artthouwill Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 4 hours ago, Busjack said: Blame Amtrak. That will deep six it. I wonder if it has to do with the road construction. The station is decaying so that it was only a matter of time before something like this would happen. The construction above possibly exacerbated the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 14 hours ago, Pace831 said: A Metra passenger was injured by concrete falling from the ceiling at Union Station. Metra issued a statement on the matter. While obviously very bad, Metra probably didn't have to issue a statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, MTRSP1900-CTA3200 said: While obviously very bad, Metra probably didn't have to issue a statement. I think they were afraid the incident would be bad PR, since the injured woman was a Metra passenger. They wanted to call attention to the fact that it wasn't Metra's fault, and that they agree the station needs repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Pace831 said: I think they were afraid the incident would be bad PR, since the injured woman was a Metra passenger. They wanted to call attention to the fact that it wasn't Metra's fault, and that they agree the station needs repair. Yeah. I was going to elaborate more, but my phone was acting up while typing (I guess not all updates are great). But you basically said what I wanted to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman8119 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 So, Marty Oberman DEMANDED Amtrak do something. Great political photo op, since he is never around anyway. Surprised Rahm didn't jump in and use it to beg for more $$$...but then he ain't around unless he can take credit for something. And Amtrak being the good railroad they are, of course, are blaming someone else for their years of neglect. The station is a catastrophe waiting all over the place and passengers should be given hardhats and flashlights when walking through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west towns Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 A Atrak is saying its the building owners lack of maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 4 hours ago, trainman8119 said: So, Marty Oberman DEMANDED Amtrak do something. Great political photo op, since he is never around anyway. I had so indicated above. Just now, west towns said: Atrak is saying its the building owners lack of maintenance May ultimately be the case, but Metra has a nondelgable duty to exercise a high degree of care on behalf of its passengers. Someone on the platform is a passenger for this purpose. 4 hours ago, trainman8119 said: Surprised Rahm didn't jump in and use it to beg for more $$$...but then he ain't around unless he can take credit for something. They just got the Transit TIF legislation (Union Station was included), so there are limits to the begging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TaylorTank1229 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 How anyone else notices that there are yet any signs of construction for the southbound platform at Ravenswood? They got the northbound finished but that's it. If their gonna be a while for that, they should install a ramp on the current southbound platform so the whole station is accessible on both sides for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 7 hours ago, TaylorTank1229 said: How anyone else notices that there are yet any signs of construction for the southbound platform at Ravenswood? They got the northbound finished but that's it. If their gonna be a while for that, they should install a ramp on the current southbound platform so the whole station is accessible on both sides for the time being. Metra has not done anything on the UP North rebuilding through North Center & Ravenswood for two years now. They even cut off the north end of the really long temporary platform at Ravenswood. On top of that, they have to contend with my idiot alderman, Pat O'Connor trying to get an entirely new station built at Peterson & Ravenswood, that isn't needed, as the C&NW had a tiny station there called Kenmore until about 1960, that no one used. O'Connor wants it solely so his wife can make millions from all the land she has options on, nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Metra to get Clear Channel signs instead of Titan ones (Daily Herald). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Quote Metra Alert - WVOM Temporarily Out of Service at 179th The Wireless Voice of Metra at 179th will be out of service until 3 p.m. Attempted transmission of track change information may not be announced. Please visit metrarail.com for possible track change information and delay information. Metra is working to restore the communication system at 179th Updates will be posted. Your attention please! The next inbound train will be arriving on track zero... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, Pace831 said: Your attention please! The next inbound train will be arriving on track zero... Probably is if NJT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroShadow Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Busjack said: Probably is if NJT. Arriving on LITERALLY the street platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, MetroShadow said: Arriving on LITERALLY the street platform. Only service that keeps passengers out of the weather by dropping them off inside the waiting room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 On 7/28/2016 at 9:47 PM, Pace831 said: Locomotive 423, formerly on the Milwaukee District, was on the Rock Island today. It looked brand new as if it had been repainted. 426 is also on the RI now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 This from the police blotter: OAK FOREST - A man told police someone stole a Metra jacket, 400 cash fare tickets, a ticket punch and other items from his car... on Nov. 1, police said. Next week we'll see that someone was arrested for impersonating a conductor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Pace831 said: This from the police blotter: OAK FOREST - A man told police someone stole a Metra jacket, 400 cash fare tickets, a ticket punch and other items from his car... on Nov. 1, police said. Next week we'll see that someone was arrested for impersonating a conductor. Sounds like the plot of Rex Morgan M.D. starting about Nov. 2. However, the impression I got was that Metra conductors only have receipts, unless they were weekly passes, in which case they would have been dated. I suppose that someone would become suspicious if 400 people boarded, already having weekend passes, unless they did so downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 13 minutes ago, Busjack said: Sounds like the plot of Rex Morgan M.D. starting about Nov. 2. However, the impression I got was that Metra conductors only have receipts, unless they were weekly passes, in which case they would have been dated. I suppose that someone would become suspicious if 400 people boarded, already having weekend passes, unless they did so downtown. "Cash fare tickets" implies the punch card receipts. I once saw a woman try to use one of those receipts as her ticket, which the conductor obviously said was invalid. She claimed someone sold it to her outside the station, saying it was a valid ticket he didn't need. After some debate, the conductor let her ride. Things may have gone differently if she brought 399 friends, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Locomotive observations: 418 is on the RI 423 is back on the Milwaukee District 131 has a Jimmy Johns "Freaky Fast" wrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 On 11/18/2016 at 8:35 PM, Pace831 said: This from the police blotter: OAK FOREST - A man told police someone stole a Metra jacket, 400 cash fare tickets, a ticket punch and other items from his car... on Nov. 1, police said. Next week we'll see that someone was arrested for impersonating a conductor. Found him...... make sure you have your tickets ready with him!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 UP-NW line not having a good week. First a pedestrian accident near Cary, and now a car hit in Mount Prospect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 1 hour ago, MTRSP1900-CTA3200 said: UP-NW line not having a good week. First a pedestrian accident near Cary, and now a car hit in Mount Prospect... A few hours before the incident in Cary, a freight train hit a pedestrian near Mt. Prospect which was affecting Metra. Definitely not a good week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 14 minutes ago, Pace831 said: A few hours before the incident in Cary, a freight train hit a pedestrian near Mt. Prospect which was affecting Metra. Definitely not a good week. Wow. I'm sure this is a week the train crews want to get over with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 5 minutes ago, MTRSP1900-CTA3200 said: Wow. I'm sure this is a week the train crews want to get over with. I was going to say before that it seems like the UPNW has a disproportionate number of fatal accidents than the other lines. Recalling the Tribune from a few years ago, there's some truth to that. Now is @Busjack going to make a crack about Phil Pagano? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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