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Posted by George Foelschow on Wed Sep 12 12:52:13 2012, in response to Re: Another Love Affair: Chicago's CTA, posted by Avid Reader on Wed Sep 12 11:44:17 2012. "Is it possible for a train to enter the loop, and stay in it?"Yes, if the power is shut off, the train will stay in the Loop until the power comes back on. Seriously, a train could circle the Loop on either track indefinitely. In fact, when the Dan Ryan line opened in 1969, the Loop was reconfigured. Dan Ryan was through routed with Lake Street and operated only on Lake and Wabash. Only Ravenswood and Evanston circled the Loop; Ravenswood on the outer loop counter-clockwise, and Evanston Express, weekday rush hours only, on the inner loop, clockwise. A new service, named "Loop Shuttle", circled the inner loop daytime hours (except Sunday), enabling convenient transfers to and from Lake-Dan Ryan trains. The Loop Shuttle was eventually discontinued. The Orange and Pink lines now fill that function. When a bridge is stuck, either Lake or Wells, it is not unknown to keep things moving by having trains circle the Loop until the issue is resolved. |
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