stubborn-string-bones:omg i totally don’t have enough information to caption these, but here goes an
stubborn-string-bones:omg i totally don’t have enough information to caption these, but here goes anyway:1. A train on the Blue Line above ground between red lights and small Damen Interlocking signs. I think it’s come from O’Hare and is going through the Loop and then out to Forest Park. (The display thingy says Forest Park.)2. An inforgraphic called “Who pays for the CTA”Your fare doesn’t pay for the entire CTA budget. This is where the $13 billion estimated operating budget comes from.56.5% Public FundingStatutory Required Contribution $5,000,000 (0.38%)Reduced Fare Subsidy $28,000,000 (2.14%)Preventative Maintenance $48,200,000 (3.69%)Fare Agreement with State $83,000,000 (6.35%)Public Funding Available through the RTA $574,114,000 (43.95%)43.5% System-generated Revenue.Investment Income $394,000 (0.03%)Advertising, Charter and Concession $19,436,000 (1.49%)All Other Revenue $24,617,000 (1.88%)Fares and Passes $523,660,000 (40.08%)3. Reasonably unexciting interior of a train above ground going to Jefferson Park.4. Full map (published in 2013) of the Rail (‘L’) System Map, with an inset detail of the Loop.5. A train headed to O’Hare at an outdoor station that has a blue texture thingy lining the edge of the platform.6. A straightened out map of the Blue Line stops. (Forest Park, Harlem, Oak Park, Austin, Cicero, Pulaski, Kedzie-Homan, Western, Illinois Medical District, Racine, UIC-Halsted, Clinton, LaSalle, Jackson, Monroe, Washington, Clark/Lake, Grand, Chicago, Division, Damen, Western, California, Logan Square, Belmont, Addison, Irving Park, Montrose, Jefferson Park, Harlem, Cumberland, Rosemont, O’Hare)7. A train underground at Clinton station, going to O’Hare. The blue texture strip is there on the left again.eta: whoops i also meant to add http://www.transitchicago.com/ and http://www.chicago-l.org/index.htmlYOU ARE MY FAVORITE -- source link