CTA Ride the Rails: Red Line to Howard in Real Time

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2014
  • 2019 update version is now available!
    Ride the Rails in Real-time: • CTA's Ride the Rails: ...
    Ride the Rails in Time-lapse: • CTA's Ride the Rails: ...
    The CTA has more than 224 miles of railroad tracks across Chicago and surrounding suburbs, serving the agency's eight rail lines. In an average weekday, there are about 2,200 train trips making stops at the system's 145 rail stations. For more than 100 years, the 'L' has offered a unique perspective of Chicago.
    In the first-ever documentation of its kind, the CTA has created a real-time ride along the length of each rail line. Shot in HD, you can now experience the 'L' like never before from the vantage point of the rail operator. You can even transfer between lines.
    Hop aboard, and enjoy the ride.
    For route diagram and guide please visit www.transitchicago.com/redline/
    Station List
    ---------------
    95th (beginning of the line)
    87th ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    79th ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    69th ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    63rd ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Garfield ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    47th ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Sox-35th ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Cermak-Chinatown ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Roosevelt ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Harrison ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Jackson ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Monroe ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Lake ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Grand ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Chicago ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Clark/Division ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    North/Clybourn ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Fullerton ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Belmont ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Addison ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Sheridan ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Wilson ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Lawrence ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Argyle ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Berwyn ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Bryn Mawr ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Thorndale ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Granville ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Loyola ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Morse ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Jarvis ( • CTA Ride the Rails: Re... )
    Howard (end of the line)

КОМЕНТАРІ • 450

  • @dpbl9931
    @dpbl9931 5 років тому +50

    The red line: varied, modern stations and especially clean!!! Chicago is much nicer than NYC! Dear inhabitants, you can rightly be proud of your city! Greetings from Bavaria (Germany)!

    • @rabidwolf
      @rabidwolf 2 роки тому +4

      Sorry to disappoint but no it's not clean or safe. I live here all my life and take this disgusting train everyday going to and from work. Why do you think it's from the operators view and not the riders? It's a moving homeless shelter on rails filled with people harassing you for EVERYTHING. Rape, murder, robbery, and assaults are everyday occurrences and cta does nothing. Human feces smeared over train cars and bed bugs from homeless that are so bad I've seen them crawling all over a guy as he slept. It's disgusting

    • @Copilotdave
      @Copilotdave 2 роки тому

      @@rabidwolf I lived northwest along the blue line Cumberland stop and even there people were shitting in trains and peeing, never saw anything to bad but a lot of gross stuff, I was told not to go on the red line
      Btw: Prost herr DP BL

    • @bernardtheaubreycoxandcoolgame
      @bernardtheaubreycoxandcoolgame 2 роки тому +3

      Thank you for appreciating our city. 😁👍

    • @montyb10009
      @montyb10009 2 роки тому

      As a New Yorker, I will say our system way is better than Chicago's. I like Chicago as a city though.

    • @DavisM0023
      @DavisM0023 2 роки тому +2

      @@montyb10009 no your system isn’t.

  • @MythicalTransit
    @MythicalTransit 5 років тому +26

    Chicago is very clean, that's my home town

    • @kyle4246
      @kyle4246 3 роки тому +2

      Your lucky to live there I live in California but we have family in Illinois and we always come down to Chicago it’s awesome

    • @MythicalTransit
      @MythicalTransit 3 роки тому +1

      @@kyle4246 I dont live there anymore. I live in Houston

    • @kyle4246
      @kyle4246 3 роки тому +1

      @@MythicalTransit wow an another amazing city, which one do you like better

    • @MythicalTransit
      @MythicalTransit 3 роки тому +2

      @@kyle4246 Chicago

    • @kyle4246
      @kyle4246 3 роки тому +2

      @@MythicalTransit good answer

  • @ericl1608
    @ericl1608 8 років тому +23

    In 1980s, I took "L" Dan Ryan (now red line) on way to my school and got off at Adams St. station everyday. I have noticed something is different now; projects are gone, the trains no longer go to and stop at Adams, Madison, Randolph stations in downtown, then west side to Oak Park...Oh well, I live in Minnesota, and already miss my hometown Chicago. Anyway, I enjoy the ride again while I watch the video. :)

    • @ladiiblue2u634
      @ladiiblue2u634 8 років тому +1

      It does look strange without the projects

    • @pomerlain8924
      @pomerlain8924 4 роки тому +1

      In 1993, they CTA did a realignment with the Green and Red Lines. The Red Line, originally the 95th/Lake line, was realigned after Cermak/Chinatown, to go through the subway and north all the way to Howard. The Green Line, originally the East 63rd/Howard or Ashland/Howard line was realigned to continue elevated over the Loop after 35th/Bronzeville and then continue west along Lake. This finally gave the CTA a direct South to North line in the Red Line.

  • @gregorylatiak3333
    @gregorylatiak3333 5 років тому +20

    Been a long time since I rode this line. Happy to see that the CTA appears healthy and not being allowed to fall apart like some other major metros. Always loved Chicago, where I grew up. Sad that I cannot go home.

  • @JeromeAHorne
    @JeromeAHorne 9 років тому +133

    Thank you CTA for putting up these awesome videos in real time! Other transit agencies should take note and make videos like this of their rail lines.

    • @idkGBT
      @idkGBT 7 років тому +2

      why

    • @cindyfleming6023
      @cindyfleming6023 7 років тому

      Jerome Horne
      pu

    • @docfrazier99
      @docfrazier99 6 років тому +5

      why not!

    • @HungryGuyStories
      @HungryGuyStories 6 років тому +10

      Because most of us watching these videos are train buffs. That's why!

    • @jreid2171
      @jreid2171 6 років тому +6

      Kinda late but just seeing this for the first time and I absolutely agree with you love this city!

  • @leereeder2293
    @leereeder2293 Рік тому +5

    Rode every CTA line anywhere when I needed it and I appreciate the people that were the drivers for these L lines.

  • @axysdnyd
    @axysdnyd 6 років тому +16

    I absolutely LOVE Chicago and the CTA "L". No other city has such a unique transit system that gives such awesome perspectives of the city. I lived in Chicago for 3 years and rode the "L" daily, never got old. I really miss Chicago

    • @axysdnyd
      @axysdnyd 6 років тому +5

      Rywee M I never had any problems when I was in Chicago. I knew what areas to stay away from, so I never had to worry about it. I heard a few gunshots a few times but I was never worried. The media blows things way out of proportion, and we should all know that by now.

    • @TheRealLaughingGravy
      @TheRealLaughingGravy 6 років тому +7

      Rywee M - My mom lived in Chicago all her life, never a victim of crime. But on her first trip to London, some guy snatched her purse and ran while she waited for a train. Crime happens everywhere.

    • @plumeria66
      @plumeria66 5 років тому +1

      I miss Chicago too. Best city in America. Great skyscrapers. Jazz.

    • @dasheffield5596
      @dasheffield5596 5 років тому

      Matt B New York City have the best...🤗

    • @carmenvasquez9421
      @carmenvasquez9421 5 років тому +4

      I take the train to school every morning in Philadelphia and I can see the city skyline from the train near my neighborhood which is about 10 miles away.

  • @brianfisher6605
    @brianfisher6605 3 роки тому +7

    I am a Canadian living in Northern Saskatchewan Canada. I was only in Chicago in February of 2013. I spoke to quite a few people in Chicago, as we had passed through on the train to Florida from Minot, North Dakota. So many people love the city of Chicago. It was neat to see the video. We only have 10 people in our hamlet. I love the trains. They were featured in the Fugitive movie as well.

  • @ladiiblue2u634
    @ladiiblue2u634 8 років тому +19

    I live in Arkansas now I really miss Chicago I was watching this with my son I'm going bring him up there and let him experience it for himself

  • @lv16jismij
    @lv16jismij 2 роки тому +4

    What a great memories while in college time, I rode this red line train from Harrison to Howard for five years from 2013 to 18... and one time went to Chinatown for some K-Pop Ambassador Business and I had to drop out by class... what a great memories it was.

  • @jaywad8876
    @jaywad8876 5 років тому +34

    CTA Red Line
    The "Howard" sign (or neon) sign _Going Northbound_ :
    _doors closing_
    #1 This is a Red Line train _to Downtown_ and _Howard_ .
    #2 Instruction I- smoking, littering and eating are prohibited on CTA vehicles. (Original instruction "smoking, littering and playing radios or loud devices is prohibited." )
    #3 Instruction II- soliciting and gambling are prohibited on CTA vehicles. (Original instruction "soliciting on CTA trains is prohibited. Violators will be arrested." )
    #4 Instruction III- Priority seating is intended for the elderly and passengers with disabilities. Your cooperation is requested.
    #5 Instruction IV- standing passengers, please do not lean against the doors.
    #6 Instruction V- Please familiarize yourself with the train communication and evacuation procedures posted in each car.
    #7 Instruction VI- Your safety is important. If you observe unattended packages, vandalism or suspicious activity, inform CTA personnel immediately.
    #8 Instruction VII- Please be considerate when talking on your phone or listening to electronic devices so as not to disturb other customers.
    #9 Instruction VIII- Please keep your belongings off the seat next to you so others may sit down.
    #10 Welcome aboard Red Line _run_ 000
    #11 Eighty-seventh _or_ "87th" is next.
    #1a _In the direction of travel_ doors open on the left _at Eighty-seventh_ .
    #12 This is *87th* (originally named "87/State" ) . ♿
    #13 Seventy-ninth _or_ "79th" is next.
    #1b _Doors open on the left_ at Seventy-ninth.
    #14 This is *79th* (originally named "79/State" ) . ♿
    #15 Sixty-ninth _or_ "69th" is next.
    #2a _Doors open on the left_ at Sixty-ninth.
    #16 This is *69th* (originally named "69/State" ) . ♿
    #17 Sixty-third _or_ "63rd" is next.
    #2b _Doors open on the left_ at Sixty-third.
    #18 This is *63rd* (originally named "63/Wentworth" ) . ♿
    #19 _Garfield_ is next.
    #3a _Doors open on the left_ at Garfield.
    #20 This is *Garfield* ♿.
    #21 Forty-seventh _or_ "47th" is next.
    #3b _Doors open on the left_ at Forty-seventh.
    #22 This is *47th* (originally named "47/Wentworth" ) . ♿
    #23 Sox Thirty-fifth or "Sox-35th" is next.
    #4a _Doors open on the left_ at Sox Thirty-fifth.
    #24 This is *Sox-35th* and '33rd'. ♿
    #25 _Cermak-Chinatown_ is next.
    #4b _Doors open on the left_ at Cermak-Chinatown.
    #26 This is *Cermak-Chinatown* and 'Archer'. ♿
    _Entering the subway_
    #27 _Roosevelt_ is next.
    #5a _Doors open on the left_ at Roosevelt.
    #28 Transfer to *Green* and *Orange Line* trains _at Roosevelt_ .
    #29 This is *Roosevelt* . ♿
    #30 Thank you for riding the CTA *Red Line* !
    #31 _Harrison_ is next.
    #5b _Doors open on the left_ at Harrison.
    #32 This is *Harrison* .
    The "Downtown" (or the Loop) area:
    #33 _Jackson_ is next.
    #6a _Doors open on the left_ at Jackson.
    #34 Transfer to *Blue Purple (if announced) Orange Brown* and *Pink Line* trains _at Jackson_ .
    #35 This is *Jackson* . ♿
    #36 This is a Red Line train _to Howard_ .
    #37 _Monroe_ is next.
    #6b _Doors open on the left_ at Monroe.
    #38 This is *Monroe* .
    #39 _Lake_ is next.
    #7a _Doors open on the left_ at Lake.
    #40 Transfer to *Orange Green Pink Purple (if announced) Brown* and *Blue Line* trains at Lake.
    #41 This is *Lake* . ♿
    _Going northbound and northwest_
    #42 _Grand/State_ (original announcing as "Grand" ) is next.
    #7b _Doors open on the right_ at Grand/State.
    #43 This is *Grand* or "Grand/State". ♿
    #44 _Chicago/State_ (original announcing as "Chicago" ) is next.
    #7a Doors open on the right at Chicago/State.
    #45 This is *Chicago* or "Chicago/State". ♿
    #46 _Clark/Division_ is next.
    #7b _Doors open on the left at Clark/Division_ .
    #47 This is *Clark/Division* and 'LaSalle'. ♿
    #48 _North/Clybourn_ is next.
    #8a _Doors open on the right_ at North/Clybourn.
    #49 This is *North/Clybourn* .
    _Leaving the subway_
    #50 _Fullerton_ is next.
    #8b _Doors open on the right_ at Fullerton.
    #51 Transfer to *Purple (if announced)* and *Brown Line* trains _at Fullerton_ .
    #52 This is *Fullerton* . ♿
    #53 _Belmont_ is next.
    #9a _Doors open on the right_ at Belmont.
    #54 Transfer to *Purple (if announced)* and *Brown Line* trains _at Belmont_ .
    #55 This is *Belmont* . ♿
    _The "Howard" Branch_ :
    #56 _Addison_ is next.
    #9b _Doors open on the left_ at Addison.
    #57 This is *Addison* . ♿ (Wrigley Field _home of the Chicago Cubs_ )
    #58 _Sheridan_ is next.
    #10a _Doors open on the right_ at Sheridan.
    #59 This is *Sheridan* .
    #60 _Wilson_ (Now as a Purple Line transfer and an accessible station _remodeled and completed_ *last year* in 2017) is next.
    #10b _Doors open on the left_ at Wilson (now, doors are being opened on the right) .
    #61 This is *Wilson* (Truman College) and 'Sunnyside'.
    #62 _Lawrence_ is next.
    #11a _Doors open on the left_ at Lawrence.
    #63 This is *Lawrence* .
    #64 _Argyle_ is next.
    #11b _Doors open on the left_ at Argyle.
    #65 This is *Argyle* .
    #66 _Berwyn_ is next.
    #12a _Doors open on the left_ at Berwyn.
    #67 This is *Berwyn* .
    #68 _Bryn Mawr_ is next.
    #12b _Doors open on the left_ at Bryn Mawr.
    #69 This is *Bryn Mawr* .
    #70 _Thorndale_ is next.
    #13a _Doors open on the left_ at Thorndale.
    #71 This is *Thorndale* .
    #72 _Granville_ is next.
    #13b _Doors open on the left_ at Granville.
    #73 This is *Granville* . ♿
    #74 _Loyola_ is next.
    #14a _Doors open on the left_ at Loyola.
    #75 This is *Loyola* . ♿ (Loyola University of Chicago)
    #76 _Morse_ is next.
    #14b _Doors open on the left_ at Morse.
    #77 This is *Morse* and 'Lunt'.
    #78 _Jarvis_ is next.
    #15a _Doors open on the left_ at Jarvis.
    #79 This is *Jarvis* .
    #80 _Howard_ is next.
    #81 Transfer to *Yellow* and *Purple Line (if announced)* trains _at Howard_ .
    #82 This is *Howard* _as far as this train goes_ . ♿
    #83 All passengers must leave the train.

    • @khristianwilliams9933
      @khristianwilliams9933 4 роки тому +4

      I thank you

    • @jaywad8876
      @jaywad8876 4 роки тому +3

      @@khristianwilliams9933 👍

    • @quincexl1279
      @quincexl1279 4 роки тому +8

      You forgot one extra instruction: "Your attention please. Your Ventra card may be expiring soon. Register your Ventra card online, and you'll receive a new card in the mail for free, prior to expiration. Learn more at ventrachicago.com".

    • @nelsondzmiller4637
      @nelsondzmiller4637 4 роки тому +1

      @@quincexl1279 Ventra sounds new? What is that card? In case I move back

    • @nelsondzmiller4637
      @nelsondzmiller4637 4 роки тому +1

      You are totally on point

  • @timaltic230
    @timaltic230 7 років тому +5

    Brings back so many memories. I lived in Chicago during a summer in the mid 80's and used to spend many Sundays just riding the trains.

  • @DerekDtj
    @DerekDtj 4 роки тому +6

    Wow, what an incredible presentation. I keep finding myself grabbing the arms of my chair when we go around the sharp curves with NO safety margin except the street below!! Again, all of you should be congratulated for the making of this totally unique view of your "toddling town." In closing, Go Cubbies!!!

    • @severnsea
      @severnsea 8 місяців тому +1

      It's great to watch on a large TV. sort of relaxing in a way. I'm from the UK so we don't have much like this, so it's a fascinating view of the city and it's suburbs. I know what you see is limited to the view from the track but very interesting. Looks like a very clean city too.

  • @howlandowlle7953
    @howlandowlle7953 8 років тому +9

    Maybe not the most interesting of the "Ride the Rails" videos, but probably the longest and straightest. The first part is the best study of the vanishing point one could ever hope for. So its easy to stare at and lose yourself in the moment. And a nice long piece to have playing on the second monitor while one is doing work on the first one. Thanks, C.T.A.

    • @mbroadnax1
      @mbroadnax1 7 років тому +1

      Agreed...the Brown line is much more interesting. Pink and Orange aren't too bad either

  • @ThatcherChannel
    @ThatcherChannel 6 років тому +9

    I love the braking and acceleration sound the new 5000 series makes. Almost etheral the way it echoes in the subway segments.

  • @robadams8057
    @robadams8057 6 років тому +6

    This reminds me of when I used to take the Red Line from 95th Street to Roosevelt. From there I took either the Purple or Brown Line (whichever came first) to Diversey, and then I'd walk to Clark Street. Tough commute when it was cold.

  • @damonboundsthetrainloverof3071

    It’s been a long time since I seen this video I was 10 years old when this video came out and it’s 2022 time flies I love the part when the cta red line goes underground the subway is the best part of riding the red line

  • @Blueocean800
    @Blueocean800 Рік тому +2

    The red line is my favorite. I watch it every day, and I still really like it. Thank you CTA for this beautiful video. Kind regards from the Netherlands.👍

  • @MPIEMDRailfan4
    @MPIEMDRailfan4 9 років тому +81

    The State Street Subway continuous platform is the longest in the United Stated; it stretches from Lake to Jackson, more than 3 city blocks.

    • @klewis511
      @klewis511 9 років тому +1

      I've always wondered, are people allowed to walk the entire length of that platform, or only within the areas where the stops are?

    • @MPIEMDRailfan4
      @MPIEMDRailfan4 9 років тому +17

      Kriston Lewis People can walk from Lake to Jackson if they want!! Yes they can walk the entire length of the platform.

    • @QuarioQuario54321
      @QuarioQuario54321 7 років тому +8

      MPIEMDRailfan In between, they should probably have a sign saying "This is not a station"

    • @ArtanKatana
      @ArtanKatana 7 років тому +1

      Funny, I was there a few weeks ago and was thinking that the platform was huge. I didn't know it was that big however...

    • @OnkelJajusBahn
      @OnkelJajusBahn 6 років тому +1

      It's amazing, but why did they build it in the first place?

  • @granskare
    @granskare 7 років тому +33

    when I was a kid in th 1940s, the fare for me was .04 cents :) and the cars were very old, no like the stuff of today no red or green line but my days are over now :)

  • @27273100
    @27273100 3 роки тому +3

    It sure brings out the rail fans in many people. I like this, it's cool.

  • @TheAdidaskicks23
    @TheAdidaskicks23 8 років тому +24

    I miss this so much

    • @mbroadnax1
      @mbroadnax1 7 років тому +1

      I'm with you...I miss this very much. I remember when the train would stay elevated after Cermak, go through the Loop and go west on Lake

    • @MrChicago67
      @MrChicago67 5 років тому

      Me too

    • @leionarose
      @leionarose 5 років тому

      Me too... I take the metro in Mexico City and it's not the same (although some stations are really cool). I want nothing more than to take the red line to Argyle to buy a big bowl of pho!

    • @jazielbanos7614
      @jazielbanos7614 5 років тому

      CTA. Red

    • @valimback5109
      @valimback5109 4 роки тому

      @@jazielbanos7614 r

  • @Robbi496
    @Robbi496 8 років тому +8

    I rode this line on it's first Saturday of revenue service in 1969! It was faster then, but they did a good job of rebuilding it1

    • @mbroadnax1
      @mbroadnax1 7 років тому

      I think the first rail cars were the green and white 2000 series cars. then the 2200's started appearing. Those 2000 cars were pretty nice...

  • @stevewilson9925
    @stevewilson9925 9 років тому +3

    I agree with Jerome. These capture what riding CTA is like pretty well, I think......

  • @mickatr
    @mickatr 5 років тому +5

    This is so cool. My heart and all my high fives go out to all our amazing CTA workers! Thank you!

  • @SeleniumRectifier
    @SeleniumRectifier 6 років тому +3

    I rode the red line for years. Nice video. When the video gets to about 19:00 it starts to have a look that you'd see in a big $$ sci-fi movie. Very cool... ..my home town..

  • @a.b.sproductionsllc
    @a.b.sproductionsllc 4 роки тому +2

    Didn’t get to ride the subway when I visited Chicago back in 2018. I was amazed at how the train was right down the middle of the highway. I think it’s like that in ATL from what I remember.

  • @TerryTheNewsGirl
    @TerryTheNewsGirl 6 років тому +19

    This is way faster than some of our trams in UK, though the London tube is quite fast. Can you imagine them doing this on the A1 or M62 roads? No neither can I. Brilliant idea though!

    • @michaelbrinkers3765
      @michaelbrinkers3765 5 років тому

      And I highly recommend the viewing of the London system on UA-cam, especially the Jubilee and Metropolitan Lines and the Light Rail harbor lines.

    • @jazielbanos7614
      @jazielbanos7614 5 років тому

      Fullerton 🤑

    • @thesteelrodent1796
      @thesteelrodent1796 10 місяців тому

      most LRT trams can go 50 mph, but often the track conditions and environment doesn't allow it. These CTA trains supposedly go up to 55 mph and it's quite obvious from the footage that they rarely get to those speeds. They're by no means fast trains, nor way faster than a tram.

  • @SoSlipknot
    @SoSlipknot 8 років тому +17

    @CTAConnections you really should dub Mr. CTA's voice over all these real time ride alongs.

  • @nah_144
    @nah_144 7 років тому +22

    What is smart about CTA is that they connected Jackson, Monroe, and Lake stations together without going to the tunnel

    • @lukemelone2197
      @lukemelone2197 5 років тому +1

      TransitFanKid it’s the longest subway platform in the world

  • @sushifornico
    @sushifornico 4 роки тому +2

    I am watching this as I am going to chicago end of october and I am super excited!!!

  • @susiemcd3941
    @susiemcd3941 8 років тому +3

    fantastic video!! i'm replaying to switch trains, just incredible! I love Chi town!

  • @michaeldix3329
    @michaeldix3329 2 роки тому +1

    Brings back memories of the 1980s only back than it used to be the Evanston Express the green and white train. I miss the city so much white castles, old fashioned donuts, Italian fiesta, Harold's chicken. I 57 barbecue. Ain't nothin like da Chi.

  • @ejm2853
    @ejm2853 4 роки тому +1

    Ahhhhhh the memories. This was my favorite seat as a youngster.

  • @blahtimey1062
    @blahtimey1062 4 роки тому +3

    16:20 What a lovely sight of chicago, greetings from Australia

  • @johnpouliot
    @johnpouliot 9 років тому +67

    Yes it really is much cleaner than New York. It is so funny how people see that first thing when they get there. "Holy sh*t this place is clean." As brutal as winter is there, it is still worth it. I would live there for sure.

    • @PRHILL9696
      @PRHILL9696 8 років тому +7

      +Jim Lahey I know when I talk to people from other city's or to people who tour all over the always mention how clean it is in Chicago

    • @niasimone1740
      @niasimone1740 6 років тому +9

      Kristina Brazil us chi town ppl ain't thinking about y'all either

    • @wmbrown6
      @wmbrown6 6 років тому +1

      I was on one of the Chicago subways once (can't remember if it was State Street or Milwaukee-Dearborn - it was a few blocks from the Greyhound bus station and Union Station), and the way the tracks on the underground sections were laid out - half-ties embedded in concrete with a drainage ditch in the center, plus the dimensions of the roadbed as I saw in cross-section drawings in various engineering journals - was very much copied from the New York subway, especially the IND. But then, the State Street subway was built in the 1938-43 period, in which time period the Sixth Avenue line was being finished, and work on extending the Fulton Street line to Broadway-East New York and beyond was being readied (but in the case of Fulton Street, not finished until after WWII - like Milwaukee-Dearborn). This, from a native New Yorker.

    • @mentallyilldarkjeroid5378
      @mentallyilldarkjeroid5378 6 років тому

      People should buy my "Impact" a James Grider novel on Amazon so I can afford to live in a place with winter. It would be droll to write that a locomotive derailed before a bridge, flew off an embankment and perfectly landed on the subway tracks with the wheels on the rails. People should break the security cameras at the stations to return privacy back to the 1980's level. Someone should not be a pussy and hop down on the tracks, then climb back on the platform. I wish I had a house with a deck facing out onto an elevated subway track. James Grider would shoot paintballs at the trains passing by.

    • @mic1240
      @mic1240 6 років тому +2

      Randall Flagg nyc has had wayyyyy more snow than Chicago of late...seems like a Nor’easter every week, been pretty mild in Chicago last few...

  • @isofaux7570
    @isofaux7570 9 років тому +4

    I used to just love to ride the L because for some reason it's relaxing

  • @calamitybabs162
    @calamitybabs162 8 років тому +7

    i sure miss riding these trains...

  • @haberlandtoskar530
    @haberlandtoskar530 9 років тому +1

    CTA, thank vou for all the videos. Very good quality,I enjoy it!!!

  • @erixmix
    @erixmix 9 років тому +4

    This is awesome! Perfect for whole wall projection.

  • @Philtration
    @Philtration 4 роки тому +1

    I grew up a few blocks from the North/Clybourn station and caught the subway there many times to visit my grandparents who lived right around the corner form the Loyola station.

  • @MrSUPERLUTHOR
    @MrSUPERLUTHOR 9 років тому +28

    Wow.. Chicago looks so clean.

    • @CharlieND
      @CharlieND 9 років тому +8

      cleaner than NYC

    • @PRHILL9696
      @PRHILL9696 9 років тому +2

      MrSUPERLUTHOR I know every time I meet tourists one of the first things they say is how clean Chicago is

    • @seanmitchell8665
      @seanmitchell8665 9 років тому

      Ziggy85 Gaming hall brands

    • @PRHILL9696
      @PRHILL9696 9 років тому

      ***** They actually said that? They are right

    • @kennethhoffman8845
      @kennethhoffman8845 9 років тому +2

      MrSUPERLUTHOR Have to agree MrSUPER.... I spent a few minutes looking at these CTA vids... Then went and looked at some NYC commuter vids.... New York is still The Great American Ghetto....

  • @marsrover1313
    @marsrover1313 6 років тому +3

    SUPER Videos und vielen Dank dafür. Ich finde es total genial wie das ganze Schienennetz gebaut wurde. Und Ich bin wirklich super beeindruckt wie die Bahn zwischen den Hochhäusern hindurchfährt. Das sieht für Mich persönlich super GEIL aus. Ich würde wirklich liebend gern mal mit so einer Bahn mitfahren und neben dem Lokführer sitzen...SUPER..!!!!

  • @conneellyp
    @conneellyp 9 років тому +41

    Wow Chicago is a big city

    • @METALFACEDOOMXXXX
      @METALFACEDOOMXXXX 6 років тому +5

      dale caldwell new York city is bigger lmfao

    • @aviationchannel498
      @aviationchannel498 5 років тому

      METALFACEDOOM well London is twice the size of both

    • @aviationchannel498
      @aviationchannel498 5 років тому

      Paul Conneely nah London’s twice the size

    • @sher-at-home
      @sher-at-home 5 років тому +2

      @dale caldwell Wait, WHAT?! From Howard to the Loop, that's a long ass walk. I live in Evanston, from Chgo originally, and often take the L to downtown, again that's ass long walk.

    • @sher-at-home
      @sher-at-home 5 років тому +2

      3rd largest in the country, NY and LA being the 1st and 2nd largest.

  • @boulecoq1700
    @boulecoq1700 Рік тому +1

    These videos are great. Makes the New York MTA look Stone Age. Mind you London Underground is something special.

  • @latinalover2715
    @latinalover2715 3 роки тому +1

    Riding the L/Subway without leaving the house, I love it !!

  • @hifijohn
    @hifijohn 5 років тому +1

    Brings back a lot of memories I use to take the red and brown line all the time.

  • @debbie6079
    @debbie6079 6 років тому +3

    Excellent, brought back so many memories. 😀

  • @Rollback_Productions_
    @Rollback_Productions_ 5 років тому +3

    Because UA-cam decided to remove annotations to push toward a better mobile experience, I can't click anymore to change lines.. Or do anything interactive with the video at all!

    • @Coasterlocity
      @Coasterlocity 5 років тому +1

      I was wondering why that wasn't working.

  • @jimmigordon5498
    @jimmigordon5498 4 роки тому +3

    Watching this cuz I miss the train 😭

  • @konstkaras
    @konstkaras 4 роки тому +2

    Placing rail line in the middle of highway is interesting idea, it was adopted in Moscow just recently.

  • @jayshaw63
    @jayshaw63 9 років тому +9

    Interesting, it is Spring when the train enters the subway, and Summer when it comes out. Grew up 1/2 block east of the Jarvis L station.

    • @NintendoBossGeowoj
      @NintendoBossGeowoj 9 років тому +2

      We both live in Rogers Park! I live about 5 blocks West of the Morse station!

    • @pilotgrrl1
      @pilotgrrl1 3 роки тому

      I used to live at 1537 W Fargo, right behind the Jarvis L stop.

  • @JustinFields1234
    @JustinFields1234 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for these awesome videos!!!

  • @thomaspahlke731
    @thomaspahlke731 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for this and the other nice videos of CTA. These videos are very interesting for model railroaders. I subscribed to your channel and donated a thumbs up. Best regards from Germany by Thomas

  • @petelinster7093
    @petelinster7093 5 років тому +2

    It has been many moons since I have been on the L. But I still remember the street named stops from Addison to Howard. Wrigley was a regular stop in the summer.

    • @pilotgrrl1
      @pilotgrrl1 3 роки тому

      The A trains only stopped at Addison when there were Cubs games.

  • @MrPedroramos8911
    @MrPedroramos8911 3 роки тому +1

    Nice ride along the highway

  • @goatradish
    @goatradish 5 років тому +38

    Why tf am I watching this
    I was on this train like five hours ago and will be back on it in five more.
    But I'm still here for some reason
    Help

    • @IBELONG2CHRISTJESUS
      @IBELONG2CHRISTJESUS 5 років тому +2

      Asa Sweet 😂😂😂😂😂 same

    • @kylereese4542
      @kylereese4542 4 роки тому +4

      @@IBELONG2CHRISTJESUS Lol I'll be operating these things, in the next 14 or so hours, but in the brown line. But I'm here looking at this thing 😅

    • @milwaukee1486
      @milwaukee1486 4 роки тому

      @@kylereese4542 Your a CTA worker?

    • @kylereese4542
      @kylereese4542 4 роки тому +2

      @@milwaukee1486 Yes

    • @huntrrams
      @huntrrams 4 роки тому +1

      It’s kind of relaxing

  • @paulmurray6006
    @paulmurray6006 6 років тому +3

    this is just awesome thank you

  • @SonnyMcDonald
    @SonnyMcDonald 3 роки тому +2

    This rail system compares to the lines in Japan very clean no graffiti the lines in New York are trashed

  • @steves5172
    @steves5172 2 роки тому +1

    Remarkable acceleration!

  • @Ms2amores
    @Ms2amores 5 років тому +3

    Thank you for the ride, such a beautiful city. I really miss Chicago and my old ride to work.

  • @quinnkasal5731
    @quinnkasal5731 6 років тому +4

    Look at the old Wilson station now. Wow

    • @loveatlast3927
      @loveatlast3927 5 років тому

      Quinn Kasal I flagged for Walsh the entire project

  • @Allyn65
    @Allyn65 9 років тому +5

    Love this video

  • @slimwaisttee
    @slimwaisttee 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for that my son love cta

  • @robfriedrich2822
    @robfriedrich2822 3 роки тому +1

    Red Line - perfect for City Tour 😊

  • @mattbrown1865
    @mattbrown1865 4 місяці тому

    Could you imagine just sitting out in the middle of the 12 lane freeway waiting on a train...

  • @beatlez3
    @beatlez3 Рік тому

    Brings back many memories of being a kid and riding the old Howard Line "B" train to Wrigley in the 60's and 70's. We'd start in Oak Park at Harlem and then transfer to the subway at State and Lake!

  • @BJH.
    @BJH. 4 роки тому +1

    These videos are great I always use them

  • @erik61801
    @erik61801 5 років тому +1

    as i kid a rode this very often with my grandmother in the mid 80s. shes gone now.

  • @jessewatson3850
    @jessewatson3850 8 років тому +8

    The red line is longer than the blue line. That must be the main line

    • @Ass_Burgers_Syndrome
      @Ass_Burgers_Syndrome 7 років тому +1

      And my piece of string is longer than your piece of string. Not sure I get what your point is.

    • @brandonlightfoot5631
      @brandonlightfoot5631 7 років тому +5

      Blue is longer by far. Blue takes between an hour and 10 minutes and an hour and 20 minutes to get from Forest Park to O'Hare. Red takes between an hour to an hour and 8 minutes to get from 95th to Howard and this is done in real time. I have ridden the Red Line from 95th to Howard on several occasions.

  • @jimcolleran1804
    @jimcolleran1804 9 років тому +2

    I have added this video to the playlist 'long cab rides'. I have reviewed hundreds of cab ride videos and added the ones I think are the best.

  • @joemartin1253
    @joemartin1253 5 років тому +2

    I've been to Chicago and your trains are better than New York.

  • @phil6122
    @phil6122 3 роки тому +1

    My favorite line the RED LINE

  • @princessbeexxxx
    @princessbeexxxx 6 років тому +32

    Its weird seeing people say nice things about Chicago and Chicago's train system. 😂 I admit, our city is beautiful but damn if you were born and raised here, sirens become your every day alarm clock.

    • @ambrosemilner
      @ambrosemilner 5 років тому +5

      Just like Philadelphia 🤣🤣🤣🤣🍷🍷🍷

    • @carlsullivan6494
      @carlsullivan6494 5 років тому +5

      That is all major cities. except maybe Seattle and San Francisco.

    • @Chumpster1981
      @Chumpster1981 5 років тому +2

      Just visited New York. From Chicago here , New York sirens do not ( at one point I thought it was a joke cause where are they going ?? ) stop and definitely does not sleep , though I do still think Chicago’s skyline is better.

    • @carmenvasquez9421
      @carmenvasquez9421 5 років тому +5

      I live in Philly girl and I feel you. 🚓🚑🚒

    • @thescribbler495
      @thescribbler495 4 роки тому +2

      It's a big city. If course you hear sirens.

  • @michaelglass4701
    @michaelglass4701 6 років тому +2

    Loooooove your video.

  • @jackvincennes134
    @jackvincennes134 9 років тому +1

    Okay, I just watched this so I could feel like I was taking the train from downtown to Wrigley.

  • @mashpotatoezzz8436
    @mashpotatoezzz8436 5 років тому +15

    2:48 she missed the train

  • @snickers100dg
    @snickers100dg 3 місяці тому

    Excellent

  • @lindadortch6529
    @lindadortch6529 7 років тому +3

    Real time is awsome

  • @jenniferpesquera1783
    @jenniferpesquera1783 2 роки тому +1

    I never been on red lines before but I have been on orange lines before.

  • @rbrkid8914
    @rbrkid8914 3 роки тому +2

    I love taking the L

  • @ericm242910
    @ericm242910 6 років тому +9

    24:40 Washington (closed 2006)

    • @jaywad8876
      @jaywad8876 5 років тому

      The announcement, too. *_Washington_*_ is next. Doors open on the left 'at Washington'. Transfer to _*_Blue Line_*_ _*_Metra_*_ and _*_South Shore_*_ trains _*_City Hall_*_ _*_Daley Center_*_ + the _*_Thompson Center (if announced)_*_ at Washington_ .

  • @InfiniteHorizons
    @InfiniteHorizons 6 років тому +5

    Those L trains like to speed !!

  • @femaletrumpet02
    @femaletrumpet02 4 роки тому +1

    On my trips to Chicago, I have traveled the Red Line to Sox -35th to see my Tigers play the White Sox on the south end, to Addison on the north end to visit Wrigley Field, and Grand and Lake stops downtown to get to my Hotels in past years

  • @gabrielperurena6013
    @gabrielperurena6013 5 років тому +1

    I watched some light rail cab rides, and then watched this, and I now have gone back to hating light rail.
    Heavy rail vehicles are just so much faster.

  • @MidnightAspec
    @MidnightAspec 5 років тому +1

    The Jackson Monroe Lake station(s) look surreal.

  • @jreid2171
    @jreid2171 6 років тому +2

    The diversity in real estate I'm noticing is quite something

  • @manfredwalter7683
    @manfredwalter7683 9 років тому +2

    super Video. Hat mir sehr gut gefallen . Weiter so !!

  • @nate0324
    @nate0324 3 роки тому +2

    How do you transfer on these videos? I’m glad I found these. Chicago boy at heart.

    • @AVeryRandomPerson
      @AVeryRandomPerson 2 роки тому

      With the removal of annotations, it is now impossible to transfer.

  • @gmrobinsonnpu67
    @gmrobinsonnpu67 7 років тому +2

    We Are CTAconnections.

  • @alphilly4039
    @alphilly4039 9 років тому +13

    Sox-35th....Is that the station for the White Sox?

    • @Yomamma95550
      @Yomamma95550 8 років тому +1

      Its next to the white sox stadium

    • @BrianSmith-sf8uj
      @BrianSmith-sf8uj 8 років тому +1

      +Ant Live Yes Sox-35th is the White Sox station. The Red Line is running in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway from the start until the tunnel it enters at 15:29.

    • @DieselDick03
      @DieselDick03 5 років тому +3

      Nah tube sox, bruh.

    • @kevindraper831
      @kevindraper831 5 років тому

      @@UR_Right24 I will be visiting with my kids in June. I'm staying downtown in the Loop. What is best line to go to Hahn Hancock Building and Wrigley Field?

    • @qanderson4968
      @qanderson4968 5 років тому +1

      Patrick O'Donnell 😂 Wrigleyville

  • @onurkpolat7296
    @onurkpolat7296 5 років тому +2

    Hello CTAConnections, you should make a ride in real time under the rain or under the snow. Would be cool. Thanks

  • @chenyuming5404
    @chenyuming5404 5 років тому +1

    i actually watched the whole video

  • @joelpaniagua2024
    @joelpaniagua2024 11 місяців тому

    Los Angeles, take note! Chicago's stations are very clean!!

    • @shaqolaaan
      @shaqolaaan 9 місяців тому +1

      feel free to visit the howard station 😂😂

  • @tech83studio38
    @tech83studio38 5 років тому +4

    For all the NYC fanboys saying NYC MTA is " better" we've been doing just fine since 1892 our system is unique and quite reliable and on schedule to have a railcar fleet younger than 10- 20 years also most of the oldest structures stations or now ADA accessible.

  • @AlvarojosePaz
    @AlvarojosePaz Рік тому

    CTA FOREVER

  • @user-rr9ud7ce9s
    @user-rr9ud7ce9s 5 років тому +1

    FullertonからBelmont間とBelmontからHoward間の並走区間が良いですね。

  • @TheCandiRose
    @TheCandiRose 3 роки тому

    ...and that's why they call it a "subway series" when the Cubs and Sox play.

  • @JonathanChan212
    @JonathanChan212 5 років тому +4

    For the 3-station-platform, are passengers allow to walk on, or they have to ride?

    • @TCMECH79
      @TCMECH79 5 років тому +4

      They can walk along the platform

  • @wally4087
    @wally4087 3 роки тому +1

    I got robbed watching this