Editing Brown Line (CTA) (section)

== Route ==
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| caption2          = Between [[Rockwell (CTA station)|Rockwell]] and [[Western (CTA Brown Line station)|Western]] stations a ramp carries Brown Line trains from ground-level to elevated tracks.
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| caption4          = Brown and [[Orange Line (CTA)|Orange line]] trains contend for the junction at the southeast corner of the [[Chicago Loop]]. Photographed from the {{cta|Adams/Wabash}} crossover walkway on the [[Green Line (CTA)|Green]], [[Orange Line (CTA)|Orange]], Brown and [[Purple Line (CTA)|Purple line]]s.
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| caption5          = [[Chicago Transit Authority]] [[Signal tower|control tower]] 18 guides elevated [[Chicago 'L']] north and southbound [[Purple Line (CTA)|Purple]] and Brown lines intersecting with east and westbound [[Pink Line (CTA)|Pink]] and Green lines and the looping [[Orange Line (CTA)|Orange line]] above the [[Wells Street (Chicago)|Wells]] and [[Lake Street (Chicago)|Lake street]] [[intersection (road)|intersection]] in the [[The Loop (CTA)|loop]].
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The Brown Line begins on the northwest side of Chicago, at the Kimball terminal in [[Albany Park, Chicago|Albany Park]], where there is a storage yard and servicing shop for the trains to the east of the passenger station. From there, trains operate over street level tracks between Leland and Eastwood Avenues to {{cta|Rockwell}}, then ramp up to the elevated structure for the rest of the trip.

The trains on the street-level section are powered by third rail rather than overhead catenary (the technology used by most other U.S. electric-powered at-grade rail systems), a decision that exposes wayward pedestrians to the risk of electrocution. A fatal accident in 1977 involving an intoxicated man, who did not speak English and was unable to read the posted warning signage, attempted to urinate on the third rail at the {{cta|Kedzie|Brown}} station eventually resulted in an [[Illinois Supreme Court]] decision in 1992 affirming a verdict of $1.5&nbsp;million against CTA.<ref>''Lee v. Chicago Transit Authority,'' 152 Ill.2d 432, 605 N.E.2d 493 (1992).</ref>

After the {{cta|Damen|Brown}} station, the route turns south, about one-half block parallel and west of [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific/North Line|Union Pacific North]] railroad line and Ravenswood Avenue to a point south of the {{cta|Addison|Brown}} station. Here the route turns east again and runs parallel to Roscoe Street past Sheffield Avenue where it once again turns south at [[Clark (CTA station)|Clark Junction]] to join the four-track North Side elevated line in [[Lakeview, Chicago|Lakeview]]. From just north of Belmont station south to {{cta|Armitage}}, Brown and [[Red Line (CTA)|Red Line]] trains operate side by side, with [[Purple Line (CTA)|Purple Line Express]] trains sharing the tracks with the Brown Line during weekday rush hours. Brown and Purple Line trains run on the outermost tracks serving five stops, while Red Line trains run on the innermost tracks making only two stops.

South of the Armitage station, Brown and Purple Line trains continue southward towards the [[Chicago Loop]] on elevated tracks which [[zigzag]]s its way through the neighborhoods of [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]] and [[Near North Side, Chicago|Near North Side]] stopping at [[Sedgwick (CTA station)|Sedgwick]] and {{cta|Chicago|Brown}}. Running over Franklin, then Wells Street, a stop is made at the {{cta|Merchandise Mart}} before crossing the [[Chicago River]] on the upper level of the [[Wells Street Bridge (Chicago)|Wells Street Bridge]] before joining the Loop Elevated at [[Lake Street (Chicago)|Lake Street]]. Operating counter-clockwise, Brown Line trains operate around the Loop on the Outer track via Wells-Van Buren-Wabash-Lake, serving all Loop stations, before the return trip back north to the Kimball terminal.

There are three sections of the Brown Line which includes the [[Ravenswood Branch]] that connects from Kimball Avenue station to Belmont Avenue station; merging from the Purple Line Express. Another is the [[North Side Main Line (CTA)|North Side Main Line]] which connects from Belmont Avenue station to the Merchandise Mart before entering the Loop. The Brown Line enters the loop going counter-clockwise from {{cta|Washington/Wells}} to {{cta|Clark/Lake}} and then exits the loop, heading towards the Kimball Avenue station.