The Commute Home 2
by Lydia Holly
Title
The Commute Home 2
Artist
Lydia Holly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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During my short stay in Chicago I relied on the "L" to get around. So do hundreds of thousands everyday to go to and from work, visit friends, go to the doctor, or just go to the park. According to Wikipedia : The Chicago 'L' (sometimes written as "L" or "el", short for "elevated")[3] is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is the fourth largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length (at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long[1][note 1]), and the third busiest rail mass transit system in the United States after the New York City Subway and the Washington Metro.[4] Chicago's 'L' provides 24-hour service on some portions of its network, being one of only four heavy rail rapid transit systems in the United States (the 'L', New York City Subway, PATH, and Philadelphia's PATCO Speedline) to do so. The oldest sections of the 'L' started operations in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after Boston's "T".[5] The 'L' has been credited with fostering the growth of Chicago's dense city core that is one of the city's distinguishing features.[6] The 'L' consists of eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke-hub distribution paradigm mainly focusing transit towards the Loop. Although the 'L' gained its nickname because large parts of the system are elevated,[7][8] portions of the network are also in subway tunnels, at grade level, or open cut.[1]
In 2013 the 'L' had an average of 726,459 passenger boardings each weekday, 456,993 each Saturday, and 328,553 each Sunday.[2] In a 2005 poll, Chicago Tribune readers voted it one of the "seven wonders of Chicago,"[9] behind the lakefront and Wrigley Field but ahead of Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), the Water Tower, the University of Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry.ways, inner city transportation, downtown chicago, public transportation.
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December 11th, 2014
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Gary Richards
When I used to have to drive around Chicago I remember seeing this train near the downtown area. Nice work!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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