Hubie needs to get a clue…
25 April 2008People keep talking about “three track hell” on the EL. But to be honest with you, I have fewer problems commuting in the morning, than I do in the evening.
In the morning, all southbound Brown, Red and Purple line trains share one track between Belmont and Fullerton. This is so they can finish the track reconfiguration, and build the other half of the new stations. I usually never have an issue, trains arrive every couple minutes, and they do so in a nice orderly sequence. Typically Redline, a couple Brown Line trains, a Purple line here or there…
I get to work with little to no trouble, and I usually always have a seat.
In the evenings however, things get stupid. I take the brown line up to Fullerton, and transfer to the red line. The sequence in the afternoon is typically: Brown Line. Brown Line…and maybe then a Red Line train, already crammed to capacity. Sometimes I see three Brown Line trains before a Red Line train shows.
It’s nice and all that they increased capacity on the brown line. Yay. But the afternoon commutes suck northbound, where trains all operate on their own tracks. Red Line capacity sucks, and is slow. Logistically speaking, the CTA has issues with the evening rush hour when it comes to the Red Line.
Current Mood:
Annoyed
