CHICAGO -- Daniel Buwalda and a group of friends arrived at the Linden Purple Line station before dawn on a cold, snow-covered February morning.
Armed with snacks and maps, they were setting out on a quest to join an elite group of CTA riders who visit every “L” station in record time. Months of talk and weeks of pouring over timetables and dividing up tasks had gone into this moment.
It would not be a simple journey. Even all their planning could not prepare the group for the hurdles CTA would throw their way: Delays on the Green Line. Track construction on the Blue Line.
