Sunday, February 19, 2012

Christine and Stephanie's CTA Extravaganza: Part One

The Mission:
To visit every station on every train line on the CTA, in the shortest amount of time possible. To make it clear, there are 8 separate lines and 137 stations. And we are going to do it ALL.

The Plan:
We'll pack a lunch and snacks and books and ride the train ALL day. We'll be taking pictures at each station to prove our visit, as long as the camera holds out.
1. Bus 15 to the 47th Street Station
2. Red Line south to 95th Street Station
3. Red Line north to Garfield Red Line Station
4. Bus 55 east to Garfield Green Line Station
5. Green Line south to Cottage Grove Station
6. Green Line north to Garfield Green Line Station
7. Green Line south to Ashland/63rd Station
8. Green Line north to Roosevelt Station
9. Red Line north to Howard Station
10. Purple Line north to Linden, and back to Howard Station
11. Yellow Line north to Skokie, and back to Howard Station
12. Red Line south to Belmont Station
13. Brown Line north to Kimball Station
14. Brown Line south to the Library Station
15. Orange Line west to Midway Station
16. Orange Line east to Roosevelt Station
17. Green Line west to Harlem/Lake Station
18. Green Line east to Clinton Station
19. Pink Line west to 54th/Cermak Station
20. Pink Line east to Library- walk to Blue Line
21. Blue Line north to O'Hare Station
22. Blue Line south/west to Forest Park Station
23. Blue Line east to Jackson Street Station
24. Bus 15 to Hyde Park and HOME :)

If you care to check our plan yourself, here is the link to the CTA Rail Map.

The Predictions:
Stephanie: 10 hours and 22 minutes...
Christine: 9 hours and 30 minutes...

The Outcome:
Check in for part two.

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