CTA HD 60fps: Chicago "L" Trains @ Tower 18 Interlocking on The Loop (2/8/19) 

2010: see that on gta iv and looks normal to me 2019: see the real thing and looks completely mad

No one: Chigaco: Let's build our subway system on an elevated platform, with lots of intersections and tight 90° turns.

Why can't MTA be like CTA? I have been to Chicago and I loved the city! Greetings from the Big Apple!

Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you don't even notice it.

8:17 That's cute... Two train drivers, probably working the same line, beep and wave at each when they cross paths. 🚆🚃🚋🚂 The second train, which beeped back, appears moments later headed in the opposite direction (probably going back home). ☺️

As a new yorker i must say...this is the coolest design ever,better then our system up here

I'm a track worker here in New York. I work for NYC transit. I have never seen an interlocking so complex. It's truly a nightmare. And those no clearance areas. Forget about it. Hats off to Chiraq.

I love your video, G'day from the double deck train capital of Australia. I was thinking how awesome that this junction would be with overhead catenary?

Damn!! Look at those sparks flying!!!

The fact that this video is 18 minutes long and this is the 18 tower interlocking

I like hearing the clatters and clicks on the rails

Искрят как новогодние ёлки, гремят как консервные банки)))

これは見ていて面白い！

This should be a livestream spot

amazing

Fico aqui imaginando... Esse sistema do metrô de Chicago tem que funcionar perfeitamente e com muita atenção! Se houver um mínimo de falha, o que poderia acontecer? Um caos total!

Nice 90 degree crossover

7:11 that’s one sparkly ass train

This place needs a rail cam

この分岐はえぐいｗ　一度生で見たい

At first sight i was confused that it was a miniature set

I am proud that this is Indian

How do you get that view cause I would go there just to look at that

"How often do the trains go by?" "So often you wont even notice"

The great thing about railways is the diversity of different systems across the world. I think the Chicago network reflects this beautifully. It's a bit special, very unique. The trackwork alone is an art form.

8:20 a horn beep capture, unbelievable

Also, who doesn't just love the sound of the trucks rumbling while coming in contact with other tracks?

It is a tremendous sharp curve! The Chicago train is also famous in Japan.

People in this comment section seem to not realize that Chicago also has a proper subway that runs underneath downtown

13:15 That is cool

when I was a kid in Chicago in the 1940's, I rode the elevated for 4 cents. I liked the locals where I could ride outside....It was great!!

At 17:09.. Notice the yellow poles.. those are "Stingers" It happens time to time that a L train gets stuck on a curve due to the third rail shoe isn't making enough contact.. A CTA worker will come to aid and "sting the shoe" so the L train just has enough power to move forward in order to regain contract on the third rail again.

3:39 oh...

I'm wondering if living/working next to those trains is not a nightmare because of noise and vibrations

13:17 Cameraman is me Both trains are my 2 crushes

I like these old fashioned, sparkling trains. 👍🚈 I'd like to see some night footage!

13:15 - 13:25/ Freaking awesome! Like mirror images running in tandem, great timing on those old elevated structures. Would fit right in with the trains rumbling near my apartment building here in The Bronx. Just a great visual experience... 🇵🇷🇺🇸😉

I haven’t been to Chicago in a few years, and I really wanna go back, so this is pretty cool

That's a sharp turn

I've been playing with these trains and these tracks in Cities Skylines, and they're the backbone of my transportation system. This very video is really what inspired me to start playing that game in the first place. Now that I've spent a couple hundred hours engineering a city inspired by the Chicago L, it's really something to come back here and see the real thing again. I'm also extra impressed now that I'm routinely filling 8-car trains, which I see are a little rare (but not unheard-of!) in Chicago. Love it.

The "L" is in really bad need of repair. Track is badly jointed, train suspensions are terrible, bad signaling. Same in NYC.

"Damn it I just missed the train. When does the next one arrive?" "If you look to the end of the platform you will see yet another one arriving..."

I love watching CTA videos! Nice shot! MTA has my heart but I love the other transit systems as Well.

いつ見てもすごいカーブですね。日本にはこんなすごいカーブありませんよ。

Welcome to Chicago! If you haven't done so already, I would recommend going to Howard and Belmont stations on the north side. At the north end of Belmont there's a good view of Clark Junction and tower, where the Brown Line leaves the North Side Main Line (Red and Purple Express Lines). If you're at Howard, the north end of the southbound platform gives the best views of the Howard Yard, as well as the Red Line turnaround loop, the Yellow Line tracks to Skokie, and the Purple Line tracks to Linden.

Awesome Compilation

Where's spiderman?

*It's like something straight out of Chuggington*

8:22 Is the driver signalling or just waving?

ワイヤーみたいなので繋いであるからこの急カーブができるんですね

Vary cool. I'm surprised at how much arcing there is from the contact shoes though, I'm not gonna lie, I kinda like it.

I'd never get any work done if I was there... just sitting there watching trains go past all day :)

You'd be getting a "light show" @ nighttime at the Loop intersection

It’s unbelievable for a train to make a 90 degree turning! Loved from China 🇨🇳 ❤️

Man, if only subway train traffic was more like this in LA! Train after train, after train... In LA you have to wait at least 8 - 10 minutes!

Spiderman 🕷

車両間に幌が無くて、車内の通り抜けが出来ないから、あんな鋭角曲がれるのね。

こんなに急なカーブでも脱線しないなんて……この鉄道凄すぎます！尊敬します

Irgendwie sehr interessant und wie viele Züge in der kurzen Zeit fahren... Viele Grüße aus Deutschland ( Germany)

I’ve been to Chicago and from experience their trains move a hell of a lot faster than MTA in NYC

WOWW !! Green, Pink, Purple, Brown, and Orange Lines, all going in different directions ! A most excellent video. A magnum opus !! Aarre Peltomaa p.s. Thank you so much. I really enjoyed this one.

Meu sonho conhecer Chicago! Muito top a infraestrutura!

何か火花出しながら走ってた気がするねんけど気のせい？ それとカーブのところ一瞬神戸三宮に見えた！(笑)

I love it, so old, yet so functional. And you can hear it from miles away :-)

Nice stuff! I love CTA! You should hit up the Metra BNSF line while your out there!

急にオススメに出てきたんだが、、 ポイントで電車が止まることって日本では滅多にないよね

すげぇ！ 鉄道好きからすれば1度は見ておきたい光景なのでは？

昔の阪急西宮北口を思い出します

What a cool intersection! Such a thing would not be possible in Germany! Greetings from Lübeck/Germany/Schleswig-Holstein

It has its charms, for sure. But such an old outdated obsolete system. At grade noisy and slow crossroads.

it must be hellish to live next to this skytrain , and not very aesthetic

Don't know if your been to Chicago for trains before but welcome to Chicago! I live in the South side (sadly) of Chicago. I take the Orange, Green and Red line to Chicago Downtown a lot!

どうしてこんな複雑なポイントになっているんですか？アメリカではこれが普通ですか？Tell me cowboy！

第三軌条のスパークがたまらない🤤

2:10 Our trams leave the crosspieces at such a speed, and your metro passes such a difficult intersection!

2:12 when that train hits that interlockings, it’s loud, but not louder then the one in plant city

That right there, is possibly the most amazing junction in the entire world.

These subway cars would be more impressive if they were longer and a little wider, New York is the most impressive when it comes to subway cars, there are so many different subway cars in New York

I've gotta ride those someday soon.

15:46 RARE 2600s on the Brown Line, I'm not from Chi-Town and I even know that lol

Crazy to think that just 20 MPH is enough to derail on this track. Glad I live in NY!

How do people live or work in those buildings at the floor right next to those rails...Interesting....

It almost looks and feels like a train set.

電車にとっては快適だろうけど 高架下は暗いだろうなぁ！騒音も煩いだろうね。でも眺めてるの楽しいです。

This is where Spider-Man save the people from a falling train!!!

Great video!! 凄いビデオだね！！

My apartment is right next to the L (trains), and even though it can get loud, I just love hearing the trains pass by.

😀 This is , so classical in the city. It brings me back to the a historical 1900's Chicago . Right out of good movie .

Зато они на луну первыми летали.

Why do subways make so much noise? Whenever I’m in New York and in the subway station, I can feel my ears getting ear raped by the subway

Elevated tranks are much better and safe for train/metro . It's cost less in construction and maintenance . And it's fast to construct . And has more life that the underground .

the relative cleanlness and the warm lighting on the intersection makes it look like a scale model

That’s the train Spidey and Doc Ock fought on in Spider-Man 2 (2004)

As a kid I always loved switch tracks.. this video here is fantastic 😃

交差点を直角に曲がっていく様子はいつ見ても圧巻。どんなダイヤで運行しているんだろう？

11:35

Miss chicago CTA , still remember how i used to shift between two different lines , in a common stop at the loop.

Вот не мог ли они это в подземку закатать? Это абзац в соседнем доме не возможно жить или работать из-за шума

"Hes makin' a move. Hes in the blue sedan across the street. Punch it!"

2:21 lots of spark flying off of them wheels, light em up