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Have You Met the 'People of the CTA?'

The cultlike - but rapidly growing - Facebook group has some hilarious (and disturbing) photos of unusual riders spotted on the CTA. What's the strangest thing you've seen on the Purple Line in Evanston?

What's the strangest thing you've seen riding the Purple Line in Evanston?

Now, there's a home for your photos of unusual sightings on the CTA: the ever growing Facebook group People of the CTA.

The page, which features pictures of hilarious (or disturbing) people riding the CTA, was started by Glenview native and Glenbrook South High School alum Sean Coan.

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Coan, 30, said he started People of the CTA in April 2010. Recently, however, the page has been gaining steam, and has more than 116,000 'Likes.' Coan was even profiled in Time Out Chicago

People of CTA also has a YouTube channel and Twitter account.

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If you happen to catch something interesting on Evanston's Purple Line, you can now share it with the social media worldSubmitting an image to the site is easy.

See more photos here.

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