The Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT) was a privately-owned firm providing rapid transit rail service in Chicago, Illinois and several adjacent communities between the years 1924 and 1947. The CRT is one of the predecessors of the Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago's present mass transit operator. Metro and Subway redirect here. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Quincy L Station serving the Brown Line, Purple Line and Orange Line The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), founded on October 1, 1947, provides bus and rail mass transit services to the citizens of Chicago and several of the citys inner suburbs. ... In the United States of America, transit describes local area common carrier passenger transportation configured to provide scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis. ...

The CRT was an amalgamation of several elevated railroad operators, each of which operated service in a particular section of the city. These predecessors include:

• Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Co. (formed 1892),
• Lake Street Elevated Railroad Co. (formed 1893),
• Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Co. (formed 1895),
• Northwestern Elevated Railroad Co. (formed 1900).

The CRT network was entirely at or above grade level until the 1943 opening of the State Street subway, now part of CTA's Red Line. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Red Line is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago L system. ...

Following World War II and the continuing financial malaise of the privately owned bus, streetcar and elevated/subway operators, both the city government of Chicago and the Illinois legislature favored consolidating the three separate systems into a single, public-owned authority. The assets and operations of the CRT were assumed by the newly-established Chicago Transit Authority on October 1, 1947. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...