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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Dec 23 16:22:57 2014, in response to Re: What color should a future CTA rail line be?, posted by WillD on Tue Dec 23 15:52:15 2014. First, CTA is in the design and NIMBY pushback phase of building a flyover at Clark Jct.Second, CTA cars are similar in size to PATH, and only slightly smaller than IRT cars so comparisons to 75' IND cars are moot. Rush hour trains are 8 cars and IINM the rehab plans for the North Side mainline above Belmont include platforms to allow 10 car trains. In the tunnel the 4 stations north of the Loop Harrison and Roosevelt can all be lengthened--think the B'way BMT in Manhattan in the late 60s. Third, when the rehab N of Belmont is done CTA might be able to return to both the speed and TPH of the 50s--30 TPH and 5+ minutes faster from Howard to Lake (former Washington). FWIW, back then Howard to 63rd Stony Island was 55-56, the 'real time video' linked in another post claims Howard-95th in 63, not bad. All of the above said, forcing Metra to honor CTA fares within CTA service areas (Evanston to Ogilvie, Blue Island to La Salle, MED within city limits) which should be easy once Metra gets with the RFD/tap cards program, will also give riders a better choice. |
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