I come back to this video whenever I can’t sleep. Love the sound of the L ever since I lived in Corcoran hall. We had our windows open due to being on the 4th floor and it was so hot and the redline was right next to us. She always lulled us to sleep.
40:00 for the abandoned Washington station. Closed in 2006 for a planned Orange/Blue/Red superstation that never came to fruition. After that project was cancelled the station was not deemed to have high enough ridership to re-open, but you can still easily walk through it as the platform (the longest rail platform in North America) runs from Lake to Jackson
I agree! I wish the person that edited this video would do them all. The little blurbs of history were most interesting and informative. Thank you so much for the extra effort.
My ride from the south side of Chicago to my job in Evanston, IL. for 15 years! I enjoyed allowing someone else to do the driving! One thing I loved about riding the trains was that you cool travel through the neighborhoods and see some cool parts of Chicago!
I haven't used the CTA in over a decade, since retiring and moving to the suburbs. But according to a newspaper article (Tribune, October 24, 2021), the CTA (as well as other public facilities, such as parks, museums, etc) no longer allow the public, to use RESTROOMS. To cut costs, and discourage loitering (by the homeless), restrooms at CTA stations are now locked up. And if you're caught relieving yourself at the stairs, etc, you will be arrested and fined $1,000+. So if you're visiting Chicago, avoid public transportation if you can't hold it over 3 hours.
When I first came to America, 15 years ago, I was so excited to run trains because from where I stayed there were no trains. My parents decided for two days to ride all the cta lines from beginning to end and we eventually did. I was so young back then and now I don't really have the time again to do it. So thank you CTA for this video
When as a young kid loving trains and travel, I always loved riding on this line and others. But as I grew up later, I learned it can sometimes get very tough (with the type of people that are on there) and even boring, too. However, the fun part of the entire system, is reading the CTA announcements with the legendary Lee Crooks, including the infamous “doors closing” line. Never gets old anywhere.
My favorite was not a recording, but the live train conductor announcing after each station stop "... is the next stop. Smoking is not permitted on the train". How old is that? And even older, "Do not put head or arms out the windows". How long has it been since the windows opened?
What a memory, I have rode all the lines of CTA as my college was nearby then. Then I become a guide for my parents to see the beautiful view of Chicago downtown.
For the Red Line, they are Howard, Jarvis, Morse, Thorndale, Berwyn, Argyle, Lawrence, Wilson, Belmont, Fullerton, Clark/Division, Chicago (State St station), Grand (State St station), Monroe, Jackson, and 95th/Dan Ryan.
I absolutely love these new videos. I followed the original ones for years, but these are so complete - you can even hear the guy saying “Doors open on the left” and I love that. Thank you CTA!
Thank you soooo much for these , it must've been a HUGE effort setting the cameras , editing and uploading.The people in chicago are EXTREMELY LUCKY to have civil servants like yourselves.
1. You are riding a *Red Line* train heading 'southbound' to downtown "Loop" area _thru the _*_State Street_*_ subway_ and 95th ( *95th/Dan Ryan* ). 2. Welcome, passengers aboard the Red Line run *#916* .....etc. 3. _As you travel straight across (until you're right pass 'Ashland Blvd') and going "southeast" near your destination_ the first stop--next is *Jarvis* . 4. Mainly while traveling in the direction, on your left hand side, doors open at Jarvis. 5. You have now entered "Jarvis". "please stand clear of the doors while they are closing" 6. _As you travel straight until you make a right turn and you finally get onto 'Glenwood Ave' (near your destination)_ the next stop is *Morse* . 7. On your left hand side, doors open at Morse. 8. You have now entered "Morse". 9. _As you travel and you make another turn (going across 'southeast') until you're finally at 'Sheridan Rd' right by your destination_ the next stop is *Loyola* ♿ (Loyola University Chicago). 10. On your left hand side, doors open at Loyola. 11. You have now entered "Loyola". 12. _As you turn right and travel straight (in between Broadway and Winthrop Ave) and near your destination_ the next stop is *Granville* ♿. 13. On your left hand side, doors open at Granville. 14. You have now entered "Granville". 15. The next stop is *Thorndale* . 16. On your left hand side, doors open at Thorndale. 17. You have now entered "Thorndale". 18. The next stop is *Bryn Mawr* . 19. On your left hand side, doors open at Bryn Mawr. 20. You have now entered "Bryn Mawr". 21. The next stop is *Berwyn* . 22. On your left hand side, doors open at Berwyn. 23. You have now entered "Berwyn". 24. The next stop is *Argyle* . 25. On your left hand side, doors open at Argyle. 26. You have now entered "Argyle". 27. The next stop is *Lawrence* . 28. On your left hand side, doors open at Lawrence. 29. You have now entered "Lawrence". 30. _As you travel a 'quarter-southeast' across (right by 'Broadway') near your destination_ the next stop is *Wilson* ♿ (Harry Truman College). 31. Mainly while traveling in the direction, on your right hand side, doors open at Wilson. 32. You can switch over--if you'd prefer to *Purple Line* trains (if announced) at Wilson. 33. You have now entered "Wilson". 34. _As you travel steady across until you turn and go straight before you turn left--going "east" (after you get by 'Seminary Ave' and you turn _*_right by 'Irving Park Rd'_*_ ) near your destination_ the next stop is *Sheridan* . 35. On your right hand side, doors open at Sheridan. 36. You have now entered "Sheridan". 37. _As you turn right and travel straight (right in between 'Sheffield' and 'Wilton Avenues') near your destination_ the next stop is *Addison* ♿ (Wrigley Field - Home of the Chicago Cubs). 38. On your left hand side, doors open at Addison. 39. You have now entered "Addison". 40. The next stop is *Belmont* ♿. 41. On your right hand, doors open at Belmont. 42. You can switch over--if you'd prefer to *Purple (if announced)* & *Brown Line* trains at Belmont. 43. You have now entered "Belmont". 44. You are riding a ________ train heading 'southbound' to ______ ( _________ ). 45. The next stop is *Fullerton* ♿. 46. On your right hand side, doors open at Fullerton. 47. You can switch over--if you'd prefer to *Purple (if announced)* & *Brown Line* trains at Fullerton. 48. You have now entered "Fullerton". 49. _As you enter the subway and travel straight _*_until_*_ you make a turn (right into 'Clybourn Ave') near your destination_ the next stop is *North/Clybourn* . 50. On your right hand side, doors open at North/Clybourn. 51. You have now entered "North/Clybourn". 52. _As you travel straight (on 'Clybourn Ave') and make another turn (going _*_left_*_ and east "again" onto 'Division St') before you get near your destination_ the next stop is *Clark/Division* ♿. 53. On your left hand side, doors open at Clark/Division. 54. You have now entered "Clark/Division". 55. _As you turn right (on 'State St') traveling straight before you get near your destination_ the next stop is Chicago/State ( *Chicago* ♿). 56. On your right hand side, doors open at Chicago/State. 57. You have now entered "Chicago/State". 58. The next stop is Grand/State ( *Grand* ♿). 59. On your right hand side, doors open at Grand/State. 60. You have now entered "Grand/State". 61. Passengers, we "special" thank you for boarding along the CTA's *Red Line* ! 62. _As you enter the downtown "Loop" area_ the next stop is *Lake* ♿. 63. On your left hand side, doors open at Lake. 64. You can switch over--if you'd prefer to *Orange Green Pink Purple (if announced) Brown* & *Blue Line* trains at Lake. 65. You have now entered "Lake". 66. The next stop is *Monroe* . 67. On your left hand side, doors open at Monroe. 68. You have now entered "Monroe". 69. The next stop is *Jackson* ♿. 70. On your left hand side, doors open at Jackson. 71. You can switch over--if you'd prefer to *Blue Purple (if announced) Orange Brown* & *Pink Line* trains at Jackson. 72. You have now entered "Jackson". 73. The next stop is *Harrison* . 74. On your left hand side, doors open at Harrison. 75. You have now entered "Harrison". 76. The next stop is *Roosevelt* ♿ (Museum Campus). 77. On your left hand side, doors open at Roosevelt. 78. You can switch over--if you'd prefer to *Green* & *Orange Line* trains at Roosevelt. 79. You have now entered "Roosevelt". 80. _As you exit the tunnel or "subway" before you get near your destination (right by 'Wentworth Ave')_ the next stop is *Cermak-Chinatown* ♿. 81. On your left hand side, doors open at Cermak-Chinatown. 82. You have now entered "Cermak-Chinatown". 83. _As you travel and then you finally make another turn--boarding along the 'Dan Ryan' expressway (in between 'LaSalle St' and 'Wentworth Ave') near your destination_ the next stop is *Sox-35th* ♿. 84. On your left hand side, doors open at Sox-35th. 85. You have now entered "Sox-35th". 86. _As you travel straight until you turn across (going 'southwest') and in between 'LaSalle St' and 'Wentworth Ave' at your destination_ the next stop is *47th* ♿. 87. On your left hand side, doors open at 47th. 88. You have now entered "47th". 89. _As you get to your destination--traveling straight (in between 'Wentworth Ave' & 'Wells St')_ the next stop is *Garfield* ♿. 90. On your left hand side, doors open at Garfield. 91. You have now entered "Garfield". 92. The next stop is *63rd* ♿. 93. On your left hand side, doors open at 63rd. 94. You have now entered "63rd". 95. _As you travel straight and make another turn (going left _*_once more_*_ ) 'southeast' across before you make another turn _*_again_*_ after passing 'Marquette Rd' traveling straight for the 'last time' (in between 'State St' and 'Lafayette Ave') near your destination_ the next stop is *69th* ♿. 96. On your left hand side, doors open at 69th. 97. You have now entered "69th". 98. The next stop is *79th* ♿. 99. On your left hand side, doors open at 79th. 100. You have now entered "79th". 101. The next stop is *87th* ♿. 102. On your left hand side, doors open at 87th. 103. You have now entered "87th". 104. The next and the "last" stop--is 95th ( *95th/Dan Ryan* ♿). 105. You have now entered "95th", as farther away on this train as you'll go. 106. Please, all passengers leave the train immediately as you are being told.
A lovely journey through Chicago city and through the south. I like how it goes between the highway amongst the speeding cars and trucks. Lovely quality video. Thanks for sharing. 😀😀
14:31-We have a Lawrence Station here in Toronto (in fact, _two_ Lawrence Stations: Lawrence and Lawrence West), both of them at distant places on the Yonge-University-Spadina line, aka Line 1. Lawrence West is outside like some stations on the CTA subway. 15:44-There's also a Wilson station, which is one stop ahead on the YUS line towards the end nortward from Lawrence West station; it too is outside.
These videos are wonderful. Not only can a person back the vid up if they miss the stop they want to virtually get off at but it's totally possible to ride the virtual train, transfer to a virtual bus (if there is a real-time vid of the bus you want to get on) and ride until you see the virtual store or restaurant you want to go to and then head for that online page. So WHAT pandemic?????
As a Brit with daughter et famille who live near the red line, it's bloody brilliant. 24/7 it's running. Most of the Chicago people are polite and considerate. Stay away from it from 10pm onwards though !! [ unless you are in a large group].
According to police data, the BELMONT station experiences the most reportable crimes (assaults, robberies, rapes). Don't let the clean, modernity take you off your guard... even before 10 pm. And there are many homeless Chicagoans who live on the trains/stations, and perform their bodily functions therewith, proudly and in plain view.
@@ZviJ1 I've been watching the many rail transit RU-vid videos of Japan, Germany, and UK, as well as the new systems in Oslo Norway, Vancouver Canada, and Los Angeles. Are they experiencing these same problems as the older systems..... yet?
Thanks so sweet of everyone to have you all good morning Mike thank goodness for the heads of your life in England now you are not in the same position that I was always with the other parents that I had to be in there with them all of them all over here in England I think I have to be in there soon after
I lived there eight years and took this train for everything. My apartment was right off the Thorndale stop. Funny how when you live there you feel safe but when you move out you think it’s dangerous listening to the news.
Whoa! It's interesting how the Purple Line was Express at first, then at Belmont (Without switching tracks) it's suddenly the Local and the Red Line becomes the Express. I find that both shocking and amazing because I've never seen anything like that in NYC. Chicago's transit system is pretty cool, and I LOVE how fast the trains go. Edit: As I keep watching this video, I'm also amazed at how the underground stations (well, some stations) are actually one LONG platform broken down into multiple stops. I would definitely Love to ride CTA trains in real life. Thanks for the Virtual Ride though! :)
NYC’s stations aren’t like Chicago where lines switch from express to local in a section of town, plus, it’s elevated too. That’s so awesome about the CTA. I wish they would build more lines because 8 of them isn’t enough for this type of capacity. 🟡 is too short, the 🟣 operates south of Howard during peak hours (to Loop AM, from loop PM) Only the 🔵 & 🔴 operate 24/7. The strictly Els 💚🧡🤎 & 🩷 stop running after 2:00a
You can access your Google maps and view "Your Timeline." Google literally knows you're taking the Red Line, so this means apps including RU-vid would know too.
Those switches at Berwyn have been there forever. I'm willing to bet they were used by North Shore trains; the famed Edgewater Beach Hotel once stood at Berwyn and Sheridan Rd. I still remember when station signs said, "Berwyn-Edgewater Beach."
NYC trains don't travel in the median of a highway. So it is interesting seeing this. It is a cheap way to avoid NIMBY. But getting to the stations can be very difficult for some people. And riders have to endure pollution (noise and air) from passing vehicles.
Windows not open, no more or less pollution few blocks away. The areas with highways cleared out to make them in 50s, easy right of way...neighborhoods on either side.
@@mic1240 People have to wait for the trains, right? And there really isn't no real easy way to get to most highway medians by foot. You lucky to find sidewalks along most of them and they were probably put in later. The thinking has always been, "why would someone walk along a highway." And they were right, most people on foot avoid them, because they are long stretches between each intersection. And very few people want to cover that distance on foot.
There's also security issues concerning Highways. Cars travel very fast along them. When accidents do happen, it can be life threatening. Also, because highways exist separately from everything around them, particularly in the night they can be a criminal paradise for thief and robberies.
qolspony are sidewalks from bridges above where access platforms.Easy walk if in neighborhood or destination nearby. Many buses stop in front of station entrances (which are above) none of the stops are ON the highway, trains just run in middle (cars can’t drive in front of them, is right of way for trains/barrier walls between. Was cheap way to build with no obstructions. Two of the CTA trains run on three different highway mediums (blue and red lines)
@@qolspony There's actually been reasonable foot and bus traffic to these stations since their opening. These stations are on major thoroughfares with complete grade separation from the expressway (albeit with somewhat complicated diamond interchanges). The multi-modal access of these stations is very reasonable for the services it provides. Large scale projects have often recently completed focused on increasing access to heavy rail services. It's a shame that in many places stations have closed one of their two entrances and thus the effects to foot traffic, but Chicago is not the same city it was when the systems were built. History is important but we can only affect the future as the city continues to change.
I was glad when they built the Dan Ryan for the train as I was always afraid that the elevated one would fall over especially coming around those high turns. Also this is the safest place to travel in Chicago seeing this on RU-vid nobody to harm you lol.
Riding the L in the middle of the freeway is just a weird experience- tons of wind and noise from cars rushing by on the platform. It's more fun than being underground in a subway- you can watch the race between the train and the cars in real time.
I know the CTa's unlikely to ever do it, but the way the 13th Street Incline is configured, it would be totally possible to run trains from Midway Airport to Howard via the State Street Subway, granting that airport a crosstown line much like O'Hare has with the Blue Line.
What beautiful videos. I always enjoy watching it. And during the ride you also see something of the area. That is really fun. CTA my thanks for this. Greetings from the Netherlands.👍
@@trashcan4798Elsewhere I've heard claims that Chicago's railed transit system was totally over ground, so uploads like this one strike me as a surprise.
@@ZviJ1 Most of it is above ground. Of the probably 150 stops, only around 15-20 are underground. Only the Red Line and Blue Line have underground stops. Red Line is underground from North/Clybourn to Roosevelt, and Blue Line is underground from Division to Clinton (though there may be 1-2 underground stations on the north side around Logan Square, I can’t remember off the top of my head.) Mostly around downtown. Hope this clarifies for you! EDIT: After a quick check on the map, I was correct. There are indeed 2 underground blue line stops on the northern part of the line, Namely Belmont and Logan Square. These ones are underground to allow the train to merge from elevated above Milwaukee Ave into the median of the Kennedy expressway. Technically, O’hare also might be considered underground as well since it enter’s the lower level of the airport below ground level.
@@ZviJ1 Most of it is above ground. The red and blue lines run underground through downtown. The north side red line is elevated, but the south side of it is ground level in the median of the freeway. Most of the blue line outside of downtown is also ground level in the middle of the freeway, but has sections that are elevated. All of the other lines are completely elevated.
I remember to Skokie and taking this route , it was before the realignment of the system I would get off the IC at Randolph, walk over to State St and continue to Howard ( back in the early 80"s from now what's called Ford Heights , in the south Burbd
I need a lot of Crew Worker over a bridge between Belmont and Armitage to Renew/Repair all 4 tracks so all the railcar can move quickly with new noise.
Instructions: 1. No smoking, littering and eating on CTA buses and railcars. It is strictly prohibited. 2. No soliciting and gambling on CTA buses and railcars. It is strictly prohibited. 3. Priority seating is mainly intended for elders and passengers with disabilities. Please take your cooperation as a standard. 4. Passengers: please stand clearly away from the doors at all times while boarding on trains and buses. 5. Make your consideration as the best policy. When talking on the phone, listening to radios or using electronic devices, take cautiousness as to not disturb other boarded customers. 6. Please take your items off the seat beside you so others can sit down as well as yourself. 7. Take importance as your safest guidance. If you have any whereabouts on what's going on: as of unattended packages, vandalizm, graffiti art or suspiciousness, inform CTA personnel pronto for assistance. 8. Please be familiar with the train communication and evacuation procedures that are located inside each car.
I go back to the 1950s, when with the older model cars, you could open the windows......below which were stickers that warned, please "Do Not Put Arms or Head Out of Windows" (Paraphrase).
@@jaywad8876 Also, way back then, during hot summers, the doors at the ends of each car were left open to cool things off....and there were no warnings against moving from car to car.
I ride it all the time, the south part in particular. I have never seen a crime happen on there, but I notice idiots smoking. I also can get sketched out by crazies walking through train cars via the emergency doors. I have no idea why they do that. My personal safety hasn't been threatened yet, but I hear about violent incidents on there.
@@ChicagoMike97 You'll never know what could happen on the Red Line now, so please be careful and stay safe. I used to love riding it because it was my favorite line to ride, and my job site was on State & Lake St (I then take the number 6 Jackson Park Express bus home since it drops me off right in front of my residence). Now I'm working from home, and have been working remotely since the pandemic. At least I feel safer in my own home.
@@protectorofillinois3 Thank you for the kind words bro. The red line still generally feels pretty safe, at least to me, but I always have my wits about me on it, because you are correct that things do happen on there. But other than the occasional whack job I haven’t actually seen anything scary.
@@ChicagoMike97 You're one of the lucky ones. The only time I was nearly robbed on the Red Line was 6 months ago. It happened @ 9AM when I was going to Chinatown. I was sitting in the 1st car & 4 guys pulled out their guns and demanded our phones, then went to the next car. However, I'll tell you a twist - the same robber came back looking for me and & was in the same seat. He gave me my phone back, as he thought it was an iPhone 🤣🤣🤣. I guess my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra phone saved the day 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Ask them why the el which this city was once so proud of is now being covered up? First in uptown they put those walls on the sides covering it up and changing how it looks and that was a famous stretch shown on Hill Street Blues for years. Now they are doing the same in Lakeview with the new flyover putting those walls up covering up that cool view we have had all these years! And I read they could have done double decker tracks there like New York has which would have looked so cool, but instead they are going with the walls again once again ruining the look! Sad to see something we were once so proud of being covered up. New York beats us again!
15:30 I don't think those concrete sidings have any functional purpose regarding train operation. I live in a Chicago suburb, and hear daily news reports about people "wandering" on the tracks, so maybe the sidings prevent them from falling off. I was a child in the late '50s, and used the old Wilson station when it was made of wood, dark and smelly from stale piss. I don't miss that, but I miss when the adult fare was 25 cents, and the old un-air conditioned trains had windows you could open.
Between Howard and Belmont, the outer tracks are for the Purple (Evanston) line express. Between Belmont and Armitage, the outer tracks are for the Purple and Brown (Ravenswood) lines.
No, the inner tracks are primarily used for less frequent stops (though not technically express trains) . The Ravenswood (Brown line) stops more frequently on outside tracks whereas the Howard train (red line) on inside tracks and bypasses/doesn’t stop at stations only serviced by Brown. Some have both, and Evanston train (Purple line) runs during busy hours making less frequent stops.
This upload is a surprise to me...... I thought none of Chicago's railed rapid transit system was underground. I like NYC's better though, because the latter have lights on both sides of the tunnels and more traffic lights.
@@mic1240 then you leave by the 7th inning to beat the crowd and traffic lol stop and make a pee pee hit up the gift shop bring some shirts or hats home for the kiddies last call for alcohol hop, on the train sit behind some dude that had cheesteak and onions and farts the whole way home lol or some drunk dude doing his harry carey voice lol then your late getting home cause somebody gets mugged or some A Hole who hates his life cause his wife or GF left him jumps in front of the train and goes splat and they need tweezers to pick up whats left of him its happend to me twice comming back from the cubs game then the cops gotta ask everybody if they seen what happend yeah the dude jumped in front of the train and now he's a omlet lol
Sadly it is getting harder to ride the cta. Its bad enough having to pay three dollars for a single ride. But then it claims you get two transfers within 2 hours and that is a lie as many times now it will not give me those transfers within two hours!
@@PRHILL9696 There are two types of cards. It sounds like you're getting the flimsy single use tickets, which cost $3/ride. What you want is to get one of the harder plastic credit card style smart cards, which you load money on and keep for multiple uses. Those cost $2.50/ride and allow transfers.
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This operator needs to be more patient with the doors at stations. Literally 3 seconds after he opens the doors he plays the ‘Doors Closing’ announcement, but doesn’t shut them for another 5-10 seconds. Just wait until everyone has gotten on and then shut the doors.
@@mattgipson5523 7-10 seconds is completely unrealistic. By the time the operator stops the train, walks to the other side of the cab (if the platform is on the left), and opens the doors, several seconds have already elapsed. Most rapid transit systems use 20 seconds as an absolute minimum for dwell time, to allow slower passengers (such as those in wheelchairs) to board/disembark the train without getting caught in the doors.
@@OliversElevators you’re right those scenarios take time ….but the amount of people on the platform it’s gone take longer then that ……you can play the doors announcements and then just watch out the window and see . That’s why some operators say “use all available doors”
On the north side the red line acts as a sort of "local train" if you will. The other tracks are for the purple line, an express train that skips most stops
Cab signals tell you how fast you can …5,15,35,55…..55 is max operating speed . Speed can vary based on whether a train is front of you, curve, track conditions etc. those are what those beep sounds mean . Speed control
