{"id":4849,"date":"2022-08-09T22:32:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T22:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopchicagodev.wpenginepowered.com\/then-and-now-a-brief-history-of-the-chicago-l\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:46:03","slug":"then-and-now-a-brief-history-of-the-chicago-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/chicago-loop-blog\/then-and-now-a-brief-history-of-the-chicago-l\/","title":{"rendered":"Then and Now: A Brief History of the Chicago \u2018L\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"loop-intro wp-block-paragraph\">3 MIN READ &#8211;\u00a0Ever wonder what your commute would be like if you took a different rail line? Venture outside your daily commute and\u00a0virtually &#8220;<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL0-sTc_CuqtURaOftjTXX5iRMCOasE1M9\" target=\"_blank\">ride the rails&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0with the CTA. While you&#8217;re at it, read up on the history of one of the greatest public transit system&#8217;s in the country!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">When Chicago officials were considering building a rail system, elevated tracks appeared to be the right choice, as subways were too expensive. And so the first &#8216;L&#8217; train (then\u00a0<a title=\"Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_and_South_Side_Rapid_Transit_Railroad\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad<\/a>) was built in 1892, and its inaugural journey took place on June 6, spanning 3.6 miles in 14 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">At that point, the \u2018L\u2019 was just an ordinary steam powered train on raised tracks. That changed quickly with the invention of the third-rail electrical power system at the\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1893_World%27s_Columbian_Exposition\" target=\"_blank\">1893 World\u2019s Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park<\/a>. The electric-powered train designed to transport guests around the fair was, remarkably, the first instance of the very same technology used on the Chicago &#8216;L&#8217; today and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">With the advent of this third-rail electric technology, the potential stock of the &#8216;L&#8217; skyrocketed, and the second and third \u2018L\u2019 trains \u2013 Lake Street Elevated and Metropolitan West Side Elevated \u2013 were quickly constructed in 1893 and \u201995. Despite this rapid expansion, however, the \u2018L\u2019 had yet to serve the central business district, due to regulations requiring a majority of owners\u2019 permission to build downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Enter magnate\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Yerkes\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Tyson Yerkes<\/a>. Yerkes believed that the \u2018L\u2019 was destined to extend downtown, and eventually decided that he would be the man to do it. Sure enough, through clever financial maneuvering, Yerkes was able to earn a majority approval and construct much of the Union Loop by 1897. A few years later, service to the fourth \u2018L\u2019 \u2013 Northwestern Elevated \u2013 was connected to the Loop, and by 1921 amid multiple connections and extensions in all directions the \u2018L\u2019 assumed a shape much like that of the \u2018L\u2019 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large loop-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chicago-cmp__FocusFillWzEsMSwieCIsMF0.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"loop-h2 wp-block-heading\"><strong>Then:<\/strong>*<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Chicago was the fastest-growing city in the country during the late 19th century, and as downtown became increasingly congested with horses, carts and carriages, people began to realize they needed a more efficient means of transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large loop-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chicago_l_map__FocusFillWzEsMSwieCIsMF0.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Since the 1920&#8217;s, the \u2018L\u2019 has undergone significant changes and expansions, including the State and Dearborn subway connections in the 30\u2019s and 40\u2019s, the creation of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in 1945, construction on the Dan Ryan and Congress Expressway medians, retirement of wooden cars and creation of air-conditioned cars, the extension to O\u2019Hare and Midway airports, and the discontinuation of on-board conductors, among many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"loop-h2 wp-block-heading\"><strong>Now:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Now, before the COVID-19 pandemic impacted ridership, the eight lines\u00a0of\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transitchicago.com\/assets\/1\/6\/Monthly_Ridership_2019-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the Chicago \u2018L\u2019<\/a>\u00a0span 224.1 miles and serve on average 620,471 people per weekday, with 63,339 of those boardings in the Loop alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large loop-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/plan_chicago_l__FocusFillWzEsMSwieCIsMV0.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">The elevated tracks,\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www-news.uchicago.edu\/citations\/05\/050915.sevenwonders.html\" target=\"_blank\">voted one of the seven wonders of Chicago by Tribune readers in 2005<\/a>, have become a Chicago icon with worldwide recognition, with the downtown Loop at the center of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">A recent documentary <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.wttw.com\/chicago-by-l\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Chicago by &#8216;L'&#8221;<\/a> featuring Geoffrey Baer on WTTW, underscores the beauty and interconnectivity of the public transit lines of Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Projects like the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wttw.com\/2020\/02\/10\/long-awaited-cta-red-line-extension-moves-forward-new-38m-contract\" target=\"_blank\">Red Line Extension Project<\/a> to the underserved South Side of Chicago, often raise some degree of controversy with the public. But controversy has followed the &#8216;L&#8217; throughout its history. In 1897, the New York Academy of Medicine warned that the noise and disturbance from elevated tracks \u201cprevented the normal development of children\u201d among other dangers, and throughout its construction police and community leaders spoke against it for its potential to collapse or electrocute passengers.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the public concerns today are far better grounded in reality. Still, as it was in the 1890&#8217;s, it&#8217;s hard to say just what the future of the \u2018L\u2019 really is.\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_%27L%27#Possible_future_projects\" target=\"_blank\">Possibilities include<\/a>\u00a0Orange and Yellow line extensions, and an additional line to the currently &#8216;L&#8217;-less southeastern part of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">If one thing\u2019s for sure, though, the Chicago \u2018L\u2019 \u2013 noisy, wonderful, iconic, colorful, innovative, convenient or inconvenient \u2013 isn\u2019t going away anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">*For more information, see: Borzo, Greg.\u00a0<em>The Chicago &#8220;L.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Arcadia Publishing: Chicago, IL (2007). Print.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elevated tracks appeared to be the right choice, as subways were too expensive to consider. 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