CTA RPM | Eastern Tracks Now Open

The Red Purple modernization project which involves rebuilding the Red and Purple lines north of Belmont has just reached a major milestone, with the eastern tracks of the Lawrence to Bryn Mawr reconstruction now open for revenue service.
Music: Sensual Folk by Scott Holmes, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective - imlcollective.uk.
Photo for thumbnail taken by ‪@ChicagolandTransit‬

[@erick-elbozo]

That noise sounds so clean i love it

[@dangelohartley5977]

Sheesh, the sound the trains make on the new rails is insane! Now I'm curious to hear what the 7000 Series would sound like despite they're not planned to operate on the Red or Purple Lines

[@nellyrichardsin1590]

The 5000s are still new railcars

[@jamesf791]

I lived on this stretch for nearly 80 years, was around during the old North Shore Line and before the Evanston Express ie Purple Line Express. I'm going to miss the embankment.

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

Your a true Chicagoan.

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

It’s always a lot of eye candy on the redline too, I have meet some pretty interesting women on the red line.

[@kendallwest5817]

Great. video

[@danielrowley8409]

Thanks- great first view

[@briansivley2001]

At first I was going to make a comment on how are they going to build the permanent stations with the temporary ones in the way but i remembered that the temporary ones are between the Red and Purple Line Tracks (Future Ones). So while they rebuild the West Tracks they'll also begin to build the new stations probably at the same time. My guess is that they will do the station houses first being that'll take the longest time and then handle building the platforms once they finished the new infrastructure at each point where there's a station.

[@BurjTransit]

That's probably how it's going to be done.

[@Jackyliu009]

Have fun demolishing Stage A temp stations and the old structure

[@Jackyliu009]

Beautiful edit

[@SydeLeaderRay]

The new sound from the train are I think the aging of the 5000 series rail cars. I too noticed new sounds coming from the 5000 series. This one is the newest.

[@BNforever2009]

Nowhere near like when i was riding the Evanston Express and the Englewood Howard A trains up there back in the 80's

[@dwells77]

The low noise is mostly due to “direct-fixation” of the track structure to the concrete viaduct. It acts as somewhat of a sound and vibration dampener, allowing you to more clearly hear the traction motors on the cars. At least that’s my theory!😅

[@matteoluisrizzo]

theres no "eastbound" on the red/ purple lines.

[@BNforever2009]

Speeds will not increase at all. They will have it at slow speeds to save costs on rail replacement