Submitted by Scott (among others), who says: CTA updated their iconic ‘L’ diagram earlier this year, and now that the temporary station outages for the Red-Purple Modernization project have been completed, figured this would be a great time to get your thoughts since the new version is a pretty dramatic departure from the previous iterations. Transit Maps says: Well, this one has sat in my queue for way too long – sorry for the delay […]
Submitted by Justin, who says: Hi, I’m a big fan of this blog! I’ve been working on a fantasy diagram for the Honolulu rapid transit system, Skyline, and wanted to submit it for you to review. As of this year, the system has one line that runs from East Kapolei (Kualakaʻi Station) to Kalihi (Kahauiki Station), with plans to extend it into downtown Honolulu. The current maps are fine, but obviously mapping it is pretty […]
Submitted by Jasper, who says: This is a map I designed of the The New York City Elevated System, a proposed automated-rapid-transit system for the five boroughs, to be owned and operated by the City of New York. The 88-mile, 72 station network would run above the city’s major streets and freeways, connecting with 26 subway routes, LIRR and Metro-North commuter railroads, PATH train, a revised LaGuardia AirTrain, and over 120 city buses. The system […]
Another great map from the New York Public Library archives. What was there before the advent of the subway? Familiar routes, perhaps, but above-grade rather than underground. As the legend says, “Except as noted, all lines are on iron viaducts over public streets.” nyplmaps: Manhattan railway company track map of elevated lines in Manhattan & the Bronx 1893-1903 The Electric Railroader’s Association’s 54 x 41 cm hand drawn map shows the various elevated railroad lines and […]
Courtesy of the always amazing Big Map Blog (you really should follow them on Twitter), here’s an incredible birds-eye view of Chicago and its elevated railways from 1908. More than anything, I love the minute attention to detail on this – smoke curls from factory chimneys, almost every tree in the city’s parks seems to be present. Of particular note is the spur line out to Union Stock Yards, the self-proclaimed “butchery capital of the […]
