‘Red Line wasn’t always red?’ How the CTA trains got their colors
The color lines of Chicago’s trains may be iconic, but they’re more recent than you might think.
Everyday Chicagoans use the CTA “L” to get around the city and navigate using the trains’ color-coding system. But the transit rainbow isn’t always how the lines were organized.
Reset talks to a reporter and transit historian about when the color system was adopted and how some long-time Chicagoans are still nostalgic for the old days.
GUESTS: Kayleigh Padar, freelance reporter for Block Club Chicago
Graham Garfield, transit historian and manager of Chicago-L.org
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‘Red Line wasn’t always red?’ How the CTA trains got their colors
The color lines of Chicago’s trains may be iconic, but they’re more recent than you might think.
Everyday Chicagoans use the CTA “L” to get around the city and navigate using the trains’ color-coding system. But the transit rainbow isn’t always how the lines were organized.
Reset talks to a reporter and transit historian about when the color system was adopted and how some long-time Chicagoans are still nostalgic for the old days.
GUESTS: Kayleigh Padar, freelance reporter for Block Club Chicago
Graham Garfield, transit historian and manager of Chicago-L.org