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Thank you! 😊

Glad to hear that you found it helpful, and I appreciate the feedback. Good luck on your marathon.

Happy halloween!

Thanks!

I appreciate the nice words and glad you enjoyed the video.

Not necessarily. There are some international flights that depart from the domestic terminals. Your itinerary should say what terminal you depart at O’hare. Good luck and hope you have a safe trip.

Thanks mate! I hope you’re having a fun and safe visit to the windy city.

I would only dream of America , it looks incredible, everything looks massive in your country. ....

Chicago is the birthplace of the modern skyscraper, so they do like things big here for sure. I’ve got Australia on my agenda in the future, its a beautiful country from what I’ve seen in videos . Hope someday you can make your dream come true to see here.

Thanks kindly. ..😊😊😊

Unless you’re a witch! Just kidding, it’s as safe as any US city.

Still highly dangerous to visit.

Glad you liked it.

That’s a great question, and I needed to contact Metra to confirm my answer was correct, before I gave it. Metra has been making many new changes recently. But as of right now they only take cash if you board the train and pay the conductor. There is supposed to be a five dollar Surcharge on top of the ticket price, if there was a vending machine at the station and you don’t use it. But because at this time not every station has a vending machine, they have waived the five dollar premium charge. So according to the metra representative, at this time the conductor only accepts cash. (312) 696-3872 is the Metra number if you have any other concerns or questions. And one last point, they have been making several new changes this year and so this video (made in 2022) is outdated in some parts and a new updated version was made to reflect those changes. I believeI I have a link on the description of this video to the new 2024 version.

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I agree!

Thanks for the nice words and glad you liked it.

The Union pacific north line would be the metra train that will take you from waukegan to the otc ( olgivie transportation center). I haven’t taken that train, so I can’t really talk about the safety, but my experience on the trains I have taken is they’ve always been safe. Safer than the cta trains in my opinion As for how to ride that particular train, here is the webpage for Metra on schedules and stops. That would be a good starting point for you to check into. ridertools.metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/UP-N/stations/WAUKEGAN Also, metra has made some changes in the way they determine fares and the zones at the start of 2024, I did make a new metra video that explains this, the 2024 version. I’ll link you to it here. In case you’re interested. th-cam.com/video/qZ02E8FKWvw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Zb7n555iVkWiLbrL

And one more point about safety, since you’re going to the OTC, that’s a pretty busy area and I don’t think there’s much issue about safety, but I would avoid going too late if you plan an evening trip, only because Chicago downtown at night you will see a lot of homeless people, and some of them can be at times a bit aggressive in their behavior. I’ve rode mostly the CTA trains to downtown and have arrived late on some occasions, I’ve been a few times approached by homeless people, but they’ve never been what I would say acting dangerous to me. But you still have to be careful walking the streets in downtown at night. Good luck on your metra trip.

Sorry, I didn’t see this sooner, I hope you had enough time.

Indeed!

That should be no problem.

Hope you can some day

At about 3:40 the video discusses the metra zones. The zones are important for riders to understand as fare is determined by zones. The first 3 minutes the video discusses how Metra fits in the chicago public transportation system. If someone rides metra, knowing its role in how it works within this framework ( that includes cta and pace) is helpful to know where metra provides service.

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This may be helpful. I would assume most of the metra machines would include this option during the open dates available for purchase . “Monthly Pass Good for unlimited rides in a calendar month between your selected zones on weekdays and systemwide on weekends. Available for purchase from vending machines or the Ventra app from the 20th to the 12th. Passes expire at noon on the first business day of the next month. Monthly Passes are for the exclusive use of the purchaser and are not transferable.” metra.com/fares

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Yes

You can reach the cta train in terminals 1,2 and 3 in similar way.

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You’re welcome and good luck on your travels

Thanks for the feedback and I hope you have a good and safe trip to Chicago.

1-3. The video takes you through the terminal 3 walk to cta. 1 and 2 are similar.

Hello and you are correct, thank you for the updated information, I will add that for now to the description so people understand that since February 2024 it’s been changed. Instead of the 10 alphabetical zones ( A through J), it’s now reduced to 4 zones numbered 1 through 4. Metra also made some changes in the rates and the type of passes that you can buy. And they also now state all ticket windows have been closed ( you now need to purchase tickets via ventra app, vending machine, or pay to conductor after board train).

For the latest 2024 changes in the Metra rail system, you can go to this webpage on the Metra website. metra.com/2024FarePlan#:~:text=Under%20the%20new%20structure%2C%20the,on%20each%20line%2C%20which%20vary.

Welcome to the channel and Glad you found the video helpful. The metra train system can be a lot of fun to ride and provide an economical adventures to explore different parts of the Chicagoland area. Worth learning!

That is an interesting question. This may be helpful in answering your question: supportourtroops.org/news/2238-when-ships-retire#:~:text=Retiring%20or%20“decommissioning”%20Navy%20ships,crews%20will%20remove%20usable%20parts.

Thank you!

Thanks for the feed back. And totally agree with your sentiment.

Agree 100% !

I hope so too!

For most people, they would probably take the CTA train (blue line). But there is a metra train that takes you to the airport as well. metra.com/train-lines/stations/ohare-transfer

Tough experience, but this might encourage some people to go ahead and download the Ventra app, so they can just purchase their tickets on the app and use the credit card doing it.

@@TravGuideChannel i have the ventra app now because of that experience 🤣

A wise decision 🙂

In my experience, the conductors have always been helpful and polite. Very professional in their behavior. Thanks for your input.

Thank you very much!

Glad you liked it, here we experienced a 99.8% eclipse. Thanks for stopping in!

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Haha

Sorry to hear that

I used to live about 5 miles from the airport in Mount Prospect, I definitely understand how noisy planes can be when this close.

Haha, For sure!

Marriott beach resort is the closest hotel i can think of, about 2 miles from the Pennekamp park at about mm 104 on bayside

Nope, but it looks like a pretty interesting channel.

Glad you think so!

Metra requires a metra ticket or pass. These can be purchased at the train station or through the ventra app. If purchased through the ventra app the metra ticket /pass is loaded to the app and shown to conductor when on train ( not the ventra card). You can’t use the metra ticket/pass to ride cta trains/buses. If you are a monthly metra pass holder, you can purchase through metra a Regional Connect Pass (Ventra app only) for around $30 valid for unlimited rides on CTA and Pace during the same calendar month as your metra monthly pass.

“Regional Connect Pass Valid on CTA and Pace at all times. Pass sold by Metra or on the Ventra App to use with Metra Monthly Ticket. This new pass replaces Metra Link-up and Pace PlusBus” www.transitchicago.com/fares/