Welcome aboard, today we will travel to 2nd street from 1st street. The stations we will stop at is 1st Street, 1st Avenue, 1st Road, 1st Blvd, before reaching 2nd street. Each station is 10 feet apart and we will be going at a pace slower than a snail, enjoy the ride.
Jonathan Chen when it’s in the loop (downtown area) it goes slower because of density and there’s about 6 different subway lines that branch out from this area. They go slow to not crash or drive off.Once it leaves the city, then the stations space out and it goes really fast through the suburbs.
the stations are close together because this is the "loop" downtown area, more frequent stops here is much more convenient for commuters especially during winter
Many people travel into the "Loop" on a daily basis to work. Considering Chicago's cold winters,it's an added convenience not to have to walk long distances after disembarking from the train to get to your office. I'd say it's a very thoughtful system.
This section is "The Loop". It does make some sense, trains loop through this area as they cycle back and forth between different areas of Chicago. Once they are outside this loop the speed increases considerably. There was some talk of adding a new, underground, loop, but as far as I'm aware planning has stalled.
It should be noted that out of Chicago's 8 metro lines, 2 have their own deticated tunnels through downtown, 1 line only seres 2-3 stops in the northern suburbs, and 1 line only travels downtown through the loop during rush hour and possibly Cubs games.
Yeah, there's 2 subway lines that run in the middle of the Loop under State and Dearborn streets. State/Lake and Library-State/Van Buren Loop L stations are very close to the Lake and Jackson subway stations and serve as transfer points. Clark/Lake is a super-station, opened in 1992, which allows free direct transfers between the Dearborn subway and the Loop L platforms. The station's 2 entrances are also inside 2 buildings, the James R. Thompson Center and 203 N. LaSalle
That’s basically what the loop is, locals with their Ventra Cards will use it go a couple blocks when it’s blistering cold outside. Outside of downtown the trains go 55mph with stations being much farther apart. Also there are two subway lines that go underneath the loop for faster transit
@502 Downtowner With the closure of Madison and Randolph/Wabash stations, and replacement with Washington/Wabash, each side now has 2 stations. A single station would be quite inefficient, as everyone would have to funnel into a single station.
This is the brown line. It is the slowest but I also consider this one a leisure line to take for the best city views. The red line is a different story.
@Mario Of course, you and Rog5446 are right. It is antiquated and noisy and inefficient. Not being a Chicagoan and only an infrequent visitor, I really am not defending the decades old decision not to do anything. Not to mention the thousands of poor souls who live along the El tracks, in some cases close enough to brush the trains as they pass. It is not surpising though. City residents often put up with unpleasantness in public transport. I know that in Philadelphia, where I grew up, the subway/elevated system was old and stillborn for decades. Cheers!
I have lived in Chicago my entire life and take the train everyday. For those of you saying that the train is super slow, it is only like this in the downtown loop area. It can be very congested so the trains have to drive slow so they will not run into each other. Its all about following safety measures. Also, people who go downtown take the train from surrounding neighborhoods so they want to get off a specific stop, that’s why there are so many stations. People don’t take the train just to go two stops. They just walk.
That´s interesting. There´s so much critics about the speed and the stations that are, i suppose historically, very near to each other, Must have bin something like sience fiction anyway to the people, in the times, the elevated train was built.
For those complaining and saying their country’s trains are “better” take a look at the whole map of the CTA train lines, then come back. It’s only slow in the Loop. People come here to transfer between different lines since there’s no other place in the city that all the train lines come together. Once a train leaves the loop, the stations are more separated and the trains travel much faster. Educate yourselves before talking shit, especially if you never even been to Chicago
Wtf!! Train going slower than molasses. Train station every 100 feet. So many trains. Train intersections over 9000. How do people in Chicago even get to their destinations on time.
It's downtown. It's where most people either begin or end their ride. Why would trains go fast here? Go to the 11:00 mark in the video. See those I-beams running horizontally along the outer curve of the track, like guardrails? Those were installed in 1977, after one train rear-ended another at that curve and knocked four cars to the street below. Eleven people were killed. You don't want speed here.
Laughing Gravy I feel dumb. I just checked out the other lines in the CTA and apparently it's just this particular section. One can really be fooled as I was.
Wow, closest thing to catching a train in the clouds, I can't get over how close the stations are, it more resembles the Melbourne Aus tram network than our trains - thanks for posting.
Most people don't realize the Chicago transit authority is actually a county wide system. With links to regional and nation wide rail as well via Metra and amtrak
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“Next stop... never mind we are here. “You can literally get off run to next stop and get back on the same train.
Here no less than 5 separate lines converge and circle the landmark Chicago Loop structure before branching off to different areas of the city, entering and leaving the Loop at different points - a very complicated operation. It is only in this densely populated central business and theater district (less than 1 sq mile) that the trains move slowly with stations close together. Elsewhere in the CTA system average speed between stops is 55 mph (88 kph) with stations .5 to 1 mile apart.
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It's still a metro. The Brown Line is 18.35 km long. Some of the other lines are longer. The Loop is unusual, though, because most of the system comes together and the stations are numerous. It was a way of bringing together competing railways in the late 19th century.
Love the announcements - Almost sounds British - Adds a bit of class to a fascinating rail system. Thanks for posting and greetings from the South Coast of England 🇬🇧
I knew there had to be a bunch of break offs...cause when I was in Chicago...those things haul ass and go EVERYWHERE! And everyone calls it "The El". Why....idk cause El means The in Spanish. I'm gonna take "The The." Bye guys
The loop is really for people to get on and off and transfer, not really for transportation within the loop. The loop also has very busy intersections and sharp turns so trains move slowly on the loop.
I LOVE Chicago's L trains, so much character, yet so efficient! Yeah, stops are frequent downtown but the density and the number of people working make that necessary, it's similar in Lower Manhattan.
I cannot see how having stations that close together is beneficial at all. Spacing the stations further apart allows for better travel time, and if having them that close together saves you 2 mins of walking, it is costing you 10s of minutes in waiting at all the stations along the route. Density impacts station spacing for sure but there's a limit at which it's so disadvantageous that you should really space them a bit further. Edit: On further reading I see they did indeed close a lot of the bunched up stations, which doesn't surprise me at all.
Efficient?! Motherfuckers can't walk one goddamn block? Here's some math for you: Cart length: approx 120 m. Stop time at one station: approx 20 s. Length between stop. approx 150 meters. Total travel time from stop to stop: Approx 80 seconds Total distance: 270 m Travel Time: 80 seconds Speed: 3.375 m/s Or 11.07 feet/s That is extremely slow.
A beautiful railway. Amazing how they forced the engineering to fit. In many respects (track geometry, components, station spacing) it's like a multiple-unit tram or LRV in the sky. The apparently short signalling overlaps (between the interlocking home signals and flanking moves), as from around 1:00, are a little bit terrifying though from a mainline signalling perspective. Hopefully they have good ATP/ ATC
The engineering is so bad ! Who the hell made this weird metro ? this is so useless to have station every 50 meters and to do a trip slower than by walkinh, wtf... That's normal that nobody wants to take common transport rather than their car...
ohbobpleez cool right? Have you ever seen a drawbridge like what's seen just at the beginning of the video? I've never seen a railroad drawbridge designed this way. (It's double decker, has vehicle traffic below it.)
there's 2 drawbridges actually! They are both active too and rise up during the Spring and Fall when Sailboats need to enter the Lake or leave the lake. It's a site to see! Other than that, most of the city's railway drawbridges are tower kind that rise up and down.
There’s a 90 degree crossing in Switzerland between the regular 1435mm track and a 1000mm narrow gauge line. The overhead-line construction is pretty interesting ;)
And that's what people do. You don't ride from station to station in the Loop. These stations are for dropping off commuters coming into the city and picking up others who are going back home.
If you're going from one station to the next, sure. But people don't do that. They ride in on one line, get off somewhere, and then catch the train on the line they need. This Loop area is where you can switch from one line to just about any other.
@@carlvogt6162 42% of the population in France is considered obese, you guys aren't skinny anymore and haven't been for a while. Stones and glass houses.
I was born and raised in New York City and I've been on every single train in NYC, but our train system isn't as intricate or serpentine like this in Chicago. I watched this video 3 times, it is so fascinating.
SLIMANE SEBAI this is part of the system called the loop. It is the ends of certain lines, and is at the center of downtown. It is there for people the get on and off or transfer (usually little walking distance needed if you are a pedestrian in the loop). It’s not really for transportation within the loop. But in the loop, stations are near each other, there is a lot of traffic, and the turns are very sharp, so trains run very slowly in the loop. Outside the loop, they can go a lot faster. There’s the red line subway which is underground and bypasses the loop.
A very nice video, although it does mislead one to think that trains are slow and stations are closer together. I like the unique character of the L, elevated trains over the street. It is not how it would probably be made today, but it adds a unique charm to the city.
Im from NYC and ride the subways here but Ive also rode the CTA around the downtown loop. And the Chicago trains are fast and clean and efficient. Most of the ride is not like this its only downtown where several lines converge. I loved the Chicago trains!!
Can’t imagine how small and conjoined the looped track is on the CTA rail in mainland Chicago. It’s stations are next to each other so close, it’s like you have arrived almost immediately. Although with good respect it provides good transit transfers on other CTA lines or Metra/Amtrak trains you wish to travel abroad.
Would be cool (although very expensive) to live in a building right above the tracks and/or above a station (10:15). I think all the sounds and screechings of the trains are very calming!
This is where all the train lines come together so people get on and off here to transfer between lines. Reason why it’s so slow is because of tight corners, once the train leaves downtown, it branches out and picks up speed again. Educate yourself
The structure is 125 years old. you don't want to go fast over it. Also most lines don't go from Point A to Point B. the start at one station go down into the loop, loop back and go back to the same station. The Loop is probably the Nation's most complicated railway in service. Also 450,000 people use the L every day. So the system works. I find the CTA system fascinating.
The stations seem to be very close to each other. Subway in Berlin, Germany goes 70 km/h (45mph) and there is usually like 800 meters (½ mi) between the stations
Most stations are 1/2 mile to a mile apart from each other. The Loop is an exception because it's the most busiest part of the city and most of the platforms are not large enough to accommodate for so many people. The Loop is provides service to 5 Lines. Back then, there used to be 10 stations in the Loop, today it is only 8. Besides we do have subways as well, and the world record for the world's longest Subway platform.
@Mario I would really like to experience this, it looks a great way to see the city. I asume the trains arrive from the suburbs before they trundle round this maytrix of lines. So at least people can get to where they need to be. I'll hold off on buying my ticket for now, i haven't worked out which way i'm going yet!!! lol.....
It's funny how pretty much none of these comments actually understand this train system. It's the Central Business District, which is why the stops are so close, during rush hour. 4 different train lines which go miles and miles into the city to meet up here and turn around, which is why its so crowded. This section is where people get on to go to and from the business district to their homes miles away. When it's not the busy period, the trains move a lot faster through this section. Also, these train lines are over 130 years old, so its expensive as hell to move the tracks and reroute them. It's actually pretty efficient for what they have to work with.
No, we all understand how train systems work. Other metro systems around the world also bring people into business districts from the outskirts, but that doesn't mean the trains have to crawl along like a slug.
All aboard the inefficiency express, with stops at First street, the sidewalk adjacent to First street, the Hotdog cart 50 feet away from First street, the tree next to the Hotdog cart, a store window, a bus stop, another store window, the sidewalk adjacent to Second street, Second street, the sidewalk on the other side of Second street...
,🤣🤣🤣🤣 NO SHIT! What a joke of a transportation system. You wanta climb a flight of 50 stairs to go around the block.....come on . ....it only takes 30 minutes!
I never expected so many negative comments. My other popular videos are in the similar situations. I feel sorry for those who love and seek negative-looking videos.
Am I honestly the only one who's looking out for Elwood's place while singing "Sweet Home Chicago"? "How often does the train go by?" "so often, you won't even notice."
Elwood's flophouse is now a small park ("Pritzker Park") across the tracks from the Harold Washington Library. The train passes by there before and after the 6:00 mark: library on the right, Pritzker Park on the left. That area, the "south Loop," was a lot more squalid in the late '70s.
Одноногий слепой ветеран вьетнамской войны без костыля обгонит это метро даже не вспотев.. Приезжайте в Москву, что б увидеть настоящий городской метрополитен.
Одноногий слепой ветеран вьетнамской войны без костыля обгонит это метро даже не вспотев..хееее..ну я немогу..да у них там пробки даже в метрополитене и в лифтах..поэтому так медленно..страна то маленькая..народу много
In Europe cars wait at the traffic lights while trains get priority. In Chicago trains have to wait for other trains and stop every few yards unless an american has to walk more than 20 yards LOL. But the trains above can get around some amazing radius curves.
Those are the tightest turns ive ever seen on a railroad track. There are also the smallest distance between stations on the line and its also the slowest metro system ive seen. Overall this was a strange thing to witness
Snewo Productions over 750,000 people ride the L everyday. So there kind of is a point of having it there. It doesn't just serve the city of Chicago it serves most of the metro area
This is a very old urban transit system primarily limited to the city of Chicago and a few adjacent suburbs. There is also a parallel passenger train system in the Chicago area called "Metra" with stations spread out and many lines far into the suburbs.
It's been 9 years since this video came out and so much has changed. Orange line trains gave up their 3200s to the Blue Line. Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash closed to make way for the Washington/Wabash in 2017.
People, shut up about the proximity of the stations and speed, and just appreciate how dope this journey is aesthetically. Seriously, I could just watch this all day.
Да уж, боюсь представить что происходило бы в Москве с такой скоростью движения поездов. Вот что значит быть первопроходцем. Штаты собрали все шишки, а СССР их учёл и создал один из самых эффективных метрополитенов в мире (что бы доехать из одного конца Москвы до другого на метро уходит примерно полтора часа)
Alden Weaver you know, the train just goes slow at the DOWNTOWN LOOP. Its sharp curves prevent speed. There was even an accident in 1977. The other parts outside downtown are normal and go pretty fast.
The focal length of the camera makes it seem slower than it actually is. If you take a look at this video from the CTA, it gives you a better idea. ruclips.net/video/fJzhNPKtR0Q/видео.htmlm9s Loop footage is around the 36 minute mark. Also, there are fewer stations in the loop now. Finally, It seems you don't understand the history of logic behind Chicago's loop system, so please educate yourself before throwing shade about something you don't bother to learn about. It is a major hub where most people are getting in and off, most of the L trains converge there, the curves are very tight, and the loop is one of the oldest sections of transit track in the USA, but it still works excellent. I specifically moved to Chicago, in large part, due to the great transit system here.
I do have a question for any train lovers who live in Chicago I was wondering when the train travels whats with the flashing underneath the train carts please very curious
God, what a complex and fascinating structure of the metro! In Europe and especially in Moscow they are much, much simpler. I want to thank the author of this video, it helps me see the world. I hope that someday I will see Chicago with my own eyes.
i've never seen an intersection before on subway tracks @1:24. wow! I can imagine how frustrating it must be to have traffic on the train when the whole point of it is to have a quick uninterrupted trip
Great Metro the El in Chicago and its cheap to travel too. As a Uk tourist I particularly liked the line to O’Hare airport. But the Elevated is a great ride.
Thank you for publishing your video, it's always interesting to see how other mass transport systems work. Something different to the double deck train nerwork that I'm used to in Sydney, Australia.
This is a great video. One question though. Why are the stations so close together? Surely its quicker to just walk to your next destination that climb the stairs to the station and wait for the next train or am i missing something???
Been on the loop in Chicago. It is this slow for real. Felt like a museum line, but it’s their central change station spread out. Construction is pretty interesting, being really old and still works today. What you don’t hear in this video is the extreme noise these turns create. I hope no one lives in the buildings next door.
As a Brit also, I don’t know anything about this building but I think it’s known as _175 West Jackson_ after looking on Google Maps in relation to the video. Hope that helps 👍🏻
Do you really think people will take the train from one stop to the next? They're so utterly lazy that they simply refuse to walk a block? OK, let's say it's true. What you're suggesting is that people will spend the money for a fare, then climb up a couple of flights of stairs, to stand and wait for a train to take them to the next station. Where they'll have to walk down a couple of flights of stairs to get to street level. All to avoid walking a block. Personally, I figure it's more bother walking up and down a couple of flights of stairs, than simply walking a block or two.
Not really. Each of those early stops you would transfer to the train that will head in the direction of where you're going. Pretty simple. Each line mentioned serves every station. The train you're on is going to the northside to Kimble and Lawrence Av in Albany Park.
To those complaining about the slowness of the train, the lens was in the telephoto position which compresses the scene giving the illusion of going slow. To cure that just go to your setting and hit playback speed then hit 2X.
Do people not read the explanations before making stupid and rude comments. The stations on the loop are close for convenience but used largely by folks from the neighbourhoods, not to travel one stop but to travel into the city centre; the loop is very congested; it's over 100 years old and its elevated right in the city centre; it has numerous sharp corners. Trains could not travel fast on the loop for many reasons - safety and noise amongst them. Away from the loop the service is fast and the stations are normal distances apart. I have used the service when visiting Chicago, coming right into the loop area and it's a brilliant system. We could use a few quick and simple to construct lines like these in London.
Let's see: 100 years old, very congested, numerous sharp corners, trains could not travel fast due to safety and noise problems. It's time to shut it down and tear it apart, it's not worth a penny.
wow it is really spectacular. So many trains criss crossing, obviously it has to be slow. Why even in our Bangalore Metro(India) the average speed is is around 30-35 kms per hour.
Skyjet3 Not worth a penny? The loop is where all the CTA’s train lines come together so people can transfer between lines. And to get around downtown efficiently from different areas. So actually it is worth a lot to the people of Chicago. Not like you’ll ever know considering you never been here and are just talking shit without knowing nothing about the CTA
Welcome aboard, today we will travel to 2nd street from 1st street. The stations we will stop at is 1st Street, 1st Avenue, 1st Road, 1st Blvd, before reaching 2nd street. Each station is 10 feet apart and we will be going at a pace slower than a snail, enjoy the ride.
Jonathan Chen when it’s in the loop (downtown area) it goes slower because of density and there’s about 6 different subway lines that branch out from this area. They go slow to not crash or drive off.Once it leaves the city, then the stations space out and it goes really fast through the suburbs.
LMAOOOOO 😂
LOL!!!
That's so true haha
the stations are close together because this is the "loop" downtown area, more frequent stops here is much more convenient for commuters especially during winter
This is the strangest metro line I have ever seen. Stations every 50 meters or so.
Hi Bisqwit
Many people travel into the "Loop" on a daily basis to work. Considering Chicago's cold winters,it's an added convenience not to have to walk long distances after disembarking from the train to get to your office. I'd say it's a very thoughtful system.
@@Rocketjay12 But that also makes it incredibly slow.
Not strange just crazy as a Chicagoan it’s crazy
I know right
This section is "The Loop". It does make some sense, trains loop through this area as they cycle back and forth between different areas of Chicago. Once they are outside this loop the speed increases considerably. There was some talk of adding a new, underground, loop, but as far as I'm aware planning has stalled.
It should be noted that out of Chicago's 8 metro lines, 2 have their own deticated tunnels through downtown, 1 line only seres 2-3 stops in the northern suburbs, and 1 line only travels downtown through the loop during rush hour and possibly Cubs games.
Yeah, there's 2 subway lines that run in the middle of the Loop under State and Dearborn streets. State/Lake and Library-State/Van Buren Loop L stations are very close to the Lake and Jackson subway stations and serve as transfer points. Clark/Lake is a super-station, opened in 1992, which allows free direct transfers between the Dearborn subway and the Loop L platforms. The station's 2 entrances are also inside 2 buildings, the James R. Thompson Center and 203 N. LaSalle
With stations so closely spaced apart, this really feels more like an urban horizontal lift system than a metro system.
That’s basically what the loop is, locals with their Ventra Cards will use it go a couple blocks when it’s blistering cold outside. Outside of downtown the trains go 55mph with stations being much farther apart. Also there are two subway lines that go underneath the loop for faster transit
@502 Downtowner It gets so cold though, and this is only in the loop, and also each station is already insanely crowded as is.
@502 Downtowner That's already happened. Some of these stations have now been closed and demolished: there are fewer stops these days.
@502 Downtowner With the closure of Madison and Randolph/Wabash stations, and replacement with Washington/Wabash, each side now has 2 stations. A single station would be quite inefficient, as everyone would have to funnel into a single station.
This is the brown line. It is the slowest but I also consider this one a leisure line to take for the best city views. The red line is a different story.
ビルの間を走る高架鉄道たまらん！あの急なカーブとか十字クロスしてるとこが凄い（語彙力喪失）
Сталин какого хуя?
Why stalin.
スターリンはどこの国でも好かれている。
@@動く点P誰か кроме России
@@alvinjoy9392 Because Japan has many socialists
My granny could have walked that route twice in the time that the train took.
If she were to try during a Chicago winter, she'd become a Frozen Granny pop.
No, she couldn't. You couldn't, either. The distances are greater than they appear in the video.
@Mario Of course, you and Rog5446 are right. It is antiquated and noisy and inefficient. Not being a Chicagoan and only an infrequent visitor, I really am not defending the decades old decision not to do anything. Not to mention the thousands of poor souls who live along the El tracks, in some cases close enough to brush the trains as they pass. It is not surpising though. City residents often put up with unpleasantness in public transport. I know that in Philadelphia, where I grew up, the subway/elevated system was old and stillborn for decades. Cheers!
I guess she is very hot!
Michael Gornish 5:32 those two stations are literally 30 seconds apart at a walking speed.
I have lived in Chicago my entire life and take the train everyday. For those of you saying that the train is super slow, it is only like this in the downtown loop area. It can be very congested so the trains have to drive slow so they will not run into each other. Its all about following safety measures. Also, people who go downtown take the train from surrounding neighborhoods so they want to get off a specific stop, that’s why there are so many stations. People don’t take the train just to go two stops. They just walk.
Compared to London's Circle Line, this is quite slow
Chata Pratt Chicago sucks slow ass trains.
If it's so congested that the trains have to drive so slow you might as well shut it down
That´s interesting. There´s so much critics about the speed and the stations that are, i suppose historically, very near to each other, Must have bin something like sience fiction anyway to the people, in the times, the elevated train was built.
For those complaining and saying their country’s trains are “better” take a look at the whole map of the CTA train lines, then come back. It’s only slow in the Loop. People come here to transfer between different lines since there’s no other place in the city that all the train lines come together. Once a train leaves the loop, the stations are more separated and the trains travel much faster. Educate yourselves before talking shit, especially if you never even been to Chicago
Wtf!! Train going slower than molasses. Train station every 100 feet. So many trains. Train intersections over 9000. How do people in Chicago even get to their destinations on time.
Totally agree. These fucking stops are closer than bus stops! Unbelievable! There would be riots if the NYC system were this bad.
ikr, in NYC our train stops are close together but our trains can go fast(depends on line)
They are never this slow.
It's downtown. It's where most people either begin or end their ride. Why would trains go fast here? Go to the 11:00 mark in the video. See those I-beams running horizontally along the outer curve of the track, like guardrails? Those were installed in 1977, after one train rear-ended another at that curve and knocked four cars to the street below. Eleven people were killed. You don't want speed here.
Laughing Gravy I feel dumb. I just checked out the other lines in the CTA and apparently it's just this particular section. One can really be fooled as I was.
Downtown IS the destination.
Wow, closest thing to catching a train in the clouds, I can't get over how close the stations are, it more resembles the Melbourne Aus tram network than our trains - thanks for posting.
Only that close in the inner city. Way more widely dispersed as you get further out into the suburbs
Most people don't realize the Chicago transit authority is actually a county wide system. With links to regional and nation wide rail as well via Metra and amtrak
“Next stop... never mind we are here. “You can literally get off run to next stop and get back on the same train.
stephen Hill more like walk to the next station. these trains move slower than a slug
@@svenr2889 they have limit speed to reduce noise as these trains move between buildings
Lol
#RaceTheTube: Chicago noob mode
No need to run.
And I guarantee someone is watching this at 3:00am with exams tomorrow
If the exam was at tomorrow, I wouldn't really worry at 3 am
I do
Oh well...
That's how you end up cleaning toilets the rest of your life.
Lmao 2:54 AM but no exams!
Here no less than 5 separate lines converge and circle the landmark Chicago Loop structure before branching off to different areas of the city, entering and leaving the Loop at different points - a very complicated operation. It is only in this densely populated central business and theater district (less than 1 sq mile) that the trains move slowly with stations close together. Elsewhere in the CTA system average speed between stops is 55 mph (88 kph) with stations .5 to 1 mile apart.
Хорошо, что хоть не похоронили эту систему, нашли решение развязок в центре!!!
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姿形こそ、普通の鉄道ですがこの街では市電の様な交通機関なんでしょうね。日本では併用軌道だったために衰退しましたが、市電がそのまま高架化されたと思えば納得できて面白い交通機関だと思います。
N K さん 神戸市は市電を全て高架化する案もあったそうですが、実現していれば神戸もこんな景色だったのかも。
面白そうですね！なんか
ロマンがあり昔の日本の
トロリーバス+横に移動していくまるでエレベーターのような感覚とは新鮮度があります。日本のバス停より駅間隔短いですね。隣駅が見えてwww
Спасибо, я всё понял.
Thanks! I understand all
It's still a metro. The Brown Line is 18.35 km long. Some of the other lines are longer. The Loop is unusual, though, because most of the system comes together and the stations are numerous. It was a way of bringing together competing railways in the late 19th century.
4:28 never imagined this thing can do such sharp turns.
Chicago has incredibly tight turn radii, with a minimum curve of 225 ft. That's partly why they have 48ft cars
Asakusa Station on the Tobu Railway in Japan has a very sharp curve.
@@AVeryRandomPersonI thought it was a 90 foot curve radius...
Love the announcements - Almost sounds British - Adds a bit of class to a fascinating rail system. Thanks for posting and greetings from the South Coast of England 🇬🇧
Sounds nothing like a British accent...
@@Liofa73 Just a bit 🤔
@@tallslimguy nope. Cuz we hate British accent
@@AK-nj1yl - Rude 🤔
確かにこれ冬場は凍結した路面を歩いて滑って怪我するよりかは乗ったほうが良いかも。特に慣れてない観光客にはありがたいね。
Турист ёбнется от поломанного мозга быстрее, чем руку сломает.
Разве в Чикаго бывает зима? Скорость этого транспорта так мала, что дешевле дойти.
I do not understand, why people use such types of slow transportation. most stations are in walking distance. strange!
Debabrata Bahadur cause people are lazy
It looks like there are too many stations. Maybe the system would be faster with less of them.
less than 10 foot
and slowwww
It's ridiculous... on the blue line three subway stations are connected, meaning it is one long platform with three different names
Because the loop is a kind of transfer/city center area. Once the lines all branch off, speed picks up.
It's the "loop" downtown. All lines branch out from here. Listen to the announcements explaining transfers. Ignorance is bliss.
I knew there had to be a bunch of break offs...cause when I was in Chicago...those things haul ass and go EVERYWHERE! And everyone calls it "The El". Why....idk cause El means The in Spanish. I'm gonna take "The The." Bye guys
@@NeilEAnlin It's actually "L" which is short for "Elevated".
The loop is really for people to get on and off and transfer, not really for transportation within the loop. The loop also has very busy intersections and sharp turns so trains move slowly on the loop.
спасибо бро.
@@NeilEAnlin el, short for elevated.
I LOVE Chicago's L trains, so much character, yet so efficient! Yeah, stops are frequent downtown but the density and the number of people working make that necessary, it's similar in Lower Manhattan.
I cannot see how having stations that close together is beneficial at all. Spacing the stations further apart allows for better travel time, and if having them that close together saves you 2 mins of walking, it is costing you 10s of minutes in waiting at all the stations along the route. Density impacts station spacing for sure but there's a limit at which it's so disadvantageous that you should really space them a bit further.
Edit: On further reading I see they did indeed close a lot of the bunched up stations, which doesn't surprise me at all.
Efficient?! Motherfuckers can't walk one goddamn block?
Here's some math for you:
Cart length: approx 120 m.
Stop time at one station: approx 20 s.
Length between stop. approx 150 meters.
Total travel time from stop to stop: Approx 80 seconds
Total distance: 270 m
Travel Time: 80 seconds
Speed: 3.375 m/s
Or 11.07 feet/s
That is extremely slow.
A beautiful railway. Amazing how they forced the engineering to fit. In many respects (track geometry, components, station spacing) it's like a multiple-unit tram or LRV in the sky. The apparently short signalling overlaps (between the interlocking home signals and flanking moves), as from around 1:00, are a little bit terrifying though from a mainline signalling perspective. Hopefully they have good ATP/ ATC
The engineering is so bad ! Who the hell made this weird metro ? this is so useless to have station every 50 meters and to do a trip slower than by walkinh, wtf... That's normal that nobody wants to take common transport rather than their car...
Ну хоть один умный, а не восторженный от этого пиздеца!👏
@@emilienp6942 it was built 132 years ago..
Wow. Except for a model rail layout, I haven't seen active tracks that cross each other at 90 degrees on the same grade.
ohbobpleez cool right? Have you ever seen a drawbridge like what's seen just at the beginning of the video? I've never seen a railroad drawbridge designed this way. (It's double decker, has vehicle traffic below it.)
Diamond crossing, Nagpur.
there's 2 drawbridges actually! They are both active too and rise up during the Spring and Fall when Sailboats need to enter the Lake or leave the lake. It's a site to see!
Other than that, most of the city's railway drawbridges are tower kind that rise up and down.
There’s a 90 degree crossing in Switzerland between the regular 1435mm track and a 1000mm narrow gauge line. The overhead-line construction is pretty interesting ;)
you might as well walk
And that's what people do. You don't ride from station to station in the Loop. These stations are for dropping off commuters coming into the city and picking up others who are going back home.
And Carl Vogt you are a loud moth cow!
If you're going from one station to the next, sure. But people don't do that. They ride in on one line, get off somewhere, and then catch the train on the line they need.
This Loop area is where you can switch from one line to just about any other.
wood be faster than to stop every 2 meters with like 10kmph
@@carlvogt6162
42% of the population in France is considered obese, you guys aren't skinny anymore and haven't been for a while. Stones and glass houses.
It is interesting to me. I'm fascinated by how close the buildings and the line are. Thanks for showing us.
This actually feels like a fever dream. It's constantly driving in and out of stations never getting up to speed.
It does get up to speed, but this is very zoomed in, effectively slowing the video down, and this is also the downtown core of Chicago
十数年前に乗って来ました、非常に楽しい路線です、この高架線はアンタッチャプルのロケにも良く出てきたところですので高架の下を歩くのもお薦めです、追伸地下路線も３駅ぐらいにホームが繋がっているので乗り口(乗車位置)を探してホームを歩いていたら次の駅に着いてしまうと言う事になるので注意が必要です(笑)
運行は深夜でも20分間隔の終夜運行されています。
I fell asleep. When I woke up, I had reached the next station .
خ سلمي هيه
haha I thought I was the only one.
@@MegaMCBC And stations are 100 feet long loool
haha. I'm still inside the train. Is somebody here too?
it looks so boring, that coffee would be mandatory for me to stay awake to be the train conductor.
I was born and raised in New York City and I've been on every single train in NYC, but our train system isn't as intricate or serpentine like this in Chicago. I watched this video 3 times, it is so fascinating.
発車する時の鐘みたいな音に惚れた
Why the hell is there a station every 50 meters? Seriously?
Train moves like an elevator that stops at every single floor in a 100 floors building.
Echandi Rohrmoser It’s only like that downtown in the “Loop”, outside of that the stations are not as close to each other.
This is the loop. On tracks outside the loop, it goes a lot faster and stations are further apart.
I wish to visit Chicago to get in to understand why it’s slow and how it works?
SLIMANE SEBAI this is part of the system called the loop. It is the ends of certain lines, and is at the center of downtown. It is there for people the get on and off or transfer (usually little walking distance needed if you are a pedestrian in the loop). It’s not really for transportation within the loop. But in the loop, stations are near each other, there is a lot of traffic, and the turns are very sharp, so trains run very slowly in the loop. Outside the loop, they can go a lot faster. There’s the red line subway which is underground and bypasses the loop.
@@atomstarfireproductions8695 I think at least half a mile is still a walkable distance. Would allow the trains to speed up a bit..
I have to admit that the trains didn’t feel that slow on the circle when I visited Chicago last year... maybe it’s just the FOV...
大都市への成長に当たって、自動車に混ざって地上を走る
今までの市電では道路混雑や客足の増加に耐えれなかったんでしょうけど。
しかし駅間や路線交叉を市電そのままに高架化＆編成延長するあたりが凄い。
ちょっと差別的な発言かもしれませんけど、アメリカンな考えですよねw
キーン↑ コーン↓ door is closing
が結構好きかも
Sunomono 単純なのがいいですよね。
TrainPochi 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
海外に旅行した気分になれるいい動画ですね！
A very nice video, although it does mislead one to think that trains are slow and stations are closer together. I like the unique character of the L, elevated trains over the street. It is not how it would probably be made today, but it adds a unique charm to the city.
The film is not misleading there is a station every 30mtres,and the trains were slow my old clockwork train goes faster than those lol.😂😂😂😂😂
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Amazing how the L is able to negotiate those tight turns so well. Very cool. Thanks for posting this.
Those trains are so damn slow. I get to the place faster on my Skateboard! There is one subway station every 10 feet. It's ridiculous!
Trams in Europe are faster than this.
slow and shaky
Noticed that as well :( Why so many stops? You'd be faster walking the line it seems.
It is very slow. But then much of the infrastructure is 100 years old and clearly hasn't changed much since!
@soundseeker63:
Closing every second station and it's going much faster.
Im from NYC and ride the subways here but Ive also rode the CTA around the downtown loop. And the Chicago trains are fast and clean and efficient. Most of the ride is not like this its only downtown where several lines converge. I loved the Chicago trains!!
5:35 how close can these stations be
LOL
That's the reason why America is obese
ikr... the announcement did even have time to say what the next stop was before stating that they were already there XD
most people aren't riding to the exact next station so this actually makes perfect sense
It's camera perspective
Can’t imagine how small and conjoined the looped track is on the CTA rail in mainland Chicago. It’s stations are next to each other so close, it’s like you have arrived almost immediately. Although with good respect it provides good transit transfers on other CTA lines or Metra/Amtrak trains you wish to travel abroad.
Would be cool (although very expensive) to live in a building right above the tracks and/or above a station (10:15). I think all the sounds and screechings of the trains are very calming!
You can do that in London
Wtf Chicago, so many stations close together.
Yes, it's very convenient. Lots of people to drop off and pickup during rush hour.
cornel696789425 just in the downtown loop
maybe you should check the rest of the system's lines. Looks are deceiving.
This is where all the train lines come together so people get on and off here to transfer between lines. Reason why it’s so slow is because of tight corners, once the train leaves downtown, it branches out and picks up speed again. Educate yourself
Laughing Gravy the NYC Subway transports 8 million passengers a day. Stations are much farther apart and they actually travel quite fast.
The structure is 125 years old. you don't want to go fast over it. Also most lines don't go from Point A to Point B. the start at one station go down into the loop, loop back and go back to the same station. The Loop is probably the Nation's most complicated railway in service. Also 450,000 people use the L every day. So the system works. I find the CTA system fascinating.
They go plenty fast, just not in The Loop.
@@JETZcorp Precisely.
The stations seem to be very close to each other. Subway in Berlin, Germany goes 70 km/h (45mph) and there is usually like 800 meters (½ mi) between the stations
Most stations are 1/2 mile to a mile apart from each other. The Loop is an exception because it's the most busiest part of the city and most of the platforms are not large enough to accommodate for so many people. The Loop is provides service to 5 Lines. Back then, there used to be 10 stations in the Loop, today it is only 8.
Besides we do have subways as well, and the world record for the world's longest Subway platform.
Lovely video! As an ex London tube driver and ex main line train driver i like this drivers eye upload, keep up the good work!
@Mario I would really like to experience this, it looks a great way to see the city. I asume the trains arrive from the suburbs before they trundle round this maytrix of lines. So at least people can get to where they need to be. I'll hold off on buying my ticket for now, i haven't worked out which way i'm going yet!!! lol.....
I remember those recorded announcements of the streets SO well!
“The voice all Chicagoans know”
It's funny how pretty much none of these comments actually understand this train system. It's the Central Business District, which is why the stops are so close, during rush hour. 4 different train lines which go miles and miles into the city to meet up here and turn around, which is why its so crowded. This section is where people get on to go to and from the business district to their homes miles away. When it's not the busy period, the trains move a lot faster through this section. Also, these train lines are over 130 years old, so its expensive as hell to move the tracks and reroute them. It's actually pretty efficient for what they have to work with.
No, we all understand how train systems work. Other metro systems around the world also bring people into business districts from the outskirts, but that doesn't mean the trains have to crawl along like a slug.
Julian Smith Do you not understand that this was built in the nineteenth century and is now considered an historical landmark?
So were penny farthings, but I wouldn't want to commute on one.
Jim Allen: Hi Jim. Thank you for the information.
Four lines regularly use the Loop: Green, Pink, Brown, and Orange. During weekday rush hours, the Purple (Evanston Express) uses it, too.
摩天楼の間を縫うように走る電車って良いよねえ〜。
All aboard the inefficiency express, with stops at First street, the sidewalk adjacent to First street, the Hotdog cart 50 feet away from First street, the tree next to the Hotdog cart, a store window, a bus stop, another store window, the sidewalk adjacent to Second street, Second street, the sidewalk on the other side of Second street...
Fucking lol. Spot on mate 😂😂🙌🙌
Damn I can't stop laughing all over these comments
,🤣🤣🤣🤣 NO SHIT! What a joke of a transportation system. You wanta climb a flight of 50 stairs to go around the block.....come on . ....it only takes 30 minutes!
The hotdog cart!! 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Made my day lol
I used to ride this every day when I lived there; I miss the CTA.
Guys, CTA has videos of the other trains, on their individual lines, if you want to see how fast these trains ACTUALLY are
Lots of negative comments about this rail system but it sure has character. The famous loop on the L, great video, thanks.
I never expected so many negative comments. My other popular videos are in the similar situations. I feel sorry for those who love and seek negative-looking videos.
Am I honestly the only one who's looking out for Elwood's place while singing "Sweet Home Chicago"?
"How often does the train go by?" "so often, you won't even notice."
bruchpilot747 yes you are the only one
bruchpilot747 first thing I thought of, let the good times roll.....🎤🎼
First thing I thought of was "what a fucked up train system" but then I realized this is Chicago we're talking about....fuckin huge city.
Elwood's flophouse is now a small park ("Pritzker Park") across the tracks from the Harold Washington Library. The train passes by there before and after the 6:00 mark: library on the right, Pritzker Park on the left. That area, the "south Loop," was a lot more squalid in the late '70s.
Одноногий слепой ветеран вьетнамской войны без костыля обгонит это метро даже не вспотев..
Приезжайте в Москву, что б увидеть настоящий городской метрополитен.
Ну тупые!!!!
Одноногий слепой ветеран вьетнамской войны без костыля обгонит это метро даже не вспотев..хееее..ну я немогу..да у них там пробки даже в метрополитене и в лифтах..поэтому так медленно..страна то маленькая..народу много
Даже старинный ктм-5 быстрее ездит чем этО😆😆😆
Там расстояние между станциями метров 30😀😀😀
Это же центр города. Непривычно.
In Europe cars wait at the traffic lights while trains get priority. In Chicago trains have to wait for other trains and stop every few yards unless an american has to walk more than 20 yards LOL. But the trains above can get around some amazing radius curves.
Those are the tightest turns ive ever seen on a railroad track. There are also the smallest distance between stations on the line and its also the slowest metro system ive seen. Overall this was a strange thing to witness
Странно то, что кто-то этим пользуется. С такими скоростями это не должно быть интересно пассажирам даже при отсутствии платы.
these trains are super slow zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Funkalistic Funkalactic Because stations are so close. Since they're so close, theres really no point in going fast.
I can walk that fast
Karma there is no point to have subway lines there.... Walk, cycle or use buses instead....
Snewo Productions over 750,000 people ride the L everyday. So there kind of is a point of having it there. It doesn't just serve the city of Chicago it serves most of the metro area
Funkalistic Funkalactic of course they're going slow, the stations within the loop are close together. It goes faster when you're outside of the loop
日本には新交通システムというものがありますね。
シカゴでは鉄道レールを採用してるだけで、機能的には新交通システムと同じだと思います。
Would be great to have an apartment looking out over the track
Just like the Blues Brothers!
Oh yes. Always wanted to live by a railway. Had a holiday cottage in France about 20yds from a branch line. Only 6 trains a day though.
@Mario you could throw used johnny on roof as it passed then have a quiet laugh every time a train passed with a dried up rubber on.
@@DaveInBridport in Tokyo you can get a house right next to busy tracks
My favourite thing about living next to a semi busy line in the UK
This is a very old urban transit system primarily limited to the city of Chicago and a few adjacent suburbs. There is also a parallel passenger train system in the Chicago area called "Metra" with stations spread out and many lines far into the suburbs.
It's been 9 years since this video came out and so much has changed.
Orange line trains gave up their 3200s to the Blue Line.
Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash closed to make way for the Washington/Wabash in 2017.
What changed the most is, to my surprise, that we can't film the cab view like I did. Now, there's a barrier between cab and passenget space.
People, shut up about the proximity of the stations and speed, and just appreciate how dope this journey is aesthetically.
Seriously, I could just watch this all day.
no
@@slugnoid no
Зачем столько станций, на такое маленькое расстояние? Я бы быстрее пешком прошёл
@@Advanced_Warfare меньше
@@Advanced_Warfare каждый км??? 50м блять между станциями
まぁ皆さん。これを撮った冬場のシカゴは、すこぶる寒くなるんですね。観光客は乗り放題切符で、余計な距離をそんな中で歩かずに済む。現地の人は郊外からやってきて、出来るだけ目的地に近いところで降りられる。その点を思えば、こういうものかと。
それでも、 列車1編成よりも駅間が短いというのは何だか妙ですけれどね。
wwwwww
nice!
TrainPochi ,
Ничего не понял, но однозначно лайк!
TrainPochi simply awesome!!
Да уж, боюсь представить что происходило бы в Москве с такой скоростью движения поездов. Вот что значит быть первопроходцем. Штаты собрали все шишки, а СССР их учёл и создал один из самых эффективных метрополитенов в мире (что бы доехать из одного конца Москвы до другого на метро уходит примерно полтора часа)
I bumped the playback speed up to 2x and I still fell asleep.
it's still absurdly slow at 2x
Me 2
same here
Пешком быстрей пройти. Даешь спортивную ходьбу!
Kunokatta loppo de la spoonalinho debata?
I will never complain about my slow ass N train again. This was painful to watch . The stations are less than a train length apart .
I'll never wait in agony as the Broad Street Line crawls into the station EVER again. Poor Chicago.
Alden Weaver you know, the train just goes slow at the DOWNTOWN LOOP. Its sharp curves prevent speed. There was even an accident in 1977. The other parts outside downtown are normal and go pretty fast.
The focal length of the camera makes it seem slower than it actually is. If you take a look at this video from the CTA, it gives you a better idea. ruclips.net/video/fJzhNPKtR0Q/видео.htmlm9s Loop footage is around the 36 minute mark. Also, there are fewer stations in the loop now. Finally, It seems you don't understand the history of logic behind Chicago's loop system, so please educate yourself before throwing shade about something you don't bother to learn about. It is a major hub where most people are getting in and off, most of the L trains converge there, the curves are very tight, and the loop is one of the oldest sections of transit track in the USA, but it still works excellent. I specifically moved to Chicago, in large part, due to the great transit system here.
emu5088 Precisely!
ChicagoLTrain115 é
駅間の距離が狭かったり線路が交差していたりと日本じゃ見れない光景をこの動画で知ることが出来てとても面白い。
マリカーのワリオこうざんみたい。
電車はリンリンメトロ
I do have a question for any train lovers who live in Chicago I was wondering when the train travels whats with the flashing underneath the train carts please very curious
Sparking
God, what a complex and fascinating structure of the metro! In Europe and especially in Moscow they are much, much simpler. I want to thank the author of this video, it helps me see the world. I hope that someday I will see Chicago with my own eyes.
環状線だけ見ると意味が無いように見えるけど、環状線の外側から入る路線がそのまま乗り入れて別方向に出て行くんだよね。総体としてのシカゴLはすごく面白いと思う。
例えて言うなら、首都高とその中の都心環状線C1みたいな感じ？
Fascinating to see an elevated system like this. Amazed how close together the stations are.
i've never seen an intersection before on subway tracks @1:24. wow! I can imagine how frustrating it must be to have traffic on the train when the whole point of it is to have a quick uninterrupted trip
Great Metro the El in Chicago and its cheap to travel too. As a Uk tourist I particularly liked the line to O’Hare airport. But the Elevated is a great ride.
Thank you for publishing your video, it's always interesting to see how other mass transport systems work. Something different to the double deck train nerwork that I'm used to in Sydney, Australia.
5:45-5:56
駅間かっ
名市交 名城線 久屋大通－栄の半分位かな❔
reminds me of Spider Man fight with Dr. Octopus
This is where they filmed it.
面白い構造の鉄道やな
日本ではなかなか見かけない風景だのう
This is a great video. One question though. Why are the stations so close together? Surely its quicker to just walk to your next destination that climb the stairs to the station and wait for the next train or am i missing something???
Been on the loop in Chicago. It is this slow for real. Felt like a museum line, but it’s their central change station spread out. Construction is pretty interesting, being really old and still works today. What you don’t hear in this video is the extreme noise these turns create. I hope no one lives in the buildings next door.
*Excellent video! All the best from Vietnam*
What a MELLOW train. Could get some good thinkin' done on that train. I like it a lot. More rides should be MELLOW like this.
車内放送がクリス・ペプラーですね。ええ声。
ほぼ否定的な意見ばかりの動画に、ありがたい感想です。
まじそれな、いい声や
駅間短いと………
自分の家から右の駅か左の駅かを選べる!
英語のアナウンスってだけでUSJにおるみたい笑
Chicago is a beautiful city and the L is great way to get around.
4:00. Lovely building on the left - as a Brit who's never been to Chicago, can someone tell a little about the building. Looks to be a gem.
As a Brit also, I don’t know anything about this building but I think it’s known as _175 West Jackson_ after looking on Google Maps in relation to the video. Hope that helps 👍🏻
I can't believe how tight the curves are and how many parking stations there are beside the track.
この高架下の道路が「ブルースブラザーズ」でカーチェイスした道なんですね。
Can't imagine 8 to 12 hours a day as a motorman. It's the path to utter insanity and boredom. Nice video though thank you.
医療ドラマERに度々登場しました、シカゴには行った事はないですが、懐かしい感じです。
I remember my uncle took my brother and I for a ride in one of those "el-trains" in Chicago
It’s a further walk from the street to the platform than the next station.
レールファンっていうPS3のゲームに出てくる路線ですね
Wouldn't it be quicker to walk?
Do you really think people will take the train from one stop to the next? They're so utterly lazy that they simply refuse to walk a block?
OK, let's say it's true. What you're suggesting is that people will spend the money for a fare, then climb up a couple of flights of stairs, to stand and wait for a train to take them to the next station. Where they'll have to walk down a couple of flights of stairs to get to street level. All to avoid walking a block.
Personally, I figure it's more bother walking up and down a couple of flights of stairs, than simply walking a block or two.
Not really. Each of those early stops you would transfer to the train that will head in the direction of where you're going. Pretty simple. Each line mentioned serves every station. The train you're on is going to the northside to Kimble and Lawrence Av in Albany Park.
The large girders outside the final turn were put up after a train rammed another in the rear and two coaches fell into the street.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Chicago_Loop_derailment
It must be this one. Thanks!
I noticed a six car set at 1.28, I have only ever seen 4 and 8 car sets when I visited the Chicago Elevated?
да это дурдом какой то, быстрее пешком дойти!... от станции до станции дистанция один дом...
To those complaining about the slowness of the train, the lens was in the telephoto position which compresses the scene giving the illusion of going slow. To cure that just go to your setting and hit playback speed then hit 2X.
Do people not read the explanations before making stupid and rude comments. The stations on the loop are close for convenience but used largely by folks from the neighbourhoods, not to travel one stop but to travel into the city centre; the loop is very congested; it's over 100 years old and its elevated right in the city centre; it has numerous sharp corners. Trains could not travel fast on the loop for many reasons - safety and noise amongst them.
Away from the loop the service is fast and the stations are normal distances apart.
I have used the service when visiting Chicago, coming right into the loop area and it's a brilliant system. We could use a few quick and simple to construct lines like these in London.
Very well-written but unfortunately folks rarely read others, wrote down their first impression and go.
Let's see: 100 years old, very congested, numerous sharp corners, trains could not travel fast due to safety and noise problems. It's time to shut it down and tear it apart, it's not worth a penny.
wow it is really spectacular. So many trains criss crossing, obviously it has to be slow. Why even in our Bangalore Metro(India) the average speed is is around 30-35 kms per hour.
Skyjet3
Not worth a penny? The loop is where all the CTA’s train lines come together so people can transfer between lines. And to get around downtown efficiently from different areas. So actually it is worth a lot to the people of Chicago. Not like you’ll ever know considering you never been here and are just talking shit without knowing nothing about the CTA
I felt like i was driving This ! Thanks
Who dares watching this at 1x or 0.5x ? Must be the most patient person in utube