Chicago 'L'

The 'L' (or El) is the principal urban heavy rail and metro serving Chicago, Illinois in the United States.
Downtown
Loop
Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines
- The north west corner of the loop at Lake Street and Wells Street
- View looking north from Adams/Wabash station
- The north east corner of the loop at Lake Street and Wabash Avenue
- A Brown Line train at Madison/Wabash station
- The south west corner of the loop at Van Buren Street and Wabash Avenue
- Randolph/Wabash station
- LaSalle/Van Buren (CTA) station
- The south west corner of the loop at Van Buren Street and Wells Street
- Interior of Quincy station
- Washington/Wells station
Subways
Red and Blue Lines
- Chicago Red Line station
- Clark/Lake subway platform
- Monroe station on the Red Line
- Jackson/State Red Line station
South side
Served by the Red, Green, and Orange Lines
- 51st station on the Green Line
- East63rd/Cottage Grove Station on the Green Line
- A Red line train approaching Cermak/Chinatown station
- Garfield Station on the Green Line before reconstruction in 2000
- The McCormick Tribune Campus Center on the Green Line
- Red line train on the median of Dan Ryan Expressway
- Orange Line Midway Airport Terminal
West side
Served by the Blue, Green, and Pink Lines
- Ashland station on the green & pink lines
- A pink line train at Ashland station
- A Blue Line train at Damen station
- O'Hare station
- Logan Square Blue Line station
- Racine Blue Line station
Oak Park
- Harlem Green Line station
- Oak Park Green Line station
North side
Served by the Red, Brown, and Purple Lines
- Argyle red line station
- Belmont station
- Berwyn red line station
- Francisco brown line station
- A brown line train at Fullerton station
- Irving Park brown line station
- Kedzie brown line station
- Morse red line station
- Paulina brown line station
- Rockwell brown line station
- Sedgwick brown and purple line station
- Western brown line station
- A brown line train crossing the north branch of the Chicago River
Evanston/Wilmette
Served by the Purple Line
Skokie
Served by the Yellow Line
- Dempster–Skokie station
- Oakton–Skokie station
Rolling stock
Historical/Retired
- Car 1, built 1892
- 1902
- Car 1268, built 1907
- 4000 series, built 1914–1924
- Car 48, built 1959–1960, retired 1999
- 2000 series, built 1964, retired 1993
Current
- 2200 series, built 1969–1970, rehabbed 1990–1992
- 2400 series, built 1976–1978, rehabbed 1987–1995
- 2600 series, built 1981–1987, rehabbed 1999–2002
- 3200 series, built 1992–1994
- 5000 series, built 2009–2014