All Aboard the Loop Tour Train
CHICAGO, IL, April 19, 2007. The Loop Tour Train, Chicago's popular tour around the historic downtown Loop neighborhood, rides the rails beginning May 5 through September 29. This free, ticketed 40-minute tour departs every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. from the Randolph and Wabash Chicago Transit Authority elevated train station.
Tickets are free and available at the Chicago Office of Tourism Visitor Information Center in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street at Michigan Avenue. Loop Tour Train tickets are available on the day of the tour only, and are issued on a first come, first served basis beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays.
The Loop Tour Train is Chicago's only free tour of the Loop aboard the elevated train or 'L'. Chicago Architecture Foundation docents present the history of the 130-year-old downtown area and 'L' system on this 40-minute tour. The train circles the Loop three times, while riders view the beauty of the facades and windows that are hidden amid the caverns of the city.
The Loop Tour Train is wheelchair accessible. Guests requiring assistance should make arrangements when obtaining tickets at the Chicago Cultural Center. All tour passengers should arrive at the 'L' station 15 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time.
Presented by the Chicago Office of Tourism, the Loop Tour Train is a partnership with the Chicago Architecture Foundation and the Chicago Transit Authority. For more information on the Loop Tour Train call, 312.744.2400 or visit www.cityofchicago.org/tourism.
For more information on Chicago events and activities, to request a Chicago travel planning kit or to book hotel rooms at special rates and weekend packages including Immersion Weekends, call toll free, 1.877.CHICAGO (1.877.244.2246) or visit www.cityofchicago.org/tourism. For those calling from outside the United States, Mexico and Canada, please call 1.312.201.8847. The TTY toll-free number for the hearing impaired is 1.866.710.0294. Chicago tourism information is also available on the Internet at www.cityofchicago.org/ExploringChicago.
Visitors to Chicago and Chicagoans planning to entertain out-of-town guests can receive additional information, including brochures and maps on Chicago's exciting events and attractions by stopping at one of the Visitor Information Centers. The centers are located at Chicago Water Works, 163 E. Pearson Street at Michigan Avenue, and the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street.
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