@Jaye49 All CTA "L" lines had many more stations in the past then the number they have today. Many of the "L" lines were built before 1899 and they competed with the streetcar lines. The streetcars stopped at every block and the "L"s stopped every second block. The Englewood branch when finished in 1907 had these stations: Loomis, Racine, Halsted, Parnell, Harvard, Princeton/61st, Wentworth, and State. DH
Great video, Loved seeing all the history with the Harvard and Wentworth stations which have been demolished and the Racine station which has been abandoned.
The slow zones were due to weak steel structure in most places out on the Englewood branch. Not all the rehab work got completed even during the Greenline shutdown. DH
As a kid growing up in the 80s, I can remember coming to Chicago from Waukegan to see my grandmother who lived on 64th and Langley at the time. My siblings and I would fall asleep during the long trip. You can always tell you're in Chicago from listening to the loud el trains coming down 63rd street. They were so loud, you can hear them from a long distance. It's not the same anymore after the CTA had shorten the terminal from University to Cottage Grove. Since then the noise have reduced.
Wow - this was prior to the automated voice system announcing the stops. I remember that conductor on the Lake "el". He had a distinct voice: "Your on a Loop bound B train, next stop is Ashland."
It was closed because it was too close to Garfield Station. I believe there was a 3 block interval between the 2 stations. As a result, it didn't survive the Green Line rehab project, despite the fact that the station had been renovated just 10 years earlier. I believe it remained standing through early last year because the CTA was required to keep the station intact and in operable condition due to the use of federal monies in its renovation until the grant investment had amortized.
how similar is the cta and the mta in ny?...I know the mta is larger but for anyone who's rid in both how do they compare?...and to add to that how does NY and CHI compare to each other?
The Englewood "L" never went any farther south then west 63rd Place. The Normal Park branch left the main line at Stewart JCT and went south as afar as 69th ST. I don't know what you are referring to when you say "Englewood Area 73th(sic) South Morgan." D. Harrison
yep my granny used to stay in that high rise on yale (its the tall dark building next to the xpress way in the film) , i used to get off at harvard all the time..
now this sounds like a Chicago guy giving the announcements :) I used to ride the el when I was a kid in the 1940s,,,4 cents for all day, including transfer....hershey chocolate...the real thing, not like today, was a penny...:)
I did hear something similar about Chi on some show...It has a city grid with barely anything to fill it in...I have a feeling that in a couple of years that they're going to try and fill it in and compete with NY again...there's only one NY, but I would like to see somewhere else built like NY, but with it's own feel to it.
This EL was very much similar (or even identical to MBTA's Washington Street Orange Line EL in Boston, only difference here in Chicago was that the trains ran alot faster that the MBTA Orange Line EL, which was restricted to 50 km/h
The 58th St. station never reopened following the Green line rehab. Reportedly part of the reason was that the original 58th St. work was done with Federal funds. The CTA in 2012 removed all of the unused structure left from the station. msibnsf
@Jaye49 All CTA "L" lines had many more stations in the past then the number they have today. Many of the "L" lines were built before 1899 and they competed with the streetcar lines. The streetcars stopped at every block and the "L"s stopped every second block. The Englewood branch when finished in 1907 had these stations: Loomis, Racine, Halsted, Parnell, Harvard, Princeton/61st, Wentworth, and State.
DH
Great video, Loved seeing all the history with the Harvard and Wentworth stations which have been demolished and the Racine station which has been abandoned.
The slow zones were due to weak steel structure in most places out on the Englewood branch. Not all the rehab work got completed even during the Greenline shutdown.
DH
As a kid growing up in the 80s, I can remember coming to Chicago from Waukegan to see my grandmother who lived on 64th and Langley at the time. My siblings and I would fall asleep during the long trip. You can always tell you're in Chicago from listening to the loud el trains coming down 63rd street. They were so loud, you can hear them from a long distance. It's not the same anymore after the CTA had shorten the terminal from University to Cottage Grove. Since then the noise have reduced.
great video. lol the funny thing is this is about the same speed this train moves today
I wonder why the CTA had to close all those stations on the Englewood branch!
Did u see that old green and white bus at 1:53? I remember those when I was a child
nice :) I rode the el in the 40s when I was a kid...cost me 4 cents...expensive :)
Wow - this was prior to the automated voice system announcing the stops. I remember that conductor on the Lake "el". He had a distinct voice: "Your on a Loop bound B train, next stop is Ashland."
Hey, I liked the el trains when I lived in Chicago. They had character, like the city. So what if there a little slow. Whats your hurry antway.
It was closed because it was too close to Garfield Station. I believe there was a 3 block interval between the 2 stations. As a result, it didn't survive the Green Line rehab project, despite the fact that the station had been renovated just 10 years earlier.
I believe it remained standing through early last year because the CTA was required to keep the station intact and in operable condition due to the use of federal monies in its renovation until the grant investment had amortized.
how similar is the cta and the mta in ny?...I know the mta is larger but for anyone who's rid in both how do they compare?...and to add to that how does NY and CHI compare to each other?
The Englewood "L" never went any farther south then west 63rd Place. The Normal Park branch left the main line at Stewart JCT and went south as afar as 69th ST. I don't know what you are referring to when you say "Englewood Area 73th(sic) South Morgan."
D. Harrison
Perhaps its just me, but shouldn't elevated subways/railways have guard rails?
yep my granny used to stay in that high rise on yale (its the tall dark building next to the xpress way in the film) , i used to get off at harvard all the time..
now this sounds like a Chicago guy giving the announcements :) I used to ride the el when I was a kid in the 1940s,,,4 cents for all day, including transfer....hershey chocolate...the real thing, not like today, was a penny...:)
I did hear something similar about Chi on some show...It has a city grid with barely anything to fill it in...I have a feeling that in a couple of years that they're going to try and fill it in and compete with NY again...there's only one NY, but I would like to see somewhere else built like NY, but with it's own feel to it.
Wow, lived right there at the tracks at 5910 Michigan, which you can clearly see at 1:18 on the video to the right.
This EL was very much similar (or even identical to MBTA's Washington Street Orange Line EL in Boston, only difference here in Chicago was that the trains ran alot faster that the MBTA Orange Line EL, which was restricted to 50 km/h
THERE USED TO BE A 58TH ST STATION.ITS BEEN ABANDONED FOR YEARS.
I hear that this is the most dangerous "L" line on the CTA
Why is it going so slow?...
cool
Uh, its broad daylight.
The 58th St. station never reopened following the Green line rehab. Reportedly part of the reason was that the original 58th St. work was done with Federal funds. The CTA in 2012 removed all of the unused structure left from the station.
msibnsf
You are missing the gunshots!
C^MON SO MANY STOPS AND SLOW RUNS