Chicago Elevated Train (“L”) Scenes - mid 1960s to 1970
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2017
- This presentation features Chicago Elevated train scenes, and includes 8mm film and a slideshow. The Evanston Line (with poles) and the Skokie Swift (with overhead) are covered, along with scenes in the Loop, the dedication of the Kennedy Rapid Transit, the North-South Line, and and other areas.
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I used to ride the "L" back in 69/70 when I was stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Sailors were so broke back then riding the "L" was cheap and fun. If you saw a neighborhood that looked interesting you could just jump off and explorer then get back on.
RetiredGuy Adventures man injoyed the brown line blue and redline to deff.
My dad was at Great Lakes during WWII. He was a native Chicagoan.
In the 80's I had my first experience with a stranger trying to sell me weed while I was leaving Great Lakes on the train. Lol! I'll never forget how shocked I was after growing up in the suburbs. My first real life drug dealer.
Born in Chicago in 1950. Left in 1968. THIS is my Chicago.
Hi David, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I hope this brought back some good memories for you. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
....ah the Skokie Swift, (now the Yellow Line) still running on the last remnant of the old North Shore Line Skokie Valley route.
Hi kyotokid4, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Thank goodness they salvaged at least part of the line. Stay well. Regards, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz ...yeah as a kid I remember speeding down that segment in an Electorliner. Also, when I visited Chicago, I'd make it a point to head to Howard to ride the Skokie Swift in the the years afterwards.
Hi @@kyotokid4, I never got to ride the Electroliners in Chicago, but rode and photographed them quite a bit in Philadelphia on the P & W. Have a look at my UA-cam presentation on the P&W (ua-cam.com/video/jk1PVTYbDmY/v-deo.html) for some scenes of the "Liberty Lines" in operation. Regards, tassiebaz.
Beautiful pics! I used to ride the L with my aunt when I was little. The Douglas-Milwaukee B train from the Central Park L station to the Jefferson Park terminal. Rode the 2000 series and the then new 2200 series. I first rode the later 6000 series on the Douglas Park line and I was hooked from then on.
Hi BNforever2009, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. What I remember most is riding the Milwaukee subway in the summer with the windows open, and the roar it made was deafening. I'm sure it was above an acceptable level of decibels, but it was the real thing. Regards, tassiebaz.
I'm a Model Railroder and I love the 2000 when they ran on the Lake Dan Ryan line, and the 6000 when they ran on the Howard line.
@@michaelglass4701 It's a shame that they only made an "0" gauge series of the later series and in spite of knowing and riding all of the Els since the mid-'50s I don't know the numbers of them.
We do get to ride in the "Baldies and Plushies" out in Union, IL at the IRM (Illinois Railroad Museum) along with a true Chicago PCC and an older Pullman "Shoebox" "small RedRrocket" streetcars.
Thanks for posting this! I grew up in Chicago from 1955 - 1979. I didn't know at the time that I was a transit enthusiast. This brings back a ton of memories! Thanks again!
Hi Bob, Thanks for taking the time to comment. I love the "good old days" and the older equipment that was operated. I am happy that technology has provided a way to share these memories, Regards, tassiebaz.
I remember taking the "old" (1900's looking) CTA cars in 1963. They usually put them on the line during rush hour to supplement the newer cars. I remember the old doors that reminded me of doors on a "cattle car".
I've always loved Chicago in a great part because of the "L" especially running downtown.... noisy, true, because of the open trestle work where newer systems have ballasted track, but the noise is part of the scene. Unsightly, NEVER, it is a work of mechanical and industrial art all in the eye of the beholder.. and unlike some thing preserved [mostly ancient artifacts by science] the "L" serve a very valuable purpose to the multitudes of area people.. CHEERS! Ed Davis
Hi Edward, I agree that Chicago couldn't function without the "L", and that it's part of the ambiance of that delightful city. Regards, tassiebaz.
And thanx for the video productions shared.I was in CHI in 1961 an had the GRAND opportunity to ride North Shore several times.. Ed
Hi Ed, I am really happy that technology has provided a way to share my memories with those who have a similar interest. I never rode the North Shore (wish I had), but I did get to ride the old "L" cars and the trolleybus system in Chicago. Also, I rode the Electroliners when they ran in Philadelphia on the P&W. Regards, tassiebaz.
I did gt to ride the 4000's both baldies and plushies in my 1961 and 1963 visits, on the 2nd visit I had missed North Shore by a week and the Lake line had been moved up to the CNW embankment before my 2nd visit. Most of the plushies had their poles removed and were mixed in with baldies, my set of 4000's [scratch built in S scale] is a mixed set of both types hadn't it been for the final stretch of Lake being moved upstairs it wouldn't be an accurate set. Never did ride the electroliners, always wanted the old North Shore cars since I like that era better, SHOULD have gone to Philly to ride them.. unfortunately they weren't very well styled for rapid transit service. If I can figure a way will send pix of my 4000's and 6000's.. Ed
@Edward Davis Did you get to ride the doubledecker buses on I believe Jackson Blv'd? Not many remember them.
Thanks for posting this. I was a college student in Chicago in the 1970s and these photos brought back fond memories. Those green and white trains made it possible for me to transit between apartment, school and work for many years without a car.
Hi Stephen, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad this brought back some good memories for you, and I was pleased to be able to post this and share my memories. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
So great that some one filmed this.
Great memories here. Back in the early 70's I'd ride the swift up to Dempsster to do some shopping at a long gone hobby shop located a couple of blocks from the station. I think the cost of the transfer from Howard street was 20 cents. Almost brings a tear to my eye.
Lockbar was Kaufman's Deli On Dempster St Back Then?
Very nicely photographed! My brother, my 6 year old daughter and I rode a train inbound from Jefferson Park on the opening day of the Kennedy Rapid Transit line in 1970 and were rear ended by a train following too closely in the new subway. There was a lot of screaming and broken windows, but I don't think anyone was seriously injured although the fire dept. and ambulances arrived. I had a sore neck for a couple of weeks. The only train wreck I've been in.
Hi brushcreek42, Thanks for your comment. I was at that Kennedy Rapid Transit inauguration in 1970, but luckily didn't get involved in the incident you described. Glad you enjoyed the video. tassiebaz
brushcreek42 Do you know why the signal system didn’t work to warn the train about getting to close?
I was born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago by Midway Airport. I didn't start riding the "L" until the Orange Line went in. For years they were talking about the Cross Town Expressway until they settled on putting in the "L". Growing up in Chicago was nice, but I could never live there again.
Hi Joe, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I was in university in Chicago for about a year and one winter there was enough for me. Regards, tassiebaz.
Thanks for providing this - I rode from Linden (Wilmette) to downtown many, many times, both for school and shopping/museum visiting. Many good trips, and friendly Leo at the Wilmette stop - though disliked by a lot of adolescents, he was a very kind fellow!
Hi phoebecatgirl, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation. Regards, tassiebaz.
Leo was a Holocaust survivor from what I heard. He used to sell me and my buddies fireworks.
Hi adelgado75,'
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation. tassiebaz
AHHH!! The good old days!! Things were sooo much better back then.
Hi Danny B, Agreed 100%!!! Regards, tassiebaz.
I grew up in Chicago during 1960-70s and rode the L (mostly Red & Brown line) regularly for school and work. I moved away in 1978, but recently returned to stay with my sister in 2014, and tried riding the L after a 36-year absence. WHAT A SHOCK. The service was terrible. Though the stations and traincars were "modernized", the ride was awful" Slowdowns and delays between every stop (Red line between Wilson and Fullerton; Brown Line between Addison and Mdse Mart). What was once a fast, uninterrupted 20-30minute ride, now took 45-60 minutes....and, this was almost every day!! What a deterioration.
Sadly you are right everything was MUCH better back then
Michael Brinkers That’s because the infrastructure & tracks have aged since the 60s/70s, but the CTA has been working on upgrading this.
This brought back memories!
Hi Nickolas, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Cheers, tassiebaz.
13:33 appears to be the old Logan Square Terminal where the Northwest Line ended at Logan Square and Kedzie Ave. By 1970, the line was extended to Jefferson Park, which required demolition of the terminal, etc.. The line ends at O'Hare now.
Hi Dolred, Thanks for your comment. You are correct, it was the old Logan Square Terminal. Regards, tassiebaz.
I remember having to take a CTA bus from the North side...down Milwaukee avenue to that station (1963-1964). COLD as hell in the Winter!
@Albert Carello I really wish they would! I have to drive to the suburbs and I hate it.
I grew up around Milwaukee & Diversey in 60’s
I remember the el ending at LS,
There was a store on ground level where I bought comic books. Then youse to watch them dig up Milwaukee ave from walgeen to Goblatts
They were digging the tunnel.that went to Jefferson pk.
In 56 after school I took The L from Logan Square to downtown to work
Mom used to knock on the conductors window and asked if I could ride up front. They always said yes. I had to stand still and hold the bar in front of me. Never ever forget it. Thank you mom. Aprox 1966
Hi George, Thanks for watching and for sharing that great memory from the good old days. I'm sure you couldn't do that now. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
I remember many years ago riding on the Evanston Express and it stopping a few miles north of Howard St so the motorman could put up the trolley as it left third rail power...
Hi parkman35, That was many years ago!!. The use of overhead wires on the line was discontinued in 1973. Regards, tassiebaz.
parkman35 man the 2005 baby's don't know what they missed.
parkman35 That sounds like a real inconvenience.
@@fnihp30 & Sekai I'm sure it was, but when it came to fun in the early '50s we had fun pulling the Harrison streetcars trolley OFF THE POWERLINE.
Sometimes I would stand and watch the motorman reset the pole. He was never upset other than say "you wait till you get older if you live that long".
Boy sure do miss him, really' he never got mad.
Oh that picture at 12:09: In the 60’s I took my pre-teen cousins who were visiting from Washington state on an L ride and they were terrified! Of course I made sure to sit on the outer side where you could look straight down at the street below, heh heh heh. They were so scared they moved to the Inner side, like that was going to save them from certain death. At that time, we lived 2 blocks from the Ravenswood line terminal (Lawrence and Kimball avenues) and it ran on a loop through downtown and back. I don’t remember the fare but it was cheap entertainment for kids and you got a pretty good tour of downtown Chicago, too. And back then, parents let you go by yourselves, so yeah, fun times.
Hi Elvis, Thanks for watching and for sharing that great memory. Yes, it was the good old days where you could do that kind of stuff without parents and without fear. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Man its a trip getting old still remember, those green and white trains.
Sekai Daniels I’m 40 years old and I definitely remember the green and white trains.
The green limousine
Definitely. I was very young at time these photos and films were taken, but I still remember living within a block of come of the CTA lines and seeing the trains go through every few minutes. I loved riding the trains when my mom would go visit her friends or go shopping or what not. Those are some of my earliest memories.
I remember the city buses that ran on electricity down Kedzie avenue on the southwest side. Boy, those things really shot off sparks.
It IS a trip getting old. Do you remember how sweltering hot those trains were in the summer, windows open, but at rush hour so jammed with people that very little air stirred? How about how drafty and cold they were in the winter, unless you were sitting in the seat over the heating coil which roasted your rear end and made your wet clothes steam! The new cars are less picturesque, but much more comfortable. How about waiting on the L platform with the wind howling in zero-degree weather before they put up the wind-break shelters with infra-red heaters? Gosh, that was fun!
Nice job, thanks so much.
Hi undercoverboss2020, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄👍
@@tassiebaz 🍷😎 cheers
Many of the scenes here show the L using the former Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee interurban trackage, especially the Skokie Swift.
Hi dj197475, Thanks for watching and for that interesting bit of information you provided. Unfortunately the North Shore had already stopped running when I was in Chicago. I did get to see, ride, and photograph the Electroliners in Philadelphia, which are in a separate presentation of mine: "Norristown High Speed Line-The P&W" at ua-cam.com/video/jk1PVTYbDmY/v-deo.html
Regards, tassiebaz.
Loooooooove your video.
Hi Michel, Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation. Regards, tassiebaz
I rode the Skokie Swift for ten years while working at GD Searle Pharmaceutical in Skokie. Great memories!
Hi Chuck, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. The Swift was always a great little ride. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
WOW, at 5:46 is the intersection of North and Halsted looking east. The only thing besides the red line tracks that's still standing is the building tucked way on the left side of the frame. This is amazing to see.
Hi antony716, I guess that's what they call progress. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Grew up on the north side, rode daily for 4 years, 1967 to 1971, when I went to the U of I. Irving Park station on the Ravenswood to Belmont, change for the subway, off at Washington and walk the transfer tunnel to the Congress/Douglas west side L/subway and then back again later. I remember those old 4000 CTA cars on the rush hour Ravenswood in winter. I swear they were colder inside than the weather outside. Hot in the summer and freezing in winter.
I could hardly wait until I made some $$$s and could buy a car for personal freedom. Moved to Florida 39 years ago and I would LOVE to ride the Ravenswood and the subways again, except for the crime that seems endemic everywhere in Chicago. Good memories, though.
Hi Diogenes 9561, Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories. Sounds like you had a daily adventure. I remember being there in winter and it left a lasting impression on me. Seeing a frozen Lake Michigan especially stands out. Shame the situation in the city deters you thinking about visiting, but I don't blame you. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Awesome video AS 🇺🇸 Usual 👍👍Thankyou SO much FOR Sharing ✌
Hi Taurus-Astrobike, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation. When the photography was done almost 50 years ago, I never imagined I'd be sharing the results like this, but I am glad that I am able to.
Regards, tassiebaz
Interesting; I never saw one of those cream & green cars running as a single car; I thought that a train was always made up of multiple pairs of those cars (an A & B that never uncoupled). I recall riding in older, reddish wooden cars that seemed to be reserved for use only on the Stockyards line (which started and stopped at the current Indiana station and made a big loop through the Union Stockyards. Sometimes on a hot summer day, I would get on the El at Englewood, ride to Howard, then come back to the Loop, use a tunnel to transfer to the West Side line, and ride out to Forest Park. It was a poor-man's breezy ride, and in the 60's, IIRC, it only cost a quarter.
Hi Ed, Thanks for watching and for your comment. From what I understand, the local shuttle service on the Evanston Line between Howard and Linden began using one-man operations with single unit cars in the 1960s.
In November, 1973, the third rail was installed between South Boulevard in Evanston and the Wilmette terminal, replacing the overhead wire and the need for trolley poles.
Sounds like you had a whole day of fun for just 25 cents.
Regards, tassiebaz.
tassiebaz: As a Southsider, the lands beyond Howard were unknown to me (IIRC, service North of Howard didn't honor a transfer but required a new fare). I also noticed the single car in your video, using a pole HV pickup (I noticed that moment of reversing, when the motorman raised the opposite pole and then lowered the original pole). That jarred me a bit, reminding me that surface streetcars used poles, although the rest of the El system used a "shoe-on-3rd rail" power pickup. As the Evanston line was foreign to me, did you ever ride the South Shore electric? On one hot summer day in 1964, I decided to treat myself to a long ride on the South Shore, from what was then the underground Randolph IC Station, all the way to South Bend (or maybe Michigan City, whatever was the far end). The South Shore had a pantograph power pickup system, and the cars had wicker seats with a yellowish-orange livery. Only did that once, as the South Shore was way more expensive than the CTA.
BTW, did you know that 79th Street was originally planned to include an electric interurban train, running from Western Avenue west and southwest to Joliet? (Maybe the service only went to Summit, connecting with some other service on Archer Avenue?) The tracks were run down the island in the center of 79th Street, but were torn out before 1945. All that remained was an abandoned shell of a power plant building on the north side of 79th Street at Artesian (site now occupied by St. Rita). I never heard of the name of that line.
Hi Ed, Both the Evanston line and the Skokie Swift used a combination of third rail and overhead.
I have ridden the South Shore a few times and have some pictures of the electric trains on that and on the Illinois Central that I have to put together into a presentation.
I've also got lots of photos of Chicago trolleybuses that need to be sorted and put together. Did you get to ride the trolleybuses when they ran?
Regards, tassiebaz.
tassiebaz: Yes, I did get to ride the surface trolleys, both the green & cream ones and every so often, there would be an older, dark colored one. In my experiences, the #49 Route, that extra long Berwyn Avenue to 79th Street route, might have been the last trolleys with street rails and a pole pickup system (and I think the last I saw of those trolleys might have been 1963; I know that the Western service was diesel bus in June of 1964 when I did my last visit to Riverview). The interchange station at 79th & Western had a mix of electric trolleys and diesel buses, as the CTA must have been phasing in the buses route by route.
There must be some hardware that I'm forgetting (or my mind is playing tricks on me), because I seem to recall seeing electric buses that had a pole pickup but ran on rubber tires (no tracks). That meant those buses would have had to have two wires overhead for a full circuit.
The last time I rode the CTA was over the summer of 1968, when I was doing a daily commute from 79th & Kedzie to the Green Line at Racine, then to the Kimball Station of the Brown Line, and then north to Kimball & Peterson. I made enough money to buy a car and move to California, but, funny thing, my last job was with Cubic, which makes the revenue control equipment (turnstiles, ticket vending machines, routemap displays, ticket validators, credit software) for most of the World's rapid transit systems (BART, PATH, Atlanta, Sydney, DC Metro, Singapore, Chicago).
Hi Ed, Your thinking is correct. Chicago had a large trolleybus (electric buses) network, where a rubber-tired bus was fitted with two poles to allow power pickup. Most of these routes operated north of the Loop on east-west streets, but a few ran north-south on streets such as Cicero, Pulaski, and Central. These were all converted to diesel by 1973. Regards, tassiebaz.
I remember seeing the
White over Green cars on the TV show, GOOD TIMES. Also in the movie, Above the Law, starring Steven Segul
Hi Kelly, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Grew up in Chicago. It was nice there in the 1960s.
Hi nivek, Yeah, in the good old days. Thanks for watching and for your comment. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
The old cars on the Skokie Swift were wood and were running up until the late 80’s. I rode them daily with a change to the Howard/95th to/from high school at St Ignatius on Roosevelt Rd.
Hi James, Good memories for you I hope. Thank for watching and for your comment. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Cool. Some of those Skokie cars look like PCCs on the sides.
Hi argopunk, Thanks for watching gnd for taking the time to comment. Some of the Skokie cars were manufactured from ex-Chicago PCC car parts. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Thanks for the info and for the great work.
@@argopunk Thanks. It's my pleasure to share these memories in a way I never thought possible when I took the pictures. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😁
@@tassiebaz Definitely a pleasure to watch them. You were ahead of your time.
Hi tassiebaz! Really enjoying these evocative snippets and stills. As a Londoner I have fond memories of urban rail systems in the 60s. Does the train from Union Station to O'Hare still follow the old route and is there a clip in this video? Used it on a visit some years ago.
Hi John, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Basically, the route from downtown to O'Hare is still the same. The route is the old Congress-Milwaukee line. The airport line didn't open until 1984, but there are some pictures of the old Logan Square terminal elevated structure and the opening of the new underground station in 1970 for the initial extension of this line to Jefferson Park. I've ridden it a few times myself much more recently to and from the airport, but don't have any pictures. Regards, tassiebaz.
the 4000's and 6000's were built like tanks and lasted for what seemed like forever?
They lasted 40 - 50 years. Top quality manufacturing!
Electric grids and V8 engine auto’s, nice times…just didn’t know at the time!
Hi E-money, Agreed!! There's nothing like the good old days. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.😄
How often does the train go by? So often you won’t even notice.
Hi Oliver77, Thanks for watching. Most services run at intervals of 10 minutes or less, with even better headways in the rush hour. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Great. I rode the L.
Hi ebf1957, Thanks watching and for for taking the time to comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
I rode these trains in east troy electric railroad before
Evanston had trolley poles Skokie Swift had panatagraphs.
Hi PlanetWisconsin, Thanks for watching and for your accurate comment. Cheers, tassiebaz 😄
Rode the trains from central street Evanston then transfer at Howard for the b train that would take us to Addison back in the 70s to see the Cubs. Driver would call out the stops over the mic. “Morse, Morse Avenue!” You could open the window a bit.
Hi Robsay01, Thanks for watching and for your comment. Glad the presentation brought back some good memories, even if the Cubs weren't playing so well at the time. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
tassiebaz. Thanks to u too. Yes, the cubs were in the cellar in the 70s except for Bill Madlock when he was a Cub. Lol.
Initially with tram streetcars and wire above?
When did it change to a subway like system?
Hi Rob, Thanks for watching and for your question. The Evanston line replaced the trolley wire with third rail in 1973. The Skokie Swift replaced the catenary with third rail in 2004. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hi @tassiebaz, great video. Do you have the rights to this video? I'd like to use a brief segment of it in a documentary to help tell the story of a long time married couple who first met on the Chicago L back in the 1970s. Thanks, Jon
Hi Jon, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. These are all my pictures, personally taken by me. You are welcome to use whatever you want in your documentary. Sounds like an interesting project. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz Wonderful. Great work shooting and archiving this. So i can properly credit you, is there a way I can contact you? Or you could reach me here: orlinmedia.com/contact/ Thanks!
@@orlinmedia Hi, you can reach me at qesimsbb@ozemail.com.au
So Even When The Train's Weren't Ground Level(Skokie/Evanston) They Still Used Electricity From Power lines?
Hi Quentin, When the trains weren't being powered by overhead electric wires (like Skokie and Evanston used to be), they were and still are being powered by electricity by a "third rail. This is an additional electrically-powered rail near ground level and close to the rails that the trains run on. The trains have "shoes" mounted near the wheels to pick up the electricity. tassiebaz.
tassiebaz Would You Happen To Know If The North Shore Line Used The Evanston Tracks?, I Know The Skokie Swift Was The North Shore Lines Original Tracks.
Hi Quentin, From what I read , there was a Shore Line route that used the Evanston tracks and even continued farther to Waukegan. This route was abandoned in 1955. Regards, tassiebaz.
Chicago used to have an extensive surface electric train system, using "streetcars" that were powered from a single overhead high voltage line (with the circuit being made to ground through the cars wheels and then the rails. Motormen sometimes had to stop, get out and use a spring-tensioned rope and an insulated pole to put the pickup roller back in place should it have popped off, or if they were making a detour around a street obstruction. This system required an extensive, ugly spiderweb of overhead conductors and support cables, but it was a safe way to get power to the streetcars. I think Chicago eliminated the last electric streetcars by about 1962, replacing them with diesel buses. The current EL system uses a "3rd rail" mounted on insulators parallel to one mechanical rail, and energized with moderately high voltage DC power (IIRC, about 600 VDC). The combination of voltage and available current makes human contact with this rail extremely, sometimes explosively, lethal. This 3rd rail must run the entire length of the service, with only very short breaks where a line crosses a surface street, a cross-over or a switch. A car has two pickup shoes that slide along the 3rd rail, forming a circuit to obtain car power. Since some gaps (crossing a surface street) are relatively long, a consist of two cars is usually long enough for the front pickup shoe to regain the 3rd rail before the rear shoe slips off the 3rd rail when making a crossing. The slider shoes typically arc when making and breaking contact with the 3rd rail; that's the source of those blue flashes of light. Due to the extreme danger of an exposed 3rd rail, the trackage must be controlled to preclude accidental or stupid public access. Subways and elevated lines are fairly inaccessible, but surface alignments present a real security problem. For instance, consider the Brown Line, where it crosses Francisco and Manor Streets. When you walk across the tracks within the public sidewalk alignment, if you look along the tracks, you will see the exposed 3rd rail only about ten feet away from you. Your dog or a child could easily dart in there and be killed, giving the CTA a major PR headache.
Ed Price A Woman Working Overnight on The CTA's Addison Blue Line Stop Was Electrocuted and Killed Last Year When She Came in Contact with the Third Rail, I Pass That Stop Every Night when I'm on My Way To Work, Poor Lady She Was Thirty Six Years Old.
Nice video of The Kosher Cannonball
Hi Michael, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to let me know that you enjoyed the video. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😀
Was Dave Anders there at this time?
Hi james, I didn't know him, so don't know. Thanks for watching. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
So is this why forest glen has abandoned railroad
Hi Mr ditkovich, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
What location is "12:38" & "12:43" ?
Hi It's, Thanks for watching and for your question. Although not 100% sure (over 50 years ago), my best guess is that the location in Wells & Lake on the Loop. If anyone else who is more familiar with the area has better information, I will stand corrected. Regards, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz 12:38 shows an Eastbound Lake St Elevated Train turning south into Wells-Randolph Station from Lake St (Toward the camera). The Randolph Platform was since shortened slightly. Lake Elevated Trains ran on the inside track counterclockwise around the Loop in those days. On the way out of the loop, they switched back to the outer track but I do not remember where but probably west of Clark & Lake, but before Wells. 12:44 is also the Lake Wells Intersection (View is southbound on Wells from about Haddock Pl) The building on the immediate left foreground of 12:44 is the "Giveaway" as it still occupies the NE corner of Lake and Wells. It is also prominent in 12:38 at the top of the picture.
@@DOLRED Hi, Thanks for the enhanced information you offered. I appreciate the added comprehensive detail, which I believe provides a better viewing experience. Thanks again. Cheers, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz I rode the Lake El in the 1960s and remember the detail !!
@@DOLRED In the good old days
I bet you anything that's Lawrence and Kimball at 3:15
Hi Orlando, Thanks for watching and for your accurate comment. You are absolutely correct about the location. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Lawrence and Kimble was my go to station all through high school. I’m 67 years old now. Who knew I’d look back on that as a fond memory. Thanks for posting this.
HEY WHERES THE PINK LINE THE BEST LINE
Hi Linda, Thanks for watching and for your comment. This presentation is from the 1960s and 1970s. The Pink Line did not start operating until 2006. Regards, tassiebaz.
Linda, what is now considered the Pink Line consists of what used to be the Douglas branch of the Blue Line. Also, a previously little-used transfer track connects to the Lake branch (Green Line tracks) so Pink Line trains can travel clockwise around the Loop and back toward the 54th Ave. Terminal.