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    Rate your El stop

    Your relationship with your El stop is a special one. It's the first thing you see in the morning and the last thing you see as you leave behind the vestiges of the work day. It takes you out at night and back home in the wee hours of the morning.

    Here's your chance to tell the world what it means to you.  Rate your stop based on life's most important elements, from proximity to that morning caffeine jolt or its tendency to smell a bit like pee. 

    How to...
    get your bike on the bus


    Putting your bike on the bus rack is an intimidating feat of strength and speed.  We got you covered with the basic steps to survive the ride.



    5 bitchin'...
    red line pee stops


    When you've spent all day revved up ongallons of iced coffee (or all night revved up something a little stronger), these off-the-El restrooms are just what you're looking for.


    Photo gallery: Views from the El

    From the river crossing at Merchandise Mart to an above-ground swirl through the South Loop, here are our favorite views from our favorite public transit system. Some photos are ours, some are yours, but all are iconic.