The El may be an old and dated system, but it still functions as an effective people-mover. Other cities tore down their elevated railways, often without creating an adequate substitute, but now new ones are being built. Chicago was smart to keep what they had.
@@MysticZeenoz Yeah, but for the most part, some of them were in Midtown and Lower Manhattan, such as the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 9th Avenue Elevated lines, while Chicago kept their elevated loop through Downtown. The only el we have in Manhattan are the short sections of the 1 train uptown.
@@austinslater530 your thought is shared by many, but it has been said several times it will not happen. Many have been waiting for the Red Line extension to 130th; don't think that will happen either. What may happen is that Brown/Purple/Red line flyover...
I know I haven't lived in Chicago since 2004, but 63rd St looks depressing with all the buildings torn down. I rode this line on a regular when I was a kid with my mom from stoney island, and as a teen from Dorchester to downtown.
Use to take the line from Evanston to visit my grandmother in Englewood back in the late 70's/early 80's. Crazy to see how many stations closed down (including the Racine station I used to get off at). Way too much distance between stops on the south side.
AHEM, Milwaukee begs to differ on that! 😛 I'm just being playful... good architecture is good architecture no matter where it is, even though we have the Calatrava wing of our art museum...
I know this is a higher crime place but this non-gentrified area feels so much more evocative in a good way. Maybe it's the sunset and cicadas though which do feel pretty nostalgic
Anmol Mehta They 1st Made Ones For All Of Them In 2014, And Then They Made Maybe 3 In 2015, And Then In 2016 Showed The “Loomis Bridge” And “18th Street Bridge” And Then Uploaded All Of Them In 2019
Dorchester/East 63rd Stoney Island should have stayed some of the steel is sitting on the east side of 63rd yard. Hopefully as money becomes available a new terminal and Metra Electric transfer will be built in the years to come.
That "new" steel", along with the rest of the "L" structure from Dorchester back to Cottage Grove was torn down because a preacher, whose church sermon was being interrupted by the "L" noise, had political connections. If that jackass is still alive and that church is still at the same location, I would not bank on CTA or the city of Chicago re-extending the line to the Metra Electric station at 63rd/Dorchester........Just sayin'. If anything, I could honestly see CTA cutting out the East 63rd Street leg of the Green Line completely in the next few years, especially if there isn't new residential and business development in that area soon.
@@TheChicagoL I could definitely see that happening, I always wondered if it got to downtown faster than the red line. If not than it's a pretty line pointless line imo.
@@strechemall thanks for the info, was confused af for a minute. Watching from London, I like the L, seems like a really good transit system with fast trains. Hopefully there are never much delays (over here the Tube can be an absolute nightmare sometimes lol)
@@strechemall do the trains actually split up at the junction, southbound or join up, northbound? When i lived up there, the north-south trains were englewood-howard and jackson park-howard, with A trains going to one destination and B trains to the other. Do southbound trains from the loop just alternate destinations now?
@@karlpiepenburg3157 They join as one line right before Garfield and both go to Howard. You'll only notice if you're going South bound also as the train would either say 63rd Ashland or Cottage Grove which is why you gotta pay attention taking the Green going South.
@@karlpiepenburg3157 Also should be noted that you shouldnt ever want to take the Green line south unless you wanted to end up in one of those Chicago neighborhoods thats typically on the news bcuz of a homicide.
In Moscow, such an insignificant number of passengers can be seen only now, when total quarantine is announced. I generally don’t understand what means the CTA exists.
the el is an old and outdated system as a people mover is inadequate to discuss how old Chicago still is these days is old in theory when it was invented was a built substitute that is years away from being completed
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The person waving to the train at 5:26 is my new best friend.
The El may be an old and dated system, but it still functions as an effective people-mover. Other cities tore down their elevated railways, often without creating an adequate substitute, but now new ones are being built. Chicago was smart to keep what they had.
Bob Rogers It is very cool. I hope they eventually rebuild what they used to have to Jackson Park, though.
NYC kept some of our Elevated Tracks. While Demolishing/Abandoning about 4 Elevated Lines
@@MysticZeenoz Yeah, but for the most part, some of them were in Midtown and Lower Manhattan, such as the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 9th Avenue Elevated lines, while Chicago kept their elevated loop through Downtown. The only el we have in Manhattan are the short sections of the 1 train uptown.
@@austinslater530 your thought is shared by many, but it has been said several times it will not happen. Many have been waiting for the Red Line extension to 130th; don't think that will happen either. What may happen is that Brown/Purple/Red line flyover...
Agree
The Southbound link to 63rd and its two termini is the oldest part of the Rapid transit System, built for the 1893 World's Fair
I know I haven't lived in Chicago since 2004, but 63rd St looks depressing with all the buildings torn down. I rode this line on a regular when I was a kid with my mom from stoney island, and as a teen from Dorchester to downtown.
Yeah 63rd was always garbage from what I can remember. I used to carry a weapon whenever I had to get on the Kingdrive station.
I didn't realize there were still so many surface parking lots in the Loop.
I love that sound of the train going over the tracks
Never been to Chicago. I’m always Nyc subway person but taking Chicago L is my goal
Superb Video! I like it!
29:18 crazy man yelling 😭😂. Didn’t know how pretty the Cermak- McCormick Place station was 👌🏽
Use to take the line from Evanston to visit my grandmother in Englewood back in the late 70's/early 80's. Crazy to see how many stations closed down (including the Racine station I used to get off at). Way too much distance between stops on the south side.
1:06:38, You see the Metra Station on the right? I think you should make a Metra channel
There already is one! Search "Metra Ride Along" and it should show up.
I mostly use the green line, Chicago has the best Architecture
AHEM, Milwaukee begs to differ on that! 😛 I'm just being playful... good architecture is good architecture no matter where it is, even though we have the Calatrava wing of our art museum...
I know this is a higher crime place but this non-gentrified area feels so much more evocative in a good way. Maybe it's the sunset and cicadas though which do feel pretty nostalgic
Very nice ride on the L . How often do you produce videos of the different lines of th CTA trains in a year?
Anmol Mehta They 1st Made Ones For All Of Them In 2014, And Then They Made Maybe 3 In 2015, And Then In 2016 Showed The “Loomis Bridge” And “18th Street Bridge” And Then Uploaded All Of Them In 2019
Dorchester/East 63rd Stoney Island should have stayed some of the steel is sitting on the east side of 63rd yard. Hopefully as money becomes available a new terminal and Metra Electric transfer will be built in the years to come.
That "new" steel", along with the rest of the "L" structure from Dorchester back to Cottage Grove was torn down because a preacher, whose church sermon was being interrupted by the "L" noise, had political connections. If that jackass is still alive and that church is still at the same location, I would not bank on CTA or the city of Chicago re-extending the line to the Metra Electric station at 63rd/Dorchester........Just sayin'. If anything, I could honestly see CTA cutting out the East 63rd Street leg of the Green Line completely in the next few years, especially if there isn't new residential and business development in that area soon.
@@TheChicagoL That figures!
@@TheChicagoL I could definitely see that happening, I always wondered if it got to downtown faster than the red line. If not than it's a pretty line pointless line imo.
@@TheChicagoL Maybe the Obama library in Jackson Park will spur economic growth....but the tree-huggers are against it.
@@michaelbrinkers1145
Oh well........
8:06 my favorite part
5:24 hi!
12:59 Is that the Blue Line down there? If so, it makes sense to have a Green/Blue connecting station.
That’s the red line.
I can ride the CTA L without leaving my house.
Что так много разобранных станций до Ашланда/63-ей? Не планируется их восстановление? Вроде не в голом поле располагались...
when you enter halsted i see stairs going up from the platform. where do they go?
Cermak-McCormick Place is futuristic.
Was this line gutted or what? I mean, it's an absurd distance between stations now.
5:25 👋
Just like the PATCO
10:36 Is that an abandoned Metra station underneath the Green Line?
Yes, that is the abandoned Englewood Station along the Southwest Service.
@@ChicagoRailfan-oj7czclosed in 1978
why are there so many emty lots at the south part of the city? :o
It’s been a decline in population and the buildings can be so old that they are torn down.
Alright!
Why does switch over to 63rd Ashland
Because the green line splits after Garfield and goes east and west
@@strechemall thanks for the info, was confused af for a minute. Watching from London, I like the L, seems like a really good transit system with fast trains. Hopefully there are never much delays (over here the Tube can be an absolute nightmare sometimes lol)
@@strechemall do the trains actually split up at the junction, southbound or join up, northbound? When i lived up there, the north-south trains were englewood-howard and jackson park-howard, with A trains going to one destination and B trains to the other. Do southbound trains from the loop just alternate destinations now?
@@karlpiepenburg3157 They join as one line right before Garfield and both go to Howard. You'll only notice if you're going South bound also as the train would either say 63rd Ashland or Cottage Grove which is why you gotta pay attention taking the Green going South.
@@karlpiepenburg3157 Also should be noted that you shouldnt ever want to take the Green line south unless you wanted to end up in one of those Chicago neighborhoods thats typically on the news bcuz of a homicide.
Is this station new???
In Moscow, such an insignificant number of passengers can be seen only now, when total quarantine is announced. I generally don’t understand what means the CTA exists.
Чумазый Лесоруб ?
Because Moscow is bigger than Chicago
Same in Chicago when the pandemic began. Ridership fell so drastically.
On a building I noticed an USA flag. Pretty important, because much of them what I see looks pretty European.
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manual or ats mode ?
Manual operation…..one person
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40:00 It is simply insane to suddenly see this name "TRUMP" within such a movie ! !
the el is an old and outdated system as a people mover is inadequate to discuss how old Chicago still is these days is old in theory when it was invented was a built substitute that is years away from being completed
you're a fool