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Green Line (CTA), the Glossary

The Green Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system.^[1]

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1892 establishments in Illinois
Chicago "L" lines
Railway lines in Chicago
Railway lines opened in 1892

Adams/Wabash station

Adams/Wabash is an 'L' station serving the CTA's Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines.

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The Ashland branch, formerly known as the Englewood branch, is a long branch of the Chicago "L" currently operated as the Green Line, serving the Englewood and West Englewood neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. Green Line (CTA) and Ashland branch are Railway lines in Chicago.

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Ashland station (CTA Green and Pink Lines)

Ashland is an 'L' station on the CTA's Green and Pink Lines.

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Ashland Yard

The Ashland Yard is an elevated CTA rail yard in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, which stores cars from the Green Line of the Chicago Transit Authority.

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Ashland/63rd station

Ashland/63rd is an 'L' station and the terminal of the CTA Green Line's Ashland branch, located in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

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Austin station (CTA Green Line)

Austin is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system.

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Austin, Chicago

Austin is one of 77 community areas in Chicago.

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Barack Obama Presidential Center

The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a planned museum, library and education project in Chicago to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

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Belt Railway of Chicago

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago, headquartered in Bedford Park, Illinois, is the largest switching terminal railroad in the United States.

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Blue Line (CTA)

The Blue Line is a Chicago "L" line which extends through The Loop from O'Hare International Airport at the far northwest end of the city, through downtown via the Milwaukee–Dearborn subway and across the West Side to its southwest end at Forest Park, with a total of 33 stations (11 on the Forest Park branch, 9 in the Milwaukee–Dearborn subway and 13 on the O'Hare branch). Green Line (CTA) and Blue Line (CTA) are Chicago "L" lines and Railway lines in Chicago.

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Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, with headquarters in Berlin, Germany.

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Brown Line (CTA)

The Brown Line of the Chicago "L" system, is an route with 27 stations between Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood and downtown Chicago. Green Line (CTA) and Brown Line (CTA) are Chicago "L" lines and Railway lines in Chicago.

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California station (CTA Green Line)

California is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line's Lake Branch.

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Central station (CTA Green Line)

Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system and is located at 350 North Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side.

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Cermak–McCormick Place station

Cermak–McCormick Place is a "L" station on the CTA's Green Line. Green Line (CTA) and Cermak–McCormick Place station are 1892 establishments in Illinois.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago "L"

The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Green Line (CTA) and Chicago "L" are Railway lines in Chicago.

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Chicago Central Area Transit Plan

The Chicago Central Area Transit Plan, generally referred to as the Chicago Central Area Transit Project (CCATP) in the 1970s, was an extensive study of the rapid transit system in downtown Chicago; the study had begun in 1965.

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Chicago Loop

The Loop, one of Chicago's 77 designated community areas, is the central business district of the city and is the main section of Downtown Chicago.

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Chicago Police Department

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Chicago City Council.

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Chicago River

The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop).

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The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and some of its suburbs, including the trains of the Chicago "L" and CTA bus service.

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Cicero, Illinois

Cicero is a town in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago.

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Cottage Grove station

Cottage Grove, (formerly East 63rd-Cottage Grove) is an 'L' station and the terminus of the CTA Green Line's East 63rd branch, located in the Woodlawn neighborhood.

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Cumberland station (CTA)

Cumberland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system.

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Damen station (CTA Green Line)

Damen is a rapid transit station under construction on the Chicago "L"'s Green Line, that is expected to open on August 5, 2024.

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Douglas, Chicago

Douglas, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas.

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East Garfield Park, Chicago

East Garfield Park is a neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, west of the Loop.

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Englewood, Chicago

Englewood is a neighborhood and community area located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Forest Park, Illinois

Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago.

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Garfield station (CTA Green Line)

Garfield is an "L" station on the CTA's Green Line.

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Grand Boulevard, Chicago

Grand Boulevard on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the city's Community Areas.

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Halsted station (CTA Green Line)

Halsted is an 'L' station on the CTA Green Line's Englewood branch, located in the Englewood neighborhood.

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Harlem Yard

The Harlem Yard is a CTA rail yard in Forest Park, Illinois which stores cars for the Green Line of the Chicago Transit Authority.

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Harlem/Lake station

Harlem/Lake, announced as Harlem, is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line.

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Hyde Park, Chicago

Hyde Park is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, located on and near the shore of Lake Michigan south of the Loop.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Illinois Central Railroad

The Illinois Central Railroad, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States.

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Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Illinois Tech and IIT, is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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Jackson Park station (CTA)

Jackson Park was a station on the Jackson Park Branch of the Chicago "L".

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Kenwood branch

The Kenwood branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago 'L' system from 1907 to 1957. Green Line (CTA) and Kenwood branch are Railway lines in Chicago.

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King Drive station

King Drive station is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system.

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Lake Street Elevated Railroad

The Lake Street Elevated Railroad was the second permanent elevated rapid transit line to be constructed in Chicago, Illinois. Green Line (CTA) and Lake Street Elevated Railroad are Railway lines in Chicago.

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List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes

This is a list of bus routes operated by the Chicago Transit Authority.

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Madison Street (Chicago)

Madison Street is a major east–west street in Chicago, Illinois.

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Madison/Wabash station

Madison/Wabash was a station of the Chicago "L" (elevated) rapid transit system.

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McCormick Place

McCormick Place is a convention center in Chicago.

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McCormick Tribune Campus Center

The McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) is a building on the main campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago.

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Metra

Metra is the primary commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. Green Line (CTA) and metra are Railway lines in Chicago.

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Metra Electric District

The Metra Electric District is an electrified commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra which connects Millennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Station), in downtown Chicago, with the city's southern suburbs. Green Line (CTA) and Metra Electric District are Railway lines in Chicago.

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Millennium Station

Millennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Terminal; sometimes called Randolph Street station or Randolph/South Water Street station) is a major commuter rail terminal in the Loop (downtown), Chicago.

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Morgan station

Morgan is a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L"'s Green and Pink Lines in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood.

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Motor Row District

The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area.

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Museum Campus/11th Street station

Museum Campus/11th Street (formerly Roosevelt Road) is a commuter rail station in downtown Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island and South Chicago; and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.

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Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), formerly known as the Museum of Science and Industry, is a science museum located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago.

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Near South Side, Chicago

The Near South Side is a community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, just south of the downtown central business district, the Loop.

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Near West Side, Chicago

The Near West Side, one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, is on the West Side, west of the Chicago River and adjacent to the Loop.

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Normal Park branch

The Normal Park branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago "L" system from 1907 to 1954. Green Line (CTA) and Normal Park branch are Railway lines in Chicago.

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Oak Park station (CTA Green Line)

Oak Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system situated between the Ridgeland and Harlem stations on the Green Line.

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Oak Park station (Metra)

Oak Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in Oak Park, Illinois, just west of Chicago.

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Oak Park, Illinois

Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, adjacent to Chicago.

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Ogilvie Transportation Center

The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center, on the site of the former Chicago and North Western Terminal, is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

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Orange Line (CTA)

The Orange Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. Green Line (CTA) and Orange Line (CTA) are Chicago "L" lines and Railway lines in Chicago.

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Pace (transit)

Pace is the suburban bus and regional paratransit division of the Regional Transportation Authority serving the Chicago metropolitan area.

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Perkins&Will

Perkins&Will is a global design practice founded in 1935.

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Pink Line (CTA)

The Pink Line is an rapid transit line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. Green Line (CTA) and Pink Line (CTA) are Chicago "L" lines and Railway lines in Chicago.

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Purple Line (CTA)

The Purple Line of the Chicago "L" is a route on the northernmost section of the system. Green Line (CTA) and Purple Line (CTA) are Chicago "L" lines and Railway lines in Chicago.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.

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Red Line (CTA)

The Red Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. Green Line (CTA) and Red Line (CTA) are Chicago "L" lines and Railway lines in Chicago.

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Ridgeland station

Ridgeland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line.

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Right of way

A right of way (also right-of-way) is a transportation corridor along which people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so.

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Roosevelt Road

Roosevelt Road (originally named 12th Street) is a major east-west street in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs.

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Roosevelt station (CTA)

Roosevelt is an "L" station on the CTA's Red, Green, and Orange Lines, located between the Chicago Loop and the Near South Side in Chicago, Illinois.

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Ross Barney Architects

Ross Barney Architects is an architectural firm founded in 1981 by Carol Ross Barney in Chicago, Illinois.

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South Shore Line

The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois and the South Bend International Airport in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Green Line (CTA) and South Shore Line are Railway lines in Chicago.

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South Shore, Chicago

South Shore is one of 77 defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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South Side Elevated Railroad

The South Side Elevated Railroad (originally Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad) was the first elevated rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois. Green Line (CTA) and South Side Elevated Railroad are 1892 establishments in Illinois, Railway lines in Chicago and Railway lines opened in 1892.

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South Side, Chicago

The South Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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State Street (Chicago)

State Street is a large south-north street, also one of the main streets, in Chicago, Illinois, USA and its south suburbs.

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State Street subway

The State Street subway is an underground section of the Chicago "L" system in The Loop which serves as the center of the Red Line. Green Line (CTA) and State Street subway are Railway lines in Chicago.

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Stock Yards branch

The Stock Yards branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago 'L' system from 1908 to 1957. Green Line (CTA) and Stock Yards branch are Railway lines in Chicago.

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The Loop (CTA)

The Loop (historically Union Loop) is the circuit of elevated rail that forms the hub of the Chicago "L" system in the United States.

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Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

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Union Pacific West Line

The Union Pacific West Line (UP-W) is a Metra commuter rail line operated by Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois and its western suburbs.

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University station (CTA)

University was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line; The station was located at 1200 East 63rd Street in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago.

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Wacker Drive

Wacker Drive is a major multilevel street in Chicago, Illinois, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south branch of the Chicago River in the Loop.

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Washington Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago which includes the 372 acre (1.5 km) park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.

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West Englewood, Chicago

West Englewood, one of the 77 community areas, is on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois.

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West Garfield Park, Chicago

West Garfield Park on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas.

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West Side, Chicago

The West Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Woodlawn, Chicago

Woodlawn, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas.

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World's Columbian Exposition

The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492.

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2400-series (CTA)

The 2400-series was a series of Chicago "L" cars built between 1976 and 1978 by Boeing-Vertol of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, with shells fabricated by Sorefame.

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2600-series (CTA)

The 2600-series is a series of Chicago "L" car built between 1981 and 1987 by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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3200-series (CTA)

The 3200-series (numbered 3201–3457) is a series of 'L' cars built between 1992 and 1994 by Morrison-Knudsen of Hornell, New York, with body shells built by Brazilian subcontractor Mafersa.

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5000-series (CTA)

The 5000 series is a series of Chicago "L" car built between 2009 and 2015 by Bombardier Transportation of Plattsburgh, New York.

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58th station

58th was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

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61st station

61st was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line.

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63rd Street station (Metra)

63rd Street station is a commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station and south to University Park, Blue Island, and the Chicago neighborhood of South Chicago and the South Shore Line to Gary and South Bend, Indiana.

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95th/Dan Ryan station

95th/Dan Ryan, announced as 95th, is an 'L' station in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway and serving Chicago's Roseland neighborhood.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Line_(CTA)

Also known as CTA Green Line, Chicago Elevated Green Line, Chicago L Green Line, Green Line (Chicago Transit Authority), Green Line (Chicago).

, Millennium Station, Morgan station, Motor Row District, Museum Campus/11th Street station, Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), Near South Side, Chicago, Near West Side, Chicago, Normal Park branch, Oak Park station (CTA Green Line), Oak Park station (Metra), Oak Park, Illinois, Ogilvie Transportation Center, Orange Line (CTA), Pace (transit), Perkins&Will, Pink Line (CTA), Purple Line (CTA), Rapid transit, Red Line (CTA), Ridgeland station, Right of way, Roosevelt Road, Roosevelt station (CTA), Ross Barney Architects, South Shore Line, South Shore, Chicago, South Side Elevated Railroad, South Side, Chicago, State Street (Chicago), State Street subway, Stock Yards branch, The Loop (CTA), Union Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific West Line, University station (CTA), Wacker Drive, Washington Park (community area), Chicago, West Englewood, Chicago, West Garfield Park, Chicago, West Side, Chicago, Woodlawn, Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, 2400-series (CTA), 2600-series (CTA), 3200-series (CTA), 5000-series (CTA), 58th station, 61st station, 63rd Street station (Metra), 95th/Dan Ryan station.

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1892 establishments in Illinois

Chicago "L" lines

Railway lines in Chicago

Railway lines opened in 1892

References