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Posted by Alan Follett on Mon Dec 22 13:22:15 2014, in response to Re: What color should a future CTA rail line be?, posted by snarf368 on Mon Dec 22 11:29:02 2014. The Gray Line proposal contemplates operation of the portion of Metra Electric within the city, including the South Chicago and Blue Island branches, by CTA, with greater frequencies, and integrated with CTA’s fare structure. Metra would continue to operate main-line service to points beyond Kensington, but most stations north of Kensington would be CTA-only. There would still be a couple of Metra stops in Hyde Park, and of course at the three downtown stations; possibly also at McCormick Place, at least for special events. Perhaps the weakest part of the proposal is the use of modified Metra Electric bi-levels, which seem to me to be ill-suited to transit service. There are also some problems with fare control and passenger separation at the shared stations.Do I think it will happen? Not really; this is a rail enthusiast/ community activist project, with no apparent support from the city administration, and no funding in prospect. Also, many of the Metra Electric stations have very low passenger boardings, in some cases just in double digits per day. See the Electric District station summary at Page 6: http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_T-B-T10.pdf ... though this might be expected to improve if the low-ridership stations were folded into the CTA system. Alan Follett Hercules, CA |
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