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3.5
based on 468 ratings

67% would recommend to a friend

Nora Leerhsen

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Mission “We deliver quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs and communities.”
Description The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is focused on helping you get to where you need to go. The CTA operates the second-largest public transportation system in the US. On a typical weekday, CTA passengers take about 1.6 million rides on the agency's buses and trains, which travel in and around Chicago and approximately 35 suburbs. The CTA operates a fleet of nearly 1,800 buses on 140 routes. Its rail system includes some 1,200 rail cars operating on 225 miles of track at more than 140 stations. The agency, created by the Illinois legislature in 1947, is part of the state's Regional Transportation Authority, which also oversees Metra (commuter rail system) and Pace (suburban bus system).

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