dauber Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 Hi, all...first-time poster... Anyhoo...I noticed that right around Christmas, the Washington station just disappeared COMPLETELY off the Red Line maps. Does this mean it's not reopening?? Not that I'd have a problem with it -- it's a useless stop with Lake being just a few feet away, and there's still the Blue Line transfer tunnel a couple of stops south... Quote
Busjack Posted January 14, 2009 Report Posted January 14, 2009 See the Block 37 thread, starting about here. Quote
dauber Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Posted January 14, 2009 Yeah, I saw that thread, but...all it is is speculation...no mention of the disappearance of the station on the map (for the longest time it's been marked as "under construction"; now it's just plain not there) or anything like that, which is why I posted here... Quote
Kevin Posted January 15, 2009 Report Posted January 15, 2009 CTA's publications department was told to remove Washington from the most recent maps. There has been no detailed public announcement regarding the future of that station. During a presentation to the Central Electric Railfans' Association (CERA) in 2005, now former VP of planning Mike Shiffer discussed plans which did not include the re-opening of Washington in its then-current state. Instead, the plan at the time was to combine Monroe and Washington into a single stop following the completion of Block 37 construction. Monroe would essentially be moved a bit further north and renamed Madison. I don't remember CTA ever publicly announcing this plan, but it appears the original intention was never to re-open Washington as we knew it. Quote
Guest Posted January 15, 2009 Report Posted January 15, 2009 Hi, all...first-time poster... Anyhoo...I noticed that right around Christmas, the Washington station just disappeared COMPLETELY off the Red Line maps. Does this mean it's not reopening?? Not that I'd have a problem with it -- it's a useless stop with Lake being just a few feet away, and there's still the Blue Line transfer tunnel a couple of stops south... Welcome Aboard Dauber! It will be great trading stories with you.:) Quote
Zol87 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Posted February 9, 2009 I know that the station will not come back based on reading this thread but will they still keep the upper pedway connection that runs through the Randolph Mezzanine? Quote
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