Today, the CTA's train system spans nearly 225 miles of elevated and subway tracks, with a fleet of about 1,500 cars, some still running on original sections of the 1890s "L" system.

In 1892, like today, Chicago had a traffic problem. Streets in the booming Midwestern city were so jammed with pedestrians, carts, horses and streetcars that entrepreneurs tried a new way of gettin… ...

The 2.7-mile stretch repurposes an abandoned elevated train track that snakes through Humboldt Park and Bucktown. Funded partly with a $50 million federal grant, the project cost near $100 million. To ...

He was standing under the El at Harrison Street, in the alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue, near the starting point of the first leg of Chicago’s elevated railroad system.

An elevated train derailed on the southeast side of Chicago, causing minor injuries.

CHICAGO, July 11.— A Lake Street elevat- ed railroad train caught fire this morning and ran wild for over a mile, causing great excitement among the passengers and spec- tators.

On June 18th, Wright and Toomey & Co. present Elevated: Art Via Chicago, highlighting Chicago Modernism, the Monster Roster, Chicago Imagism, and the Hairy Who. Top lots include: paintings by Roger ...

The City of Chicago is trying to buy some old elevated railroad tracks and create a multi-use trail similar to the 606.

The Chicago & Oak Park Elevated Railroad, which took over the Lake Street “L” in 1904, installed reversible seats allowing all passengers to ride facing forward.

Chicago artists who took part in the public art exhibition “Track (ed) Changes” gather at the Ashland elevated station near the United Center, home to the Democratic National Convention. Their ...

CHICAGO -- On an abandoned Chicago railway line cutting between the treetops, bike commuters zip by walkers and joggers, all traversing a ribbon of concrete undulating through a lush landscape ...

After 10 years in the making, Curbed Chicago reports that the Bloomingdale Trail, also known as the 606, opened to the public last weekend. The 2.7-mile stretch repurposes an abandoned elevated train ...