CTA’s Pink Line began service on June 25, 2006, providing customers with increased and faster service and more connections to downtown. Over the past decade, the Pink Line has provided about 100 million rides on the West Side and continues to be an important part of CTA’s ‘L’ system. The Pink Line received its name following a “Name the Line” contest held by the Chicago Transit Board, which asked Chicago-area students to write an essay recommending a color for the CTA’s newest rail line and explain the importance of transit service to their community. More than 500 entries were submitted by students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The winning entry, written by then-7th grader Eleni Vrettos, was announced in March 2006. This video was created in 2006 as part of a celebration of the grand opening of CTA’s newest rail line.
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