 
 let grandMilwaukeeIdentifier = 30096
 
+typealias JSONObject = [String: AnyObject]
+
 struct CTAData {
 
-    static func allStopDictionaries() -> [[String: AnyObject]] {
+    static func allStopDictionaries() -> [JSONObject] {
         guard let
             path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("CTA_stations", ofType: "json"),
             data = NSData(contentsOfFile: path) else {

        
        do {
            let jsonObject = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: [])
            guard let jsonArray = jsonObject as? [[String: AnyObject]] else {
                XCTFail("JSON in unexpected format")
                return []
            }

        VOKCoreDataManager.sharedInstance().setResource("CoreDataModel", database: nil)
    }

    func exampleBlueLineStopDictionary() -> JSONObject {
        return [
            "STOP_ID":grandMilwaukeeIdentifier,
            "DIRECTION_ID":"S",
