Why does everyone call that 1930s Chicago map a transit map when it's clearly a fantasy rail plan?

I keep seeing this 1930s Chicago map posted in auction listings and even on here, always labeled as the city's actual elevated rail system. But I've compared it to the 1938 CTA records and the routes shown don't match anything that existed back then, the south loop line goes straight through where the old Stockyards were, which never happened. It looks like someone's fan fiction drawn on a real street grid, and now collectors are paying $200+ for it thinking it's historical. Has anyone else come across this specific map and figured out where it actually came from?

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wright.drew25d ago

So you're really losing sleep over a piece of paper that some guy probably drew in his basement for fun? I mean, $200 for a fantasy map is steep, sure, but people pay way more for comic books about dudes in capes. The real question is why anyone would assume some random 1930s map is official just because it's old. Auction sellers slap "rare" on anything that isn't a toaster, and buyers eat it up. If the lines don't match the CTA records, then congratulations, you've spotted a fake. Now go find something that actually matters, like why your coffee's cold.