together in 1947 when it bought out all the private rail and bus companies operating in Chicago. The CTA "L" lines have a long history. The first trains ran in 1892. The downtown area in Chicago, the Loop, is named after the fact the L line forms a circle in downtown. The CTA rail system is entirely elevated or at grade except for the State Street subway on the Red Line, the Dearborn Street subway on the Blue Line, the approach to O'Hare Airport on the Blue Line, and another small tunnel section on the Blue Line northwest of the Loop. The CTA also operates bus service in Chicago and has a diverse fleet of buses, all of which have bike racks.

PACE is a bus system that operates in the Chicago suburbs. Some routes also go from downtown to the suburbs. All buses have bike racks and a number of routes serve CTA and Metra stations.

Metra operates over 400 miles of track on its commuter rail system which includes lines to Joliet and Kenosha, WI. Most of the Metra lines are diesel powered.

CTA Headquarters are located in the Merchandise Mart building.

Official CTA Web Site: http://www.yourcta.com

Official Metra Web Site: http://www.metrarail.com

Official PACE Web Site: http://www.pacebus.com

Official RTA Web Site: http://www.rtachicago.com

TRANSFER POINT This train does not continue past this station. In order to continue your journey, transfer to one of the trains continuing past this point, or click "BACK" to take the return trip back to Grand Central.
CTA Rail Operations
	2200 Series	These are the oldest cars currently operating. They serve the Blue and Pink Lines and are the last cars to have blinker doors.
	2400 Series	These cars with their bicentennial scheme serve the Green and Purple Lines
	2600 Series	The largest order of CTA cars operates on the Red, Blue, Pink, and Purple Lines
	3200 Series	The 3200 Series cars operate on the Orange, Brown, and Purple, and Yellow Lines and have an updated interior.
	Stations
CTA Bus Operations
	Flxible Metro-E	These were among the last buses Flxible Corporation ever manufactured
	RTS-08	CTA is one of few authorities to operate the RTS-08
	NovaBUS LFS	Chicago has one of the largest NovaBUS LFS fleets in North America
	New Flyer D40LFs	The D40LFs were the first low floor order by the CTA
	NABI 60-LFWs	The NABI 60-LFWs were the first low floor articulated buses in the CTA fleet and replaced the MAN Articulateds
	MAN Articulateds	The CTA operated some of the last MAN Articulateds in the nation
	MAN 40 Footers	The CTA was one of few US authorities to have operated 40 foot MAN buses
Other RTA Partners
	PACE	Orion Is, and Orion VIs
	Metra	Commuter Rail Service
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