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At one time that yard was reported as not used for active work but just car storage. Is that still the case?It is, the old UP Canal St yard.
At one time that yard was reported as not used for active work but just car storage. Is that still the case?It is, the old UP Canal St yard.
Yes the yards last daily intermodal train was switched to Global 2 at least 4 years ago. With global 1 operations ending there’s almost no chance UP will ever use the yard again.At one time that yard was reported as not used for active work but just car storage. Is that still the case?
There is a CTA Blue Line station just south of CUS on Clinton Street. In addition, there is direct service beween CUS and O'Hare on the METRA North Central Line but it only operates during rush hour.How far is it from there to the closest Blue Line station? I want to go to O'Hare.
The question was asked a year ago, but for the record:There is a CTA Blue Line station just south of CUS on Clinton Street. In addition, there is direct service beween CUS and O'Hare on the METRA North Central Line but it only operates during rush hour.
The Reverse: From O'Hare to Union Station cost $5 - 18 or so stops - takes about 40 minutes - arriving at theThere is a CTA Blue Line station just south of CUS on Clinton Street. In addition, there is direct service beween CUS and O'Hare on the METRA North Central Line but it only operates during rush hour.
Depending the amount of connection time - check out where Walgreens or CVS are at -Hello, anyone know of the closest place(s) to buy food and wine before making a connecting train?
Actually the Orange would work to go from Quincy to Clark/Lake but not the other way. The Pink line (or Purple line when it is running) would work to ride around the loop from Clark/Lake to Quincy. Unfortunately you have to go the long way around, as no lines go counter clockwise all the way around (Brown branches off at Lake and Wells)There's a connection between the Blue Line and the Orange Line at Clark/Lake that would allow a traveler from O'Hare to ride the Orange line around the Loop to Quincy, which is just a couple of blocks from the station. There are escalators and elevators inside the faregates at Clark/Lake that allow one to make the connection from the underground Blue Line to the elevated Orange Line. There's also an elevator at Quincy that will get you back down to the street.
The Blue Line from O'Hare to CUS has worked well for me, but I'm a (mostly) able-bodied 75-year-old.The Reverse: From O'Hare to Union Station cost $5 - 18 or so stops - takes about 40 minutes - arriving at the
Clinton Street stop - there is the dreaded Hollywood "B" movie of 39 steps from the Blue Line chamber of
handicap horrors to the street surface. Then the 2 block walk to US and again depending on the entrance
more stairs to negotiate to the Great Hall the Metropolitan Lounge and down short ramps to the tracks.
Would presume that the trip from US to O'Hare would be the same in reverse.
This is not good with respect to be taking the plane to the train or the reverse - - -
The other airport option Midway using the Orange line is not much better although for those with mobility
concerns there are elevators (when working) then a taxi ride or walk about 4 blocks crossing the river to US.
This is doable for able body folks - reference Google Maps and the Metro schedule work it out - using
either the Blue or Orange trains is the least expensive method to go between the airports and US.
I believe the Orange Line runs to/from Midway.It's been 30 years since I've flown into MDW. no clue about the el trains from there.
The Orange Line does run from Midway airport to the lake side loop of downtown Chicago.I believe the Orange Line runs to/from Midway.
The question was asked a year ago, but for the record:
Clinton is an underground station, and there is neither escalator nor elevator from street to mezzanine. There is an escalator from mezzanine to platform.
The nearest accessible Blue Line station is Jackson, with elevators, on Dearborn between Jackson & Adams St., about 0.6 mi. east of CUS.
A handful of stairs down from street level to station level, and no ramp, but there's an elevator off to your left as you come in from the street. Whether it's worth bumping a rolly-bag down a few steps not to wait for a very short elevator ride is up to each traveler.Does the entrance on Clinton involve stairs and is it easy to access with large rolling luggage? (I have not been thru this entrance before.)
There's an entrance at Clinton and Jackson that has a ramp. Is it closed due to renovations?A handful of stairs down from street level to station level, and no ramp, but there's an elevator off to your left as you come in from the street. Whether it's worth bumping a rolly-bag down a few steps not to wait for a very short elevator ride is up to each traveler.
I forgot about the old entrances at Clinton/Adams and Clinton/Jackson! I don't *think* either is closed. I was referring only to the new entrance in the middle of the block on Clinton where I understand the Harvey House used to be.There's an entrance at Clinton and Jackson that has a ramp. Is it closed due to renovations?
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Something doesn't jibe here.Hi all, I am new here so please let me know if this is the wrong place to post.
In a few weeks I will be going on my very first Amtrak. I have already been a little apprehensive, but that has since amplified after receiving an email from Amtrak stating that the station I will be departing from will be closed on my date of travel.
The email reads that as the station will be closed, I would need to just walk to the platform for departure.
The thing is, I'll be at the Chicago Union Station, which I've learned is apparently a pretty big station in which there is a North side and a South side, each with their own sets of tracks. How will I know which side to go to? Or even how to get to the platform? How would I know which tracks to go to? And where would I wait for my train?
I'm sorry if these questions seem a little dumb; I'm just very nervous and just don't want to miss my ride home.
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