8 trains, 2 buses, and 2 planes

I went to Chicago on Friday October 3, 2014. I returned from Chicago on Friday October 3, 2014.

My trip:

• Walk to Green Line Westgate Station

• Catch train to Downtown East

• Transfer to Blue Line Station

• Alight at MSP Terminal 1 station

• Catch the Tram connecting the LRT to the terminal

• Wait on a very long security line

• Get on flight

• Alight plane

• Exit Midway Airport to catch Orange Line train

• Purchase a Ventra Card

• Transfer at Harold Washington Library to Blue Line at Jackson Street

• Alight at UIC Halsted

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Return

• Catch Number 8 Bus. Standing Room Only, a far cry from Metro Transit

• Alight at Orange Line Halsted Station

• Take train to Midway Airport

• Go through a short security line

• Discover flight is delayed (net about 1 hour), due in part to the Traffic Control fire last week.

• Alight in Minneapolis

• Catch Tram to LRT station

• Take Blue Line to Franklin Avenue Station

• Catch a Perfectly Timed Transfer to the Number 67 Bus

• Alight at Seymour Street.