See Chicago from the perspective of a CTA Brown Line rail operator with our latest Ride the Rails video! http://youtube.com/@CTAConnections?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=chicago transit authority | Chicago Transit Authority

POV: You’re riding on a CTA Brown Line train and pass through Tower 18 Interlocking 🚈 Often referred to as “the busiest railroad junction in the world,” Tower 18 Interlocking is responsible for the safe passage of trains on the CTA’s Brown, Green, Orange, Pink and Purple Lines as they navigate the Loop. The tower structure seen in this video is the third version to exist here. The first was built in 1900 (as far as I can ascertain), the second in 1969, and this one in 2010. There’s an immense a

An inbound CTA Brown Line train departs from Kedzie Station in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on the morning of December 17, 2025. 2600-series car No. 3018 is leading the train and features a Green Line destination board set to Harlem Station. The Brown Line runs at-grade between Kimball and Rockwell Stations. After Rockwell, inbound trains climb a ramp to Western Station. The Brown Line then remains elevated from that point all the way into the Loop! The grade crossing shown

CTA Brown Line trains are seen crossing the North Branch of the Chicago River between Rockwell and Francisco Stations on a sunny winter morning in Chicago, Illinois. The inbound and outbound CTA trains are traveling over the at-grade portion of the Brown Line that runs (from east to west) between Rockwell and the terminus of the Brown Line at Kimball. The trains consist of a mixture of 2600-series cars and 3200-series cars. | Trainiac Productions

This view from the front of a CTA Brown Line train shows our train stopped to let an Orange Line train pass through Tower 12 Interlocking. Once it clears, we receive a favorable signal and transit the interlocking, meeting a Pink Line train in the process. It’s always an exciting experience riding through the Loop! | Trainiac Productions