A Kimball-bound CTA Brown Line train descends down to grade level after departing Western Station on the sunny morning of November 2, 2025. Operating as an elevated route from the Loop to Western, the Brown Line lowers to ground level between Western and Rockwell Stations. It then remains at-grade through the Francisco and Kedzie stops and in to its terminus at Kimball. | Trainiac Productions

An inbound CTA Brown Line train departs from Kedzie Station in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on the morning of December 17, 2025. 2600-series car No. 3018 is leading the train and features a Green Line destination board set to Harlem Station. The Brown Line runs at-grade between Kimball and Rockwell Stations. After Rockwell, inbound trains climb a ramp to Western Station. The Brown Line then remains elevated from that point all the way into the Loop! The grade crossing shown