Chicago's Pride Month celebrations are legendary, spreading L GBTQ+ culture, history and community at the best gay bars , the top drag brunches and, of course, the annual Pride Parade. (This year's parade festivities kick off on Sunday, June 29 at 11:00 a.m. with "United in Pride" as the 2025 theme.)

But a far more everyday way of honoring the historic legacy and continuing vibrancy of Chicago's queer and trans communities is by simply hopping on a CTA train—yes, the annual eight-car, rainbow-hued Pride Train is back on the city's Red Line tracks during the whole month of June, this time sporting a snazzy new design.

Expect to see multi-hued vertical waving bars on the train’s cars, with the words “Ride with pride!” emblazoned on the sides. Bookending each train, black and brown

See Full Page