one thing for sure tho it would actually make sense to combine the brown and orange lines since they both run into the loop and they share all the tracks heading to south west and north aswell so i think combining the orange and brown line actually makes sense in my opinion
I think the lines are separate so they can both access more parts downtown. If they we're combined, they'd either only run on Lake and Wabash or only Wells and Van Buren. It would likely be more efficient though so with the current shortage of operators, it might not be a bad idea.
@@BurjTransityea true but they could operate anti direction wells south and wabash north but yea true it’s not a bad idea but i think keeping the orange and brown line is alr bc the trip would be like an hour and 30 minutes of driving to kimball and midway as the blue forest park branch is very poor condition pass imd and it takes like almost an hour and 40 minutes to get to ohare and back addison to ohare is abt 25 minutes to get the airport but forest park is like abt 30 to 40 minutes u should talk abt the forest park branch in ur next video
I feel like putting the Merchandise Mart entrance inside the namesake building kinda devalued the namesake building so I’m glad that the Harold Washington 📚 didn’t build an entrance to its namesake Ⓜ️
I think the Low Line is a slightly humorous play off the well known High Line in Manhattan , which was a repurposed elevated train that was no longer in use.
woah right out the gate hating on western, its got a dunks, thats gotta be worth somethin francisco is my home station, i just wish the west side of it was fully featured with accessible entrance and a ventra machine. i had to walk all the way to the other end with someone to use the machine there, at that point walking to kedzie would have been closer to my house. armitage is cool, I like the transition with the red line tunnel coming up through the middle. at diversey northbound there is a little bit of kink in the track, if youre in the last car youll notice it, by the time your car reaches it the train should be going fairly quick. once i was a non revenue (no stops) run and wasnt ready for it and it just about tossed me out of my seat because we hit it going way faster than usual.
I'm saddened that the Western stop will look the same. They've been getting rid of the rust and repainting it this week, so I was hoping the station would also be changed to look somewhat attractive. Ah, well. Edit: Oh, yeah. I agree with you with the Harold Washington Library stop. I went late evenings and I would freak out with the random people shouting out of nowhere.
I am very biased, but Western at the very bottom of the list is crazy The bias probably comes from the fact I've lived on the north side my whole life, so that station is by far my most used station on the entire L system
The Clark/Lake subway is way more better then elevated the subway design is very cool the elevated design but the problem i have is homeless at the elevators and bird poop aswell the station is ok
The Yellow line used to run on overhead wires, so the trains that operated on it needed pantographs. Since the roofs of L cars are curved, the racks were added to create a flat surface for the pantographs. I guess once they removed the pantographs, they decided that there was no need to remove the racks.
I visited western station with my dad when we took a trip to Chicago just to see the piece of the Berlin Wall. Just for that reason alone it should not be last. What other transit station just casually has a historical artifact just sitting there by the entrance? (Besides Rome)
Ok, i love the at grade stations, but I dont think any of then could be in my top 5 because of their lack of canopy. Those platforms are long, and in strong precipitation, everyone waits in the 'mezzanines' or in the heat lamp areas.
I feel like this channel is rushing out videos too quickly , and as a result , not meeting the quality expected. Half of these station reviews are too surface-level to be meaningful or even accurate.
Nah wellington is by far the worst one, so completely unnecessary. Most brown line stops are about a half mile to a mile apart, and wellington is two blocks from Belmont and Diversey. Who does it even serve?? There is no bus route on wellington either, it is just an absolute waste. Makes the already slow brown line commute much worse.
considering most of the riders ship on wellington comes from hostipal staff and patients, it is one of the most neccessay for health, safety, and socio-economic accessibility to that service
I see new BurjTransit CTA Stations by video, I click.
Nice job highlighting the art installations on the Brown Line
Love your videos, I would love for you to talk about the Discontinued CTA routes you would want back
The Washington/Wabash opened back in 2017.
one thing for sure tho it would actually make sense to combine the brown and orange lines since they both run into the loop and they share all the tracks heading to south west and north aswell so i think combining the orange and brown line actually makes sense in my opinion
I think the lines are separate so they can both access more parts downtown. If they we're combined, they'd either only run on Lake and Wabash or only Wells and Van Buren. It would likely be more efficient though so with the current shortage of operators, it might not be a bad idea.
@@BurjTransityea true but they could operate anti direction wells south and wabash north but yea true it’s not a bad idea but i think keeping the orange and brown line is alr bc the trip would be like an hour and 30 minutes of driving to kimball and midway as the blue forest park branch is very poor condition pass imd and it takes like almost an hour and 40 minutes to get to ohare and back addison to ohare is abt 25 minutes to get the airport but forest park is like abt 30 to 40 minutes u should talk abt the forest park branch in ur next video
Very high quality as always! Can't wait to see what comes next. Love getting some more Chicago lore, as an NYC resident.
We need a pink line station ranking!
The park under the Harold Washington library is horrendous
I feel like putting the Merchandise Mart entrance inside the namesake building kinda devalued the namesake building so I’m glad that the Harold Washington 📚 didn’t build an entrance to its namesake Ⓜ️
I think the Low Line is a slightly humorous play off the well known High Line in Manhattan , which was a repurposed elevated train that was no longer in use.
Southport also has a lowline farmers market every Tuesday!
woah right out the gate hating on western, its got a dunks, thats gotta be worth somethin
francisco is my home station, i just wish the west side of it was fully featured with accessible entrance and a ventra machine. i had to walk all the way to the other end with someone to use the machine there, at that point walking to kedzie would have been closer to my house.
armitage is cool, I like the transition with the red line tunnel coming up through the middle.
at diversey northbound there is a little bit of kink in the track, if youre in the last car youll notice it, by the time your car reaches it the train should be going fairly quick. once i was a non revenue (no stops) run and wasnt ready for it and it just about tossed me out of my seat because we hit it going way faster than usual.
I'm saddened that the Western stop will look the same. They've been getting rid of the rust and repainting it this week, so I was hoping the station would also be changed to look somewhat attractive. Ah, well.
Edit: Oh, yeah. I agree with you with the Harold Washington Library stop. I went late evenings and I would freak out with the random people shouting out of nowhere.
Bro when's part 3 of the L challenge series coming?!!
Probably around Christmas time.
@@BurjTransit Awesome good luck.
I am very biased, but Western at the very bottom of the list is crazy
The bias probably comes from the fact I've lived on the north side my whole life, so that station is by far my most used station on the entire L system
Thanks for my request BurjTransit!!!
I lived right by Southport!
Washington/Wabash opened in 2017, not 2018
Good Thoughts On The CTA Brown Line My Friend👍🏻💭🟤🚞🚉!!!
what do u mean by getting harassed because i see weird activity going on by the library aka jackson
The Clark/Lake subway is way more better then elevated the subway design is very cool the elevated design but the problem i have is homeless at the elevators and bird poop aswell the station is ok
The blue line
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0:08 what’s that thing on the top
The Yellow line used to run on overhead wires, so the trains that operated on it needed pantographs. Since the roofs of L cars are curved, the racks were added to create a flat surface for the pantographs. I guess once they removed the pantographs, they decided that there was no need to remove the racks.
DO ORANGE LINE PLEASEE
Prob not because between Roosevelt and the Loop are already mentioned so he don't need to do orange line one
@@Nvideofilmsbut what about the stops after Roosevelt
just jaywalk like a true chicagoan lil cuh
My ranking: State/Lake, LaSalle/Van Buren, Addison, Kedzie, Wellington, Clark/Lake, Western, Washington/Wells, Merchandise Mart, Chicago/Franklin, Quincy, Fullerton, Belmont, Kimball, HWL-State/Van Buren, & Washington/Wabash
No. 24 the old Lake Transfer
I visited western station with my dad when we took a trip to Chicago just to see the piece of the Berlin Wall. Just for that reason alone it should not be last. What other transit station just casually has a historical artifact just sitting there by the entrance? (Besides Rome)
Ok, i love the at grade stations, but I dont think any of then could be in my top 5 because of their lack of canopy. Those platforms are long, and in strong precipitation, everyone waits in the 'mezzanines' or in the heat lamp areas.
thats definitely their biggest downfalls
let's goooo
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Nah Clark and lake dose not deserve the hate
f in the chat for western
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Orange next🟧
Immediately disliked after you called Western “ugly”
I feel like this channel is rushing out videos too quickly , and as a result , not meeting the quality expected. Half of these station reviews are too surface-level to be meaningful or even accurate.
Nah wellington is by far the worst one, so completely unnecessary. Most brown line stops are about a half mile to a mile apart, and wellington is two blocks from Belmont and Diversey. Who does it even serve?? There is no bus route on wellington either, it is just an absolute waste. Makes the already slow brown line commute much worse.
It serves the Illinois Masonic Medical Center and gets a good amount of ridership. It is actually quite convenient.
considering most of the riders ship on wellington comes from hostipal staff and patients, it is one of the most neccessay for health, safety, and socio-economic accessibility to that service
🟠Orange line🟠