Today is the 30th Anniversary of the CTA Orange Line! Back when it opened on October 31st, 1993, the Orange Line was very different than previous lines. It was built on completely new tracks, paralleling existing freight right of ways. The Orange line runs from the Loop to Midway Airport, a total of about 13 miles. However, the Orange Line wasn't the only thing that changed in 1993...
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0:00 History of the orange line
1:43 The Loop
3:03 Roosevelt station
4:30 Turning onto the “new” line
5:42 Halsted Station
6:22 Looking at the L in 1992
7:37 Names of the lines pre-1993
8:05 Red-green flip
8:30 Color names become official
8:48 Back on the Orange line
11:05 Midway Station
11:56 Buses at Midway
13:39 Midway Airport
15:05 Final thoughts