Calcagno Maps Co.

Inspired by the 1938 Henry Beck Transport for London Central London Underground map and applied design to the full Sacramento Regional Transit light rail system.

Looking for reviewers & contributors — operators, maintainers, historians, anyone who knows the system inside out.
Cover photo contest coming soon! DM if interested. 3/3
#tracksofthechicagol #ChicagoL

More than a map — it’s a deep dive into Chicago’s elevated & subway lines: every yard, junction, interlocking, and railfan hotspot. 2/3
#CTA #ChicagoTransit #railfan #bookproject

I’m excited to announce Tracks of the Chicago L — the first full track-level diagram book of the entire @chicagocta.bsky.social ‘L’. Inspired by Peter Dougherty’s Tracks of the NYC Subway (nyctrackbook.com). 1/3

#tracksofthechicagol #calcagnomaps #CTA #ChicagoL #maps

How this token ended up on the property of a transit-loving map designer and upcoming book author is a mystery.

Ever find something completely random that made you go “What the…?!?! 3/3 @mta.info

It was crusty and rusted, but the bullseye design was clear - faintly reading “NYC Transit Authority.”

Disclaimer: I own a small collection of NYC tokens, all accounted for and stored safely. This one is not from my collection. 2/3

Mowing my yard, I spotted a rusty piece of metal. I always remove anything that could smash a window… and dug up a NYC Transit Authority “Bullseye” token from 1986 - in California, 3,000 miles from NYC. 1/3

WMATA style map

Vignelli style map

1967 Chrystie St style

1951 Hagstrom-Maxwell Roberts-inspired style map

LA Metro just pushed the A Line out to Pomona North with 4 new stations

To celebrate, I dropped:

-3 updated maps in the style of Vignelli, WMATA, and 1967 Chrystie St

-1 brand new LA map in a 1951 NYC Hagstrom / Maxwell Roberts style

Fresh extension, fresh maps. What do you think?

👻 BART map just got spooky. Haunted stations and ghostly lines, inspired by Bay Area locals on Reddit. The ultimate Halloween t-shirt! Get yours now: calcagnomaps.etsy.com

The T map… but terrifying. 🕸️ Creepy stations and haunted lines, with punny ideas straight from Bostonians on Reddit. Now on a Halloween t-shirt. Get yours now: calcagnomaps.etsy.com

Chicagoans, your ‘L’ is haunted. 👻 Ghostly stations and creepy lines dreamed up by Chicagoans on Reddit. Wear it on a Halloween t-shirt. Get yours now: calcagnomaps.etsy.com

Phoenicians, beware! 🌵👻 Valley Metro is haunted with spooky lines and ghostly stations — thanks to locals on Reddit. Now on a Halloween t-shirt. Get yours now: calcagnomaps.etsy.com

Sacramentans, your SacRT just got spooky. 👻 Haunted stations and ghostly lines brought to life with help from locals on Reddit. Halloween t-shirt ready. Get yours now: calcagnomaps.etsy.com

Thanks. I was attempting to see if this looks good. The stroke on the map is 18 point so I divided among the 4 strokes on the SW loop and 5 strokes on the NE loop. (20x30 print). I’m not sure if one can view these colors clearly thou’

I may try with black loop 🤔

Sacramento Reddit came in hauntingly strong 👻🚊 — creepy line & station names that make this Haunted SacRT map unforgettable. Poster prints ready! 🦇🎃 calcagnomaps.etsy.com

Bay Area Redditors = spooky brilliance 🌁💀. Their creepy names made this Haunted BART map a nightmare in the best way. Poster prints now available! 🕷️🌑 calcagnomaps.etsy.com

Boston, you spooky geniuses 🎃👻 — your creepy station & line name ideas brought this Haunted MBTA map to life. Big thanks to Boston Redditors for the scares. Poster print now up! 🕸️🦇 calcagnomaps.etsy.com

Chicagoans, your twisted station & line names from Reddit made this Haunted CTA map legendary 🪦🚇. Creepy, clever, and so Chicago. Poster prints available now! 🕷️🌑 calcagnomaps.etsy.com

PHX locals really outdid themselves 😱🕸️ — thanks to Reddit for conjuring up these spooky names for the Haunted Valley Metro map. Poster prints now live! 🌵💀 calcagnomaps.etsy.com

…Red and Blue are separate subway lines, and Skokie doesn’t go down there. The other colors (gray) represent Loop service.

My next project, I will figure out full color lines, if that doesn’t work for the loop, I’d go with Loop inset.

Enjoy! (2/2)

Today’s (2025) Chicago transit lines, reimagined through a 1930s lens. Simple, elegant, retro.

Where’s the Brown, Orange, Pink, Green, and Purple lines? Remember: I’m recreating a 1930 map, where lines had division names/colors. (1/2)

I have old-style CTA Rollsign t-shirts on my shop but if you dig DIGITAL rollsigns, head to: wayfinddesigns.com who carry cool designs tees! 😊

🚇 Classic CTA Rollsign Tees drop 🚇

All 8 lines (yes, both Green branches too 😉😊) with their final rollsigns before LEDs.

👕 5 shirt colors each line.

Which line’s yours, Chicago?

#Chicago #CTA #LTrain #TransitHistory #GraphicTees

👕 CHICAGO TRANSIT TEES 👕

Old-school CTA roll signs, long before electronics.

Red Line: Howard ↔ 95th/Dan Ryan
Blue Line: O’Hare ↔ Forest Park
Orange Line: Midway ↔ Loop

First-ever tee drop — more lines & cities coming soon!

Shop: calcagnomaps.com

Central Park North (110 St) is now 110 St – Malcolm X Plaza on the 2 & 3 lines in Harlem.
7 maps updated. More coming…

#NYCSubway #SubwayMap #MapUpdate #MalcolmXPlaza #NYCTransit #NYCT #Cartography #TransitMap #ILoveNY #Manhattan #MTA #Harlem #StationUpdate #centralpark

As promised:

NYC subway reimagined in the style of the 1968 Irving Trust Co. map—now with modern trunk line colors.
Vintage layout meets 2025 service.

1st map: 2025, 2nd map: Original 1968 map

#NYCSubway #TransitDesign #newyork #MapRecreation #calcagnomaps

Thank you 😊

Introducing the complete CTA “L” Station Symbol Poster.

Every station. Every line. Alphabetized.

Designed with clarity and style in mind, this print brings Chicago’s iconic “L” system to life in a clean, organized layout.

Available now at www.etsy.com/listing/4340...