Talk:Chicago "L"
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Chicago "L" or 'L'?
I see both "Chicago "L"" and "Chicago 'L'" used across the web and was wondering which one was the right way to punctuate it (with quotes or apostrophes). I noticed that the Chicago Transit Authority uses "Chicago 'L'" on its website. Here's a quote from their site: "CTA's train system is known as the 'L' (a now-official name originally short for "elevated")" [1]https://www.transitchicago.com/howto/riding-the-train/
I apologize if my grammar or formatting, etc. was bad or if this topic was poorly written. I was in a hurry, and am relatively new to editing on Wikipedia. 68.150.108.209 (talk) 16:39, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
- Whether to use single or double quotes was discussed previously. Since use in sources is mixed, standard double quotes was preferred. That said, they really aren't quote marks originally, but two apostrophes indicating the elision of letters, so I would not object to moving it back to single apostrophes. oknazevad (talk) 17:14, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
Map update
Purple line express trains stop at Wilson since it reopened in 2017. See https://www.transitchicago.com/station/wils/ DavidSSabb (talk) 18:41, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
- You're probably better off asking at the map image's page on commons, or even posting on the talk page of the person who last updated it there. That tends to work faster, as they already have the file and the ability to update it. oknazevad (talk) 20:04, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
World's Fair
The article states, "demonstrated in 1890 on the 'intramural railway' at the World Fair that had been held in Chicago." I cannot find any information on an 1890 world's fair in Chicago. PlaysInPeoria (talk) 15:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Sioux City
I understand that Chicago's system was modeled on the Sioux City Elevated Railway which was the third steam-powered elevated in the world. In 1892, it was changed to electric power and became the first electric-powered elevated railway in the world. Construction began in April 1890, and the line opened for business April 16, 1891. I am trying to resolve this history with that of the Chicago "L." PlaysInPeoria (talk) 15:16, 16 September 2024 (UTC)