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Oh, I was thinking it was the old one on Clinton between the Blue Line subway stop and Union Station. Also, demolished for development.

I did have a similar situation. Though, I gladly accepted the new card for use. An old account tied to the old card attempted to auto-renew something I had set to NOT autobill, nor updated payment info. I got billed for it through FNBO, anyway, and had to call the company that billed...

Or one can take the #6 bus from downtown, as many locals do.

You're, of course, talking about the historic Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, still staffed by the Servites. It's an amazingly beautiful and huge church building which is good to have around, as so many others are closing. It was a major site, especially, for local pilgrimage during WW2. Of...

Maybe the cards, simply, prefer Dom's Market better?

I always tell people to take the bus (which stops right across the street on Jackson) to Dearborn or State (where there are also elevators.) I'm not sure why everyone on this site always recommends the subway station at Clinton, inferior as it is. Heading towards Union Station, head west on...

Yes, exactly. Service to Kenosha was maintained, as that's where there is a yard north of the Waukegan yard. I was once on a delayed Lincoln Service train to Chicago, which was certain to stay backed up beyond Joliet. I suggesred to the conductor that, if we got to Joliet before the last...

Isn't the marginal cost of consistent all day service relatively stable, with the real extra costs sunk on all the peak demand of rush? As such, might tgis sort of retooling, ultimately, result in a certain amount of cost savings, especially should midday service rise?

It is interesting that ME still maintains a stop near Mt. Carmel high school with three trains daily to serve the school. I suppose there might be a hope of attracting kids from suburban public schools to get around to jobs or visit friends after classes via trains which are poised as reliable...

This article (except below) has me thinking on necessity being the mother of invention, and steps being taken (perhaps some of which are long overdue) towards evolving commuter systems away from just rush service as its primary use. How must transit systems reinvent themselves to stay afloat...

Well, technically, Kenosha is outside the Metra district, too. Really, the Metra board is a political construct to ensure representation of the burbs against the city. If there were any resistance to expansion it could come from DeKalb should they be expected to kick in a lot financially, or...

https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-cta-riders-on-delays-safety-filth-smoking/00289237-4e60-4d9a-b355-8923fe433449

While I do wonder about the toilet situation, it seems to me the larger issue is ultimately that people simply do not understand rail travel well. In a world of instantaneous I wanna do me, not being able to just change plans in an instant and jump off the train because it didn't meet your...

Sounds like a good title for a film...where people get kidnapped, held hostage on a train, and "we've got your cars, too!"

Whad'ya Know!

I discovered how overwhelmed Royale gets near or at a transit center. The bus in the lane next to me tonight was "too far away" to not be part of Royale. It looks like this app is going to become pretty useless to me in just over a week.

So this is what I get for finally uograding my app?

I've noticed that the popular "Transit" app is set to start charging 5 bucks a month or 25 annually for "Royale" service. In Chicago, I've noticed that this means offering arrival times for the closest cross streets complimentary, maybe a nearby L (maybe not, depending where you are).....and...

That said, it should probably be noted that one can (eventually) lose all your AGR points for lack of "activity." Use of the credit card ensures constant activity to the connected AGR account. If one fails to earn or spend points within (two years, is it?) by other activities such as...

Such signs are common on CTA platforms.