BusHunter Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Since I'm following Train Tracker sign installation, we might as well have a thread which shows what stations have a train tracker sign from Titan, Global Displays Solution, or a bracket installed (coming soon) or nothing at all so far. There should be 4 signs per platform and 1 in the mezzanine when installation is complete.. (last updated 8/5/13) Purple line (north to south) Linden - Global Display Solution sign mezzanine Central - Global Display Solution sign platform Noyes - 2 brackets installed platform Foster - Global display Solution sign platform Davis - Titan sign platform Dempster - Global Display Solution sign station house Main - Global Display Solution sign mezzanine/station house South Blvd. - 2 GDS signs on the platform; one GDS sign in the mezzanine Howard - has 1 titan sign in mezzanine with Bustracker info on it as well Yellow line (north to south) Dempster/Skokie - GDS sign in mezzanine Oakton/Skokie - Global Display Solution sign platform Howard - has 1 Titan sign in mezzanine with Bustracker info on it as well Red line (starting north to south) Howard - has 1 Titan sign in mezzanine with Bustracker info on it as well Jarvis - Titan sign in mezzanine Morse - Titan sign in mezzanine; gives Bustracker and Train Tracker info Loyola - Titan sign in mezzanine, gives Bustracker and Train Tracker info Granville - 4 GDS signs on platform; 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Thorndale - 1 Titan sign in mezzanine Bryn Mawr - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Berwyn - 1 Titan sign in mezzanine; gives Bustracker and Train Tracker info Argyle - 1 Titan sign in mezzanine Lawrence - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Wilson - nothing yet Sheridan - nothing yet Addison - Titan signs on platform Belmont - 6 Titan signs on platform, has seperate LED signs which give the Train tracker info, has a Titan sign on ground level mezzanine that gives Bustracker info. Fullerton - 6 Titan signs on platform, has seperate LED signs which give Train tracker info, has a Titan sign on ground level mezzanine that gives Bustracker info. North/Clybourn - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Clark/Division - nothing yet Chicago/State - 1 GDS sign at mezzanine Grand/State - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine and 2 on each platform Lake/State - 4 GDS signs on platform Monroe/State - 4 GDS signs on platform Jackson/State - 4 GDS signs on platform Harrison/State - 1 GDS sign at Harrison mezzanine Roosevelt/State - 6 Titan signs on platform Cermak/Chinatown - Displays Train Tracker info on scrolling signs; 4 brackets installed for GDS signs 35th/Sox Tech - Titan signs on platform; 4 brackets installed for GDS signs 47th - Titan signs on platform; 4 brackets installed for GDS signs 55th - 4 brackets installed for GDS signs 63rd - 4 brackets installed for GDS signs 69th - 4 brackets installed for GDS signs 79th - 4 brackets installed for GDS signs 87th - 4 brackets installed for GDS signs 95th - 4 brackets installed for GDS signs Blue Line (starting north to south) O'Hare - 1 working GDS sign installed over CA booth Rosemont - 1 working GDS sign installed in mezzanine, no brackets installed yet on platform Cumberland - 3 brackets installed, 1 working GDS sign installed in mezzanine Harlem/Higgins - 2 brackets installed, 1 working GDS sign installed in mezzanine Jefferson Pk. - titan sign installed Montrose - 2 brackets installed, 1 working GDS sign installed in mezzanine Irving Pk. - 2 brackets installed, 1 working GDS sign installed in mezzanine Addison - 2 brackets installed, 1 working GDS sign installed over CA booth Belmont - 1 GDS sign at mezzanine Logan Square - 5-6 Titan signs California/Milwaukee - 1 GDS sign at mezzanine Western/Milwaukee - 2 brackets installed on platform, 1 GDS sign installed at mezzanine Damen/Milwaukee - 1 GDS sign at mezzanine Division/Milwaukee - 1 GDS sign at mezzanine; 2 brackets installed on platform Chicago/Milwaukee - 1 GDS sign at mezzanine; 1 bracket installed on east end of platform; 1 working GDS sign on west end of platform Grand/Milwaukee - Titan sign mounted on Halsted staircase giving Bustracker and Train Tracker info; the WB Grand bus shelter gives Bustracker and Train Tracker info also; 1 bracket installed on west end of platform; east end of platform has a working GDS sign Clark/Lake (subway) - 6 Titan signs Washington/Dearborn - 4 GDS signs installed on the platform Monroe/Dearborn - 4 GDS signs installed on the platform Jackson/Dearborn - 1 GDS sign installed at Jackson mezzanine, 2 GDS signs installed on platform Lasalle - 1 GDS sign installed at mezzanine Clinton/Blue line - 1 GDS sign installed at mezzanine UIC Halsted - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Racine - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Illinois Medical District - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Western/Congress - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Kedzie/Homan Congress - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Pulaski/Congress - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Cicero/congress - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Austin/Congress - 1 GDS sign in Austin mezzanine Oak Park/Congress - 1 GDS sign in Oak Park mezzanine Harlem/Congress - 1 GDS sign in Harlem mezzanine Forest Pk - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Brown line (north to south) Kimball/Lawrence - 1 GDS sign over CA booth (mezzanine) Kedzie - 4 GDS signs on the platform Francisco - 4 GDS signs on the platform Rockwell - 4 GDS signs on the platform Western/Lincoln - 4 GDS signs on each platform Damen - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Montrose - 1 GDS sign installed at mezzanine Irving Pk - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Addison - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Paulina - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Southport - 1 DS sign in mezzanine Belmont - See Red line for info Wellington - 1 GDS sign installed at mezzanine Diversey - 2 GDS signs installed in mezzanine Fullerton - See Red line for info Armitage - nothing yet Sedgwick - 1 GDS sign installed at mezzanine also has info on scrolling LED signs on platform Chicago/Franklin - 2 brackets on the platform; 1 GDS sign in each Chicago Ave mezzanine; info on scrolling LED sign (I believe those signs are currently being removed) Merchandise Mart - 4 GDS signs installed; 2 working so far at Kinzie entrance Loop Elevated stations (north to south) Clark/Lake - Titan signs on platform State/Lake - nothing yet Randolph/Wabash - nothing yet Madison/Wabash - nothing yet Adams/Wabash - nothing yet Harold Washington Library - State/Van Buren - Titan signs on platform Lasalle/Van Buren - nothing yet Quincy/Wells - nothing yet Washington/Wells - nothing yet Pink line (north to south) See loop elevated for loop stations Clinton/Lake - 4 Titan signs per platform Morgan/Lake - 4 GDS signs on each platform Ashland/Lake - has train tracker info on scrolling LED signs; no GDS signs yet Polk - 4 GDS signs on the platform and 1 GDS sign in mezzanine 18th - Titan signs platform Damen - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Western - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine California - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Kedzie - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Central Park - Titan signs platform Pulaski - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine Kostner - 1 GDS sign in mezzaine; 2 brackets installed on the platform Cicero - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine, 2 brackets installed on the platform 54th/Cermak - 1 GDS sign in mezzanine; 2 brackets installed on the platform Green line (north to south) Harlem/Lake - 1 GDS sign in Harlem ave mezzanine; 1 GDS sign in Marion st. mezzanine Oak Park/Lake - Titan signs Ridgeland/Lake - 2 brackets installed, no signs yet Austin/Lake - 2 brackets installed, no signs yet Central/Lake - nothing yet Laramie/Lake - 4 GDS signs on each platform (not yet working, still has the cellophane on it) Cicero/Lake - nothing yet Pulaski/Lake - 2 Global Displays Solution sign working, another being installed further up the platform Conservatory/Central Pk - nothing yet Kedzie/Lake - 2 Global Displays solution sign working, another being installed further up the platform California/Lake - 4 brackets installed on each platform Ashland/Lake - 4 working GDS signs, 2 on each platform Morgan/Lake - 4 GDS signs on each platform; working Clinton/Lake - Titan signs See loop Elevated for Loop stations Roosevelt/Wabash - Titan signs 35th/Bronzeville IIT - 2 Titan signs Indiana - 4 GDS signs on each platform 43rd - 4 GDS signs on each platform 47th - 4 GDS signs on each platform 51st - 4 GDS signs on each platform Garfield - 4 GDS signs on each platform and 1 sign in the mezzanine King Drive - 4 GDS signs on each platform Cottage Grove - 4 GDS signs on each platform Halsted/63rd - 4 GDS signs on each platform Ashland/63rd - 1 GDS sign installed in mezzanine Orange line (north to south) see loop elevated for loop stations Roosevelt/Wabash - Titan signs Halsted - 2 GDS signs in mezzanine Ashland - 2 GDS signs in mezzanine; 4 brackets installed on platform 35th/Archer - 2 GDS signs in mezzanine; 4 brackets installed on platform Western - 2 GDS signs in mezzanine; 4 brackets installed on platform Kedzie - 2 GDS signs in mezzanine; 4 brackets installed on platform Pulaski - Titan sign Midway - 1 GDS sign installed in mezzanine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I noticed on sunday, Granville on the Red line is having Train tracker signs installed. The station house sign was done and the brackets were installed on the platform to hold the signs. I thought I read somewhere that the sign installation for train tracker at all the stops was postponed until next year. They did state before that the 7 Red line stations getting rehabs would get the signs first. So the question is, are the 7 stations only getting this and the rest later or will this just carry over to the whole system now versus next year? The budget indicates various phases of the Train Tracker project, and also a project to have Train Tracker screens with advertising. Maybe more interesting is that on page 63 (71 of the pdf), there is a project to use RFID technology to identify trains for Train Tracker. IIRC, wasn't it said that the train number had to be entered at the terminal? This seems different from that, as it talked about estimating times if the train was outside the range of a reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Since I'm keeping track of Train Tracker installations, I put up a list two posts above this one on what stations have trackers, what type they are, if an installation is pending or an installation has yet to happen. All stations are supposed to have Trackers by Labor Day. Weird some stations I've come across like Linden/Purple line and Montrose/Brown Line only have the tracker in the station house. I wonder if some stations are not going have a tracker on the platform? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Clark/Lake, Roosevelt Red, Roosevelt Orange/Green, Harold Washington Library State/Van Buren and Belmont Red/Brown/Purple are a few I can think of. All of them have the trackers that I think it was Titan that made them that have the product advertisements and news headlines that show in between the train arrival times and they're all located on the platforms except the Belmont one which has it in the station house and the auxiliary entrance that's across the street. The Belmont also has tracker on the platforms but they're large screens with no advertisements that show the time and date and are capable of showing times for up to 5 or 6 train arrivals. Oh yeah, Fullerton station also tracker set up the same as the Belmont station. And Sedwick, Chicago/Franklin and Ashland Green/Pink also have platform installed tracker which shows the arrival times of the next two arrivals for each of the two train lines at each station on the screens that show passengers the date and time. Oops looks like you have the Clark/Lake, State/Van Buren, the two Roosevelt stations, Belmont and Fullterton stations already. Edited April 1, 2013 by jajuan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owine Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Sedgwick also has a new train tracker sign in the station house only. The platforms have the older LED signs, but they don't show Train Tracker info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Sedgwick also has a new train tracker sign in the station house only. The platforms have the older LED signs, but they don't show Train Tracker info. Thank you. That one I was admittedly iffy about on the platform signs. I think I was thinking more of Chicago/Franklin which I'm fairly sure I remember showing tracker info from the led sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 And Sedgwick, Chicago/Franklin and Ashland Green/Pink also have platform installed tracker which shows the arrival times of the next two arrivals for each of the two train lines at each station on the screens that show passengers the date and time. Yeah, I forgot that those have the tracker on the scrolling signs. Polk/Pink had that too until recently. The contract was for a said amount of stations around the loop area. I'll have to look that up I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Yeah, I forgot that those have the tracker on the scrolling signs. Polk/Pink had that too until recently. The contract was for a said amount of stations around the loop area. I'll have to look that up I guess. Double check my initial thought about Sedwick because owine's post brings up the possibility that I may have been incorrect about that one. For some reason I have memories of that one having tracker info in the scrolling signs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sox 35th and.35th/Bronzeville/IIT have train trackers and they've both had them for awhile. Also Green/Pink Line Clinton has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 CTA is supposed to be installing 50 signs like this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesbondsv/8004362683/ outside of stations (contract awarded in January) That's another thing i need to look up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 CTA is supposed to be installing 50 signs like this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesbondsv/8004362683/ outside of stations (contract awarded in January) That's another thing i need to look up. Snappy. Also cooler than the LED ones on the bus shelters. However, let's see how well it withstands vandalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 CTA is supposed to be installing 50 signs like this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesbondsv/8004362683/ outside of stations (contract awarded in January) That's another thing i need to look up. They have smaller versions of these BusTracker screens on Halsted in Lakeview/Boystown halfway up the block from the 7Eleven at Roscoe. They're installed within those big gold posts that line the street at certain points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagomotorman Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Bring back the annunciator bells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagopcclcar Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Bring back the annunciator bells. Bet they don't know what they are, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 They have smaller versions of these BusTracker screens on Halsted in Lakeview/Boystown halfway up the block from the 7Eleven at Roscoe. They're installed within those big gold posts that line the street at certain points. They have signs like that in scattered locations across the city. There's one on Diversey between Sheridan and the next block west (I believe it's Pine Grove) in a shop facing the sidewalk that gives Bustracker info for the Clark/Diversey intersection. There's #22's, #76's and #36's on there. There's also one in a shop in Wicker Park they talk about on the internet. (you should be able to find that one by googling it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 ... There's also one in a shop in Wicker Park they talk about on the internet. (you should be able to find that one by googling it) I remember that was cited as one of the first applications of the Bus Tracker api, as opposed to an official sign. So, I don't have to Google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owine Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Main-Purple has a new TT sign in the station house only. Nothing on the platforms. Is it just me, or are the station house signs almost useless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Main-Purple has a new TT sign in the station house only. Nothing on the platforms. Is it just me, or are the station house signs almost useless? Not if you have to decide to run up the stairs to catch a train just pulling out of Dempster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Not if you have to decide to run up the stairs to catch a train just pulling out of Dempster. Very valid point for the other lines as well. One would think that if you walk into the station house and pay your fare you want to know just how much hustle time you want to give yourself to get up that station's platform if you don't want to miss your train and be late for wherever you're headed. Relying on the "From loop" and "To loop" blinking signs on the lines running through downtown pretty much guarantees you will miss the train especially if you have the luck of getting stuck on an escalator behind someone moving slow with no visible mobility impediments and making a display of having all the time in the world by not at least walking with the motion of the escalator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Main-Purple has a new TT sign in the station house only. Nothing on the platforms. Is it just me, or are the station house signs almost useless? Yes, around the fare payment area most likely a customer is more concerned with paying their fare and is looking down, not up, and misses the sign unless they are a repeat user of the station. Some stations like the Linden station on the purple line has the sign off to the right on the wall in which a customer would have to find it. I'm kind of curious how a sign at the terminus can accurately give TT info. I almost missed a train there because the TT sign said I had 13 minutes left and it turned out the train was pulling out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 ... I'm kind of curious how a sign at the terminus can accurately give TT info. I almost missed a train there because the TT sign said I had 13 minutes left and it turned out the train was pulling out. Train Tracker usually says that the terminal only shows the scheduled time. That usually applies only to true terminals, such as Linden or Howard (except Purple to or from Loop). The sign essentially said you missed the train pulling out and the next one is in 13 minutes, again, probably based on the schedule, given that long of a headway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Train Tracker usually says that the terminal only shows the scheduled time. That usually applies only to true terminals, such as Linden or Howard (except Purple to or from Loop). The sign essentially said you missed the train pulling out and the next one is in 13 minutes, again, probably based on the schedule, given that long of a headway. Yeah but it should have said drpt. The train leaving was missing on the TT display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Train Tracker usually says that the terminal only shows the scheduled time. That usually applies only to true terminals, such as Linden or Howard (except Purple to or from Loop). The sign essentially said you missed the train pulling out and the next one is in 13 minutes, again, probably based on the schedule, given that long of a headway. I notice now someone changed the TT sign at Linden/Purple line to reflect the scheduled departures. The times have an asterisk next to them. So the info is not live anymore. Strange enough Foster/Purple line is the same way (not live) Also they seem to have put the TT info on the scrolling signs on the platform at Howard, but they seem to be frozen at red line trains in 3 and 7 minutes. I wonder do they plan to incorporate the TT info on the scrolling signs on the Brown line? Seems strange the Brown line stops all have the new TT signs in the mezzanine. (except Western, Belmont and Fullerton) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 I notice now someone changed the TT sign at Linden/Purple line to reflect the scheduled departures. The times have an asterisk next to them. So the info is not live anymore. Strange enough Foster/Purple line is the same way (not live) .... That was the case on the web version from the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 That was the case on the web version from the beginning. Strange I didn't see the asterisk before. I think they put that in to let customers know that it's not live. Why would Foster/purple line not be live? It's not at the end of the line. South Blvd and Davis now are live. Just to show how inaccurate the signs were Linden said it was 5 minutes until the next train departure when in reality it was 10-12, and when we passed Foster it said 6 minutes. So those signs are basically worthless. At least I got to admire the scarecrows at Linden!! (They have that much of a bird problem?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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