{"id":956,"date":"2017-06-07T14:40:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T19:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/?p=956"},"modified":"2017-06-07T14:41:01","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T19:41:01","slug":"the-l-is-turning-125-and-you-could-get-a-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/the-l-is-turning-125-and-you-could-get-a-present\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;L&#8217; Is Turning 125 \u2014 And You Could Get A Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trains began running on the city&#8217;s first elevated railway on June 6, 1892 \u2014 and to celebrate, the Chicago Transit Authority will send vintage &#8220;L&#8221;\u00a0cars around the Loop and hand out commemorative posters at the Clark and Lake station.<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?gdfp_req=1&amp;correlator=1460358069110833&amp;output=json_html&amp;callback=googletag.impl.pubads.callbackProxy6&amp;impl=fif&amp;eid=108809080%2C108809103%2C108809154&amp;sc=1&amp;sfv=1-0-8&amp;iu=%2F7228%2Fchicago%2Fdowntown-south-loop-river-north%2Fstory%2Fmaggie-saez-missing-woman&amp;sz=300x600&amp;scp=columns%3D%26people%3Dmaggie-saez%26places%3D%26tags%3D%26topic%3Dcrime-mayhem%26position%3Dundefined%26feature%3D%26page_class%3Dstory%26page_category%3D%26environment%3D%26chicago_hood%3Dbucktown%252Cgold-coast%252Clincoln-park%252Clittle-village%252Cloop%252Cnear-west-side%252Cold-town%252Cpilsen%252Criver-north%252Csouth-loop%252Cwest-loop%252Cwest-town%252Cwicker-park%26chicago_prim%3Driver-north&amp;eri=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Ddf04a95542e454ac%3AT%3D1496862094%3AS%3DALNI_MYMSf86IQ13gf9zN3BgBjweGInsVw&amp;abxe=1&amp;lmt=1496862775&amp;dt=1496862778455&amp;frm=20&amp;biw=1301&amp;bih=592&amp;oid=3&amp;adx=887&amp;ady=5571&amp;adk=4157785294&amp;gut=v2&amp;ifi=6&amp;u_tz=-300&amp;u_his=3&amp;u_java=true&amp;u_h=731&amp;u_w=1301&amp;u_ah=693&amp;u_aw=1301&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_nplug=2&amp;u_nmime=4&amp;u_sd=1.05&amp;flash=25.0.0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnainfo.com%2Fchicago%2F20170605%2Fdowntown%2Fl-is-turning-125-you-could-get-present&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnainfo.com%2Fchicago%2Ftopics%2Ftransportation&amp;dssz=54&amp;icsg=281477186061056&amp;mso=128&amp;vrg=121&amp;vrp=121&amp;ga_vid=1182967211.1496862086&amp;ga_sid=1496862772&amp;ga_hid=490799204\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-body clearfix container news-story-page story-page visual chicago\">\n<div class=\"content-wrapper container original-content-type-story\">\n<div class=\"story-wrapper col-xs-12 our-col-sm-5 col-md-8 pull-left\" data-slideshow-zone=\"chicago\/downtown-south-loop-river-north\/slideshow\" data-override=\"\/chicago\/story\/downtown-south-loop-river-north\/downtown\/l-is-turning-125-you-could-get-present\" data-canonical-url=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20170605\/downtown\/l-is-turning-125-you-could-get-present\" data-topic=\"transportation\" data-hood=\"Downtown\" data-tags=\"cta|transportation\" data-story-id=\"813583\" data-grouphood=\"Downtown, South Loop &amp; 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South Side Rapid Transit Railroad Co. built the first elevated tracks from\u00a0Congress and State\u00a0to 39th, with trains of wooden passenger cars pulled by small, coal-burning, steam locomotives.<br \/>\nMayor Rahm Emanuel hopped aboard a 94-year-old train car this morning to ride down that initial stretch of track to the city&#8217;s oldest station still standing at Garfield Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The investments we&#8217;re making today will reinforce that it will be around for the next 125 years,&#8221; said Emanuel, who himself takes the train to work twice a week.<br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?gdfp_req=1&amp;correlator=1460358069110833&amp;output=json_html&amp;callback=googletag.impl.pubads.callbackProxy6&amp;impl=fif&amp;eid=108809080%2C108809103%2C108809154&amp;sc=1&amp;sfv=1-0-8&amp;iu=%2F7228%2Fchicago%2Fdowntown-south-loop-river-north%2Fstory%2Fmaggie-saez-missing-woman&amp;sz=300x600&amp;scp=columns%3D%26people%3Dmaggie-saez%26places%3D%26tags%3D%26topic%3Dcrime-mayhem%26position%3Dundefined%26feature%3D%26page_class%3Dstory%26page_category%3D%26environment%3D%26chicago_hood%3Dbucktown%252Cgold-coast%252Clincoln-park%252Clittle-village%252Cloop%252Cnear-west-side%252Cold-town%252Cpilsen%252Criver-north%252Csouth-loop%252Cwest-loop%252Cwest-town%252Cwicker-park%26chicago_prim%3Driver-north&amp;eri=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Ddf04a95542e454ac%3AT%3D1496862094%3AS%3DALNI_MYMSf86IQ13gf9zN3BgBjweGInsVw&amp;abxe=1&amp;lmt=1496862775&amp;dt=1496862778455&amp;frm=20&amp;biw=1301&amp;bih=592&amp;oid=3&amp;adx=887&amp;ady=5571&amp;adk=4157785294&amp;gut=v2&amp;ifi=6&amp;u_tz=-300&amp;u_his=3&amp;u_java=true&amp;u_h=731&amp;u_w=1301&amp;u_ah=693&amp;u_aw=1301&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_nplug=2&amp;u_nmime=4&amp;u_sd=1.05&amp;flash=25.0.0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnainfo.com%2Fchicago%2F20170605%2Fdowntown%2Fl-is-turning-125-you-could-get-present&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnainfo.com%2Fchicago%2Ftopics%2Ftransportation&amp;dssz=54&amp;icsg=281477186061056&amp;mso=128&amp;vrg=121&amp;vrp=121&amp;ga_vid=1182967211.1496862086&amp;ga_sid=1496862772&amp;ga_hid=490799204\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-body clearfix container news-story-page story-page visual chicago\">\n<div class=\"content-wrapper container original-content-type-story\">\n<div class=\"story-wrapper col-xs-12 our-col-sm-5 col-md-8 pull-left\" data-slideshow-zone=\"chicago\/downtown-south-loop-river-north\/slideshow\" data-override=\"\/chicago\/story\/downtown-south-loop-river-north\/downtown\/l-is-turning-125-you-could-get-present\" data-canonical-url=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/chicago\/20170605\/downtown\/l-is-turning-125-you-could-get-present\" data-topic=\"transportation\" data-hood=\"Downtown\" data-tags=\"cta|transportation\" data-story-id=\"813583\" data-grouphood=\"Downtown, South Loop &amp; 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has come a long way since it was first known as the &#8220;Alley L.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;CTA has been working hard to make sure we&#8217;re still meeting the needs of 21st\u00a0century riders,&#8221; Carter said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tim Samuelson, the city&#8217;s cultural historian, was among those on the train with the mayor and he said it was a thrilling experience. He described how much heavier the old\u00a0cars felt as they swayed and moved slowly down the tracks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Samuelson\u00a0was among those who hopped on the old train car back Downtown as rides opened up to the public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CTA aficionados can nab a vintage poster starting at noon on the Inner Loop platform, which is closest to the Thompson Center and where Orange and Pink line trains stop. The posters will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition, train enthusiasts can hop a ride on the CTA Heritage Fleet around the Loop. The schedule is:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u2022 Noon-1:45 p.m. \u2014<\/strong> 4000-series cars built in 1923 will operate continuously around the Inner Loop<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u2022 1:45 -3:15 p.m. <\/strong>\u2013 2400-series cars built in 1976 in their original red-white-and-blue bicentennial livery, will operate continuously around the Inner Loop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transitchicago.com\/125\/\" target=\"_self\">transitchicago.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/777.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-958\" src=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/777.jpg\" alt=\"777\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/777.jpg 620w, http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/777-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<em>The 2400-series cars built in 1976 are also out today for history buffs to ride on.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/extralarge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-957\" src=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/extralarge.jpg\" alt=\"extralarge\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/extralarge.jpg 620w, http:\/\/www.universaltaxidispatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/extralarge-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Dorval Carter were among the first riders Tuesday on a 94-year-old train car going down the first stretch of the &#8220;L.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?gdfp_req=1&amp;correlator=1460358069110833&amp;output=json_html&amp;callback=googletag.impl.pubads.callbackProxy6&amp;impl=fif&amp;eid=108809080%2C108809103%2C108809154&amp;sc=1&amp;sfv=1-0-8&amp;iu=%2F7228%2Fchicago%2Fdowntown-south-loop-river-north%2Fstory%2Fmaggie-saez-missing-woman&amp;sz=300x600&amp;scp=columns%3D%26people%3Dmaggie-saez%26places%3D%26tags%3D%26topic%3Dcrime-mayhem%26position%3Dundefined%26feature%3D%26page_class%3Dstory%26page_category%3D%26environment%3D%26chicago_hood%3Dbucktown%252Cgold-coast%252Clincoln-park%252Clittle-village%252Cloop%252Cnear-west-side%252Cold-town%252Cpilsen%252Criver-north%252Csouth-loop%252Cwest-loop%252Cwest-town%252Cwicker-park%26chicago_prim%3Driver-north&amp;eri=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Ddf04a95542e454ac%3AT%3D1496862094%3AS%3DALNI_MYMSf86IQ13gf9zN3BgBjweGInsVw&amp;abxe=1&amp;lmt=1496862775&amp;dt=1496862778455&amp;frm=20&amp;biw=1301&amp;bih=592&amp;oid=3&amp;adx=887&amp;ady=5571&amp;adk=4157785294&amp;gut=v2&amp;ifi=6&amp;u_tz=-300&amp;u_his=3&amp;u_java=true&amp;u_h=731&amp;u_w=1301&amp;u_ah=693&amp;u_aw=1301&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_nplug=2&amp;u_nmime=4&amp;u_sd=1.05&amp;flash=25.0.0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnainfo.com%2Fchicago%2F20170605%2Fdowntown%2Fl-is-turning-125-you-could-get-present&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnainfo.com%2Fchicago%2Ftopics%2Ftransportation&amp;dssz=54&amp;icsg=281477186061056&amp;mso=128&amp;vrg=121&amp;vrp=121&amp;ga_vid=1182967211.1496862086&amp;ga_sid=1496862772&amp;ga_hid=490799204\"><\/script>By Heather Cherone and Sam Cholke DNA-info<!-- Quantcast Tag --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nvar _qevents = _qevents || []; (function() { var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == \"https:\" ? 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