CTA Rail Service Alerts

[sw4400]

6/8/13 11:26a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Green, Pink

Service Interruption Severity: Service Suspended due to a raised bridge in the Loop, Downtown. Green Line service is suspended between the Loop and Clinton. Additionally, service on the Pink Line is only operating as far as Ashland.

Green Line service is only operating in two sections:

• between Harlem/Lake and Clinton
• between the Loop and Cottage Grove only.

Pink Line service is operating as follows:

• between 54th/Cermak and Ashland only.

Alternate Service: Shuttle Buses are available at Clark/Lake and Clinton to provide connecting service through the affected area(s) until normal service resumes.

Normal service will be restored when the bridge is lowered and service is allowed to safely resume.

[chicagopcclcar]

Watching Train Tracker Beta....a Pink line quad keeps going round and round the Loop. Green line trains stand at Clinton SB and then disappear. One Green line seems to have went north at Tower 18. Evidently there are towermen at Illinois Crossover to turn. The turned Green line showed back up as a SB on the Loop, but solid green as if it was going to Ahland/63. Po' Train Tracker Beta.

Now Wells St. is going up at 1215 hours. That's taking along time since Lake Street's raise.(or do you call it lift?) They're turning the first Brown line train at Illinois and relooping the Brown on the Loop.

But back to the Pink line train. It must have made four or maybe five loops....should be a "swinging load."

[sw4400]

6/8/13 4:45p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Red, Green, Orange

Service Interruption Severity: Minor Delays due to track switching problems at 17th.

[sw4400]

6/9/13 6:00p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Red

Service Interruption Severity: Minor Delays due to an unauthorized person on the tracks earlier near Argyle.

[jajuan]

6/9/13 6:00p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Red

Service Interruption Severity: Minor Delays due to an unauthorized person on the tracks earlier near Argyle.

Apparently whomever it was didn't learn from the poor soul who actually fell onto the tracks at Addison and died after being zapped by the third rail early Friday morning.

[sw4400]

6/10/13 10:10a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Blue

Service Interruption Severity: Minor Delays after earlier track switching problems at Rosemont. Service is being restored currently...

[artthouwill]

There is an extra portal to the north of the two Blue line portals at Halsted. I always thought it was for CA&ER trains.

There is also that very short extension of a tunnel that continues west under Lake Street just past the curve turning under Milwaukee Ave.

[artthouwill]

I wonder if this past weekend's bridge lift has anything to do with the construction near Lake and Canal. It looks like they are going to build a building that will cover the Amtrak Metra tracks.

If they are, this will block some of the view of the river coming from the west on.the Green and Pink Lines

[chicagopcclcar]

I wonder if this past weekend's bridge lift has anything to do with the construction near Lake and Canal. It looks like they are going to build a building that will cover the Amtrak Metra tracks.

If they are, this will block some of the view of the river coming from the west on.the Green and Pink Lines

The bridge lifts for sporting boaters are on a schedule: Wednesdays and Sundays, plus in peak times Saturday, from a certain date in Spring through a date in Autumn. If the city and the boaters hadn't agreed to this arrangement, they'd be raising those bridges up and down like elevators as boats have the right-of-way. The only manned bridge tenders are those on the far southeast side on the Calumet River. Chicago has more movable bridges than any other city.

[sw4400]

The bridge lifts for sporting boaters are on a schedule: Wednesdays and Sundays, plus in peak times Saturday, from a certain date in Spring through a date in Autumn. If the city and the boaters hadn't agreed to this arrangement, they'd be raising those bridges up and down like elevators as boats have the right-of-way. The only manned bridge tenders are those on the far southeast side on the Calumet River. Chicago has more movable bridges than any other city.

I linked to and posted those dates here for viewing. Actually, the dates only run through the end of this month. They'll still open periodically throughout the remainder of the Summer into the Fall, but probably not as frequently as during this lift period right now.

[chicagopcclcar]

I linked to and posted those dates here for viewing. Actually, the dates only run through the end of this month. They'll still open periodically throughout the remainder of the Summer into the Fall, but probably not as frequently as during this lift period right now.

OK. Then there's a separate Autumn schedule when they bring the boats back in.

[sw4400]

OK. Then there's a separate Autumn schedule when they bring the boats back in.

I'm not doubting your word... I wouldn't have had this info if it wasn't for ABC7.

[jajuan]

I'm not doubting your word... I wouldn't have had this info if it wasn't for ABC7.

I don't think that was a statement saying he thought you doubted him.

[sw4400]

6/11/13 7:55p

Upcoming Alert for 6/12/13 @ 9:30a until completion

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink

Service Interruption Severity: Rail service on the Loop Elevated will have delays starting at 9:30a until completion of a scheduled Bridge Lift of Bridges around the Chicago River Downtown. Rail service on the above mentioned lines could face varying degrees of interruption ranging from Minor Delays, Significant Delays to Major Delays/Service Disruptions.

Alternate Service: In the Major Delays scenario, the CTA will implement Shuttle Buses to provide connecting service through the completion of the scheduled Bridge Lifts. Locations for boarding Shuttle Buses will be provided with any Major Delays/Service Disruptions alerts posted. In the Minor Delays and Significant Delays scenarios, the CTA will hold trains and/or turn them back around to keep service operating on the rest of the affected line(s).

This is due to seasonal Bridge Lifts around the Chicago River, Downtown.

[sw4400]

6/13/13 11:39a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown, Green, Orange, Pink

Service Interruption Severity: Significant Delays due to track switching problems on the Loop Elevated near Adams/Wabash. Service is being restored currently.

[sw4400]

Don't know what happened tonight... I walked up Kedzie to take the Brown Line home and saw the gates lowered and lights flashing. In the middle of Kedzie, blocking car traffic was a Loop-bound train standing pat. The lights inside were on in the car I saw, then the car went dark for several seconds. I saw what looked someone walk quickly around the train to the NB side of Kedzie. Shortly after that, the lights came back on and a few seconds later, the train started moving again.

Any ideas on what I saw here??? Temporary power loss of train? Some issue requiring power cut from line? There was no reported delays on the Brown Line and no emergency equipment on scene like if something happened(e.g: accident)

[Around the Horn]

Green Line 015 to Cottage Grove just stopped at Quincy on the inner loop Da Fuq is going on?

[Around the Horn]

Purple Line 513 to "see train" just stopped at Morgan

[Around the Horn]

016 on Orange at 35th and archer

[Around the Horn]

You all should look at Traintracker now,your missing the show! ;)

[Around the Horn]

Pink Line 311 currently lost on the Orange at 17th Junction

[sw4400]

6/21/13 11:24p

Upcoming Alert for 6/22/13 @ 7a until 6/24/13 @ 4a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Purple

Service Interruption Severity: Trains will operate on the same track in both directions between Dempster and Howard, resulting in Minor Delays. Board/Exit all trains on the Linden-bound platform at the Main station and at the South Boulevard station.

This is due to track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Purple Line

[sw4400]

6/21/13 11:32a

Upcoming Alert for 6/22/13 @ 8a until completion

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown, Green, Orange, Pink

Service Interruption Severity: Rail service on the Loop Elevated will have delays starting at 8a until completion of a scheduled Bridge Lift of Bridges around the Chicago River Downtown. Rail service on the above mentioned lines could face varying degrees of interruption ranging from Minor Delays, Significant Delays to Major Delays/Service Disruptions.

Alternate Service: In the Major Delays scenario, the CTA will implement Shuttle Buses to provide connecting service through the completion of the scheduled Bridge Lifts. Locations for boarding Shuttle Buses will be provided with any Major Delays/Service Disruptions alerts posted. In the Minor Delays and Significant Delays scenarios, the CTA will hold trains and/or turn them back around to keep service operating on the rest of the affected line(s).

This is due to seasonal Bridge Lifts around the Chicago River, Downtown.

[sw4400]

6/26/13 12:44p

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown

Service Interruption Severity: Significant Delays w/ Reroute between Merchandise Mart and the Loop due to an extended Bridge Lift. Raising and lowering the bridge might take longer while construction continues as part of the CDOT's Bridge Renewal Project.

Alternate Service: Shuttle Buses are available as an alternate to rail service.

[sw4400]

6/27/13 11:11p

Upcoming Alert for 6/28/13 @ 10p until 7/1/13 @ 4a

Rail Line(s) Affected: Brown, Orange, Pink

Service Interruption Severity: Planned Work w/Partial Closure of the Loop Elevated.

Brown and Orange Lines: Trains will operate as one route, between Kimball and Midway, running in both directions via the Lake and Wabash sides of the Loop Elevated. Transfers to/from the Blue Line Subway may be made at Clark/Lake and to/from the Red Line Subway at State/Lake* or Roosevelt.

Pink Line: Trains will begin/end their trips at Roosevelt station, running in both directions via the Lake and Wabash sides of the Loop Elevated. Transfers to/from the Blue Line Subway may be made at Clark/Lake and to/from the Red Line Subway at State/Lake* or Roosevelt.

Green Line trains are not affected and will operate on their normal route in both directions via Lake and Wabash.

*=Farecard required for transfer at these stations.

This is due to track improvements to prevent slow zones and improve rail service on the Loop Elevated.