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Saturday Night Fever
Long story short: the performance of the Red Line Saturday night during Pride Weekend was yet another example of the CTA’s inability to function correctly during major events. After riding the 151 Sheridan bus from Belmont to Adams in a relatively brisk 25 minutes, I arrived at the Jackson Red Line station around midnight to more »
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35th-Bronzeville-IIT to Roosevelt
What an adventure I had today riding the Green Line. Arrived at the station sometime after a northbound train had left the station and ended up waiting over 10 minutes for another train to arrive in typical caterpillar fashion, creeping towards the platform at an agonizing pace. The CTA Train Tracker is now displayed on more »
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The Red Line versus the Rock Island line
Anyone who’s ridden both the Red Line Dan Ryan Branch of the CTA and the Rock Island District Branch of Metra may have noticed that METRA IS FASTER. Every time I have timed the Rock Island from 35th Street to LaSalle it has taken at most 8 minutes, including time spent pulling into the station. more »