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| August 24, 2024 | Damen Green Line station profile updated with 52 new photos and 3 video links. |
| August 11, 2024 | Madison Pink Line station profile updated with new info about proposed United Center development and station and 2 renderings. Kilbourn Garfield Park branch station profile updated with photo of station after closure. Austin Green Line station profile updated with 1 new photo of original wooden station. |
| July 12, 2024 | 51st station profile updated with 15 new photos. Austin Green Line station profile updated and expanded, with more detail and information about the station's history and about the planned renovation/accessibility improvements as part of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP), and 25 new photos (including updated renderings of the ASAP renovation). Western Brown Line station profile updated and expanded, with additional information about the station's planned renovation, and 3 new renderings of the renovation. |
| July 7, 2024 | O'Hare station profile updated and expanded, with more detail and information about the station's history and design, and 43 new photos. |
| April 7, 2024 | Belmont Blue Line station profile updated and expanded, with more detail and information about the station's history and development, about the proposed renovation/accessibility design, and recent funding information for renovation as part of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP), plus 24 new photos. |
| February 17, 2024 | Pulaski Blue Line station profile updated and expanded, with more detail and information about the station's original design and about the proposed renovation/accessibility design and recent funding information for renovation as part of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP), and 12 new photos (including two conceptual renderings from the Blue Line Forest Park Vision Study). Midway station profile updated with information about the station's art installations and 2 new photos. Harlem (O'Hare branch) station profile updated with information about the bus bridge reconstruction and 2 renderings of the planned improvement. One new entry added to the Memories section. |
| October 29, 2023 | Logan Square subway station profile updated with information about the proposed new street-level entrance and canopy, with 4 new images of the proposed changes. Forest Park station profile updated with information about station's early park and ride lots and 5 new photos. |
| October 23, 2023 | 7000-series roster page updated and expanded. 80 new photos of 7000-series cars added: Gallery 1 updated, and Gallery 2, Gallery 3, Gallery 4, Gallery 5, Gallery 6, Gallery 7, Gallery 8 and Gallery 9 added. New 9000-series roster page added. |
| October 15, 2023 | Racine Blue Line station profile updated and expanded, with 30 new photos and more detail and information about the station's original design and with information added about planned renovation project. Irving Park Blue Line station profile updated with info on new artwork, including 2 photos, and proposed accessibility design and recent funding information for renovation as part of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP). Racine/63rd station profile updated with information about efforts to reopen the station. |
| March 26, 2023 | Cicero Green Line station profile updated with info about recent art installation. Harlem Yard profile updated with information about planned yard renovation. Link to video added to Wilson Tower page, showing operation of original lever interlocking plant in 1991. |
| November 15, 2022 | Marker Lights page updated and expanded, with markers and information added for 1943 (State St Subway opening), various changes in the 1950s, and 1969 (Dan Ryan opening, et al.) thru 1980s. Damen/Lake station profile updated with new renovation work info. Loyola station profile updated with info about the plaza dedication. Western Brown Line station profile updated with info about the Berlin Wall exhibit and planned renovations. Dan Ryan line page updated with recent updates about the Red Line Extension project. |
| July 4, 2022 | Roosevelt/Wabash station profile expanded with new historical and recent information and 16 new photos. 35th-Bronzeville-IIT station profile updated with details of 1965 station reconstruction and 7 new photos. Montrose Blue Line station profile updated with recent developments on accessibility improvements. Station profiles updated with info and images of station symbol signs from the 1950s/60: Belmont (2 signs), Kedzie (Ravenswood), Francisco, 50th Ave, Laramie/Lake, Monroe/State (2 signs), Rockwell and Clark/Lake. Station profiles updated with info and images of station symbol signs of the 1970s/80s KDR-type: Kildare, Thorndale, Chicago/State, Sox-35th, 61st, Garfield (South Side elevated), Racine/63rd, 35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Roosevelt/Wabash, Halsted/Lake, Kedzie/Lake, Homan and Pulaski/Lake. |
| April 24, 2022 | Garfield (South Side elevated) station profile updated with new info and 21 new photos added. |
| April 8, 2022 | Congress stub terminal station profile greatly expanded with new info and 2 photos added. Congress/Wabash station profile updated with new info and 1 new photo. Parnell station profile updated with new info. Harrison Junction (South Side elevated) profile added, including photo and track map. One new entry added to the Memories section. |
| November 15, 2021 | Addison and Western/Milwaukee Blue Line station profiles updated with new info and one photo each of recently-installed artwork. |
| October 29, 2021 | 5000-series roster page updated with information about the cars' quarter-life overhaul. |
| October 12, 2021 | Midway Yard & Shop profile added with 6 photos. Damen/Lake station profile updated with new info. Lake subway station profile updated with new info and 1 image about the planned Lake-Randolph accessibility improvements. |
| October 5, 2021 | State/Lake station profile updated with new info about the station's early design and 5 new historic images, and details about the planned reconstruction and 7 renderings. |
| September 8, 2021 | Station profiles updated with info and images of station symbol signs from the 1950s/60 -- Harvard, Dorchester, LaSalle/Congress and Merchandise Mart -- and 1970s/80s KDR-type -- Clinton/Lake and University. |
| March 3, 2021 | Laramie Yard & Shop profile updated with new info and map. Laramie Garfield Park station profile updated with new info. Pulaski Yard & Shop profile updated with new info and map. Pulaski Pink Line station profile updated with new info. Douglas Park station profile updated with new info. Halsted Met station profile updated with new info and 2 new photos. Racine Met station profile updated with new info and 1 new photo. Laflin station profile updated with new info. South Blvd. station profile updated with new info and 4 new photos. Laramie/Lake station profile updated with new info. |
| February 5, 2021 | Cottage Grove station profile updated with new info about the proposed 'gateway station' and 1 new image. Damen/Lake station profile updated with new info and 1 new photo. 61st/63rd Yard profile updated with info about new Nonrevenue Equipment Maintenance Shop and 1 new image. 1911 Electric Railway Journal story on the management personnel of the Chicago Elevated Railways added. |
| October 16, 2020 | Route Maps page updated with 5 new maps -- maps from 1933 (2 maps), 1935, 1936 and 1948. 59th Junction profile updated with 2 new photos. Kinzie station profile updated with 1 new photo. 31st station profile updated with new info and 1 new photo. 33rd station profile updated with new info and 4 new photos. Diversey and Montrose (Blue) station profiles updated with new info and 4 photos (3 at Diversey, 1 at Montrose) of recently-installed artwork. New sound added to Sound Archive page: "red ball" emergency door release special pre-recorded announcement. One new entry added to the Memories section. |
| August 9, 2020 | 2400-series profile page revamped and greatly expanded, with additional information and photo. 9 photos added to 2400-series Gallery 14. 8 photos added to new 2400-series Gallery 15. |
| April 9, 2020 | 1 photo added to 2400-series Gallery 12. 10 photos added to new 2400-series Gallery 13. 2 photos added to new 2400-series Gallery 14. |
| February 14, 2020 | Added new page for historic and proposed Montrose Interlocking. Added new page for proposed Thorndale Interlocking. |
| January 2, 2020 | 2000-series roster page greatly expanded with added information about the cars' development, design and service lives, as well as a complete listing of delivery and retirement dates. 9 new photos added to 2000-series Gallery 8 and 9 new photos added to 2000-series Gallery 9. 2200-series roster page updated with a complete listing of delivery and retirement dates. |
| November 1, 2019 | Franklin Street Terminal profile updated with new info and 2 new photos. |
| October 20, 2019 | Proposed station renovation information from the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) added to the Austin Green Line, and Montrose and California Blue Line station profiles. |
| October 9, 2019 | Your New Blue project updates added to the O'Hare branch profile, and the Division, Chicago and Grand Blue Line station profiles. |
| October 8, 2019 | Pulaski (Garfield Park) station profile updated with new info and 1 new photo. |
| May 6, 2019 | Damen/Lake station profile updated with new info and 6 renderings. 51st, Cottage Grove, Halsted/63rd and Kedzie/Lake station profiles updated with new info. |
| December 1, 2018 | Updates reflecting assignment of 3200- and 5000-series cars to the Blue Line: New Car Assignment sheet added effective November 1, and updates to the 3200-series and 5000-series roster pages. 7000-series roster page updated with information about the factory construction and order schedule. Two new photos added to new 2600-series Gallery 21. Nine new sounds added to Sound Archive page: seven Yellow Line pre-recorded announcements, and two train arrival station PA announcements. |
| April 28, 2018 | Damen/Lake station profile updated with new info and 1 new photo. Cows on Parade page updated with added into on two of the cows, and updated whereabouts of all four cows. |
| February 25, 2018 | Addison Blue Line station profile updated with new info and 21 new photos. Irving Park Blue Line station profile updated with new info and 2 new photos. Montrose Blue Line station profile updated with new info and 17 new photos. Harlem/Kennedy Blue Line station profile updated with new info and 3 new photos. Cumberland station profile updated with new info. |
| December 28, 2017 | Washington/Wabash station profile updated with 31 new photos. |
| November 20, 2017 | Wilson station profile updated with 2 new photos. Thorndale station profile updated with expanded info about its establishment and 1 new photo of the original, temporary station. State/Lake station profile updated with new info about the planned new station. Randolph/Wabash station profile updated with new info about its demolition. Leland Interlocking profile updated with new info about its removal. Howard Yard profile updated with new info about its renovation and expansion circa 1990. |
| August 31, 2017 | Washington/Wabash station profile updated with new info. Quincy station profile updated with new info. Garfield Green Line station profile updated with new info. |
| June 6, 2017 | Damen/Lake station profile updated with new info and 1 new photo. |
| May 29, 2017 | Washington/Wabash station profile updated with new info and 13 new photos. State/Lake station profile updated with new info and 9 new photos. 47th Green Line station profile updated with new info and 3 new photos. Eight photos added of the 5000-series Cubs World Series wrapped cars -- 4 photos added to 5000-series Gallery 14, and 4 added to new Gallery 15. |
| February 13, 2017 | Illinois Medical District station profile updated with new info and rendering of renovation project. Damen/Lake station profile updated with new info and 1 new photo. 5000-series Gallery 14 updated with 4 new photos. Holiday Train Gallery 5 updated with 3 new photos. Leland Interlocking profile updated with new info and 2 new photos. |
| January 29, 2017 | Laramie Yard profile updated with 7 new images and new info. Kenton Yard (Douglas) profile updated with 1 new image and new info. Cicero (Forest Park branch) station profile updated with 10 new images and new info. Belmont/Kimball station profile updated with 1 new image and new info. Wood Car Gallery 8 updated with 4 new photos. |
| August 8, 2016 | Clinton/Lake station profile updated with new info and 23 new photos. Halsted/North station profile updated with 1 new photo. Car assignment lists added for June 6, 2013, August 1, 2014, May 21, 2015, and June 1, 2016. |
| June 9, 2016 | Quincy station profile updated with new info and 1 new rendering. Updated the AFC Farecard Gallery with scan of New Year Penny Rides Access smart card. |
| March 13, 2016 | New 7000-series Gallery created with 7 renderings of the proposed cars. Work Cars Gallery 11 updated with 1 new photo. Clark Junction profile updated with new info and 7 new photos. |
| January 9, 2016 | Cermak-McCormick Place station profile updated with new info and 77 new photos. Pulaski (Forest Park branch) station profile updated with 1 new photo. 61st/63rd Yard profile updated with 1 new photo. 3200-series Gallery 18 updated with 2 new photos. 7 new photos added to Holiday Train Gallery 4 and 1 new photo added to new Holiday Train Gallery 5. |
| November 16, 2015 | 18 new 5000-series photos added, with 6 new photos added to Gallery 12, and 10 photos added to new Gallery 13 and 2 photos added to new Gallery 14. Updated the AFC Farecard Gallery with scan of original prototype testing smart card, and added McCormick Place C-Passes. |
| August 15, 2015 | Noyes station profile updated with new info and 20 new photos. 5000-series Gallery 11 updated with 7 new photos, and new 5000-series Gallery 12 updated with 4 new photos. |
| April 26, 2015 | Photo of the Jackson Park station inside the Columbian Exposition fairgrounds added. Loomis & Ogden (Lake) station profile updated with 1 new photo. Page added for Leland Interlocking with 6 photos. Granville Interlocking page updated with 2 photos. Frequently Asked Question 5.9 added regarding the history of owl service on the "L". |
| January 17, 2015 | Damen Blue Line station profile updated with new info and 75 new photos. Damen Tower profile updated with new info and 2 new photos. 5 new Holiday Train photos added -- 2 photos to Gallery 3 and 4 photos to new Gallery 4. 9 new 4000-series car photos added -- 4 photos to Gallery 19 and 5 photos to new Gallery 20. |
