Updated 24 June 2024

Public transit

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By train

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Chicago "L" (CTA)
Lines Traveled? Clinched? Notes
Blue   Yes   Yes
Brown*   Yes   Yes
Green[a]   Yes   No Traveled from Harlem/Lake to 35th–Bronzeville–IIT
Orange*   Yes   No Traveled from 35th/Archer to the Loop (unspecified)
Pink*   Yes   Yes
Purple
(LindenHoward)
  Yes   Yes
Purple Express*
(HowardLoop)
  No   No
Red   Yes   No Traveled from Sox–35th to Howard (piecemeal)
Yellow   Yes   Yes
The Loop   Yes   Yes
*excluding Loop stations
Metra
Lines Traveled? Clinched? Notes
BNSF   Yes   Yes Traveled from Union Station to Aurora
HC   Yes   No Traveled from Union Station to Willow Springs during a special Saturday service
MD-N   No   No
MD-W   No   No
ME
(KensingtonMillennium)
  Yes   Yes
ME University Park
(University ParkKensington)
  Yes   No Traveled from Matteson to Kensington/115th Street
ME Blue Island
(Blue IslandKensington)
  No   No
ME South Chicago
(South Chicago63rd St.)
  Yes   Yes
NCS   No   No [b]
RI via main line   Yes   Yes Traveled from LaSalle Street to Joliet
RI via Beverly branch   No   No
SWS   No   No
UP-N   No   No
UP-NW[a]   No   No
UP-W   Yes   No Traveled from Geneva to Ogilvie
South Shore Line (NICTD)
Lines Traveled? Clinched? Notes
  main line   Yes   No Traveled from Hammond to Museum Campus/11th Street
West Lake Corridor not opened yet

By bus

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Pace Pulse (Pace)
Lines Traveled? Clinched? Notes
Milwaukee Line   No   No
Dempster Line   Yes   Yes

Others

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Airport Transit System (O'Hare)
Lines Traveled? Clinched? Notes
Airport Transit System   Yes   No Traveled from Terminal 2 to Multi-Modal Facility

Roads & trails

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Trails

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Chicagoland
Routes Traveled? Clinched? Notes
Bloomingdale Trail   Yes   Yes
Illinois Prairie Path (main stem)   Yes   Yes
Illinois Prairie Path (Aurora branch)   Yes   Yes
Illinois Prairie Path (Elgin branch)   No   No
Illinois Prairie Path (Batavia spur)   Yes   Yes
Illinois Prairie Path (Geneva spur)   No   No
Lakefront Trail   Yes   Yes
North Branch Trail   Yes   No Traveled from Forest Glen Avenue (near Forest Glen) to Weber Spur Trail
North Shore Channel Trail   Yes   Yes
Old Plank Road Trail   Yes   No Traveled from Joliet (Washington St) to Matteson (Matteson)
312 RiverRun   Yes   Yes
Skokie Valley Trail   Yes   No Traveled from Weber Spur Trail to Dempster–Skokie CTA station
Weber Spur Trail   Yes   No Traveled from North Branch Trail to Valley Line Trail


Notes

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  1. ^ a b The spurs/branches of this line is omitted as I have never traveled along either of them.
  2. ^ Service is infrequent (nonexistent on weekends/holidays) and is strictly centered on traditional commutes