Ride to all stops of all the Chicago "L" lines

The Skokie Swift now runs on the weekend!

This should make this goal a shade easier.

I went to a hockey game a few weeks ago and picked up part of the blue line I hadn’t yet been on. Since I missed a train today, I picked up the green line on the west side, which just goes on forever.

What’s left?

The green line south of 35th and the yellow line.

Again progress!

This time I rode to the end of the Brown Line with fellow 43er LisaG. She showed me some cool places on the NW side.

So now all that’s left is:
Yellow Line
Either end of the Green
Forest Park branch of the Blue

It’s in reach.

Ok, so adding the Bronzeville/35th/IIT Green Line stop isn’t all that impressive in the larger scheme, but I’m very pleased. I have discovered that I can save 2 or 3 blocks of walking and about 3 miles of over-crowded trains by taking the Green line from Ogilvie Station to Bronzeville on the Green line when I go to see a Sox game. This is a big deal.

It makes me feel like I am no longer an L n00b. I pwn teh L.

Today I was in the city and made a detour to ride the Pink line all the way to the end. Fun, no? Did you know that the Pink line goes all the way to Cicero? Neither did I!

Last November or so, I took the Red line all the way to 95th.

Complete lines:
Purple line
Orange line
Pink line
Red line

Halves:
Blue from O’Hare to the city, and of course the part that is shared with the Pink line

Parts:
All loop stops
Brown to Fullerton
Green from Roosevelt to Clinton

Today, I took the Purple line from Linden, which I then had to transfer onto the Red line at Howard, which I rode all the way to Comiskey to catch the game.

But what about the Yellow line? When will I get that?

Complete lines:
Purple line
Orange line

Halves:
Blue from O’Hare to the city
Red from Howard to Comiskey.

Parts:
All loop stops
Brown to Fullerton
Clinton on the Green/Pink

It’s a great way to see the city. So far, I’ve got:
The Brown Line as far as De Paul.
The Blue Line from O’Hare to the city.
All of the Orange Line.
The Red Line from Wrigley to Comiskey (hmmm, wonder why?)
The Clinton stop on the Green.

The Plan:
This Saturday, instead of taking the train to the city, I’ll catch the el in Wilmette and take down the Red/Purple Line. So there.