24/7 Orange line

[Elkmn]

https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2025/11/06/cta-interim-president-nora-leerhsen-orange-line-midway-airport-24-hour-service-mass-transit-bailout

big if true

 

[artthouwill]

1 hour ago, Elkmn said:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2025/11/06/cta-interim-president-nora-leerhsen-orange-line-midway-airport-24-hour-service-mass-transit-bailout

big if true

 

Can't get past the paywall but I think 24 hour service on the Orange Line is a great idea and long overdue.   The original reasoning for not having 24 hr service was because it was cheaper to operate the owl service on the 62

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

[Elkmn]

9 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

 

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

And brighton park

[Bus1883]

58 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

Can't get past the paywall but I think 24 hour service on the Orange Line is a great idea and long overdue.   The original reasoning for not having 24 hr service was because it was cheaper to operate the owl service on the 62

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

Since the line serves Midway airport I think this is a good idea to make it 24 hours just like the Blue Line

[dailycommuter62]

wonder if this will be a short turn to roosevelt for the red line transfer or the full kitten caboodle

[Elkmn]

2 minutes ago, dailycommuter62 said:

wonder if this will be a short turn to roosevelt for the red line transfer or the full kitten caboodle

most likely the whole way into the loop to facilitate connections with the blue line and the night bus hub at washington/state

[Sam92]

1 hour ago, artthouwill said:

Can't get past the paywall but I think 24 hour service on the Orange Line is a great idea and long overdue.   The original reasoning for not having 24 hr service was because it was cheaper to operate the owl service on the 62

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

You sure it's a paywall and not just email registration? It's suntimes so it should be free.

[Sam92]

1 hour ago, artthouwill said:

Can't get past the paywall but I think 24 hour service on the Orange Line is a great idea and long overdue.   The original reasoning for not having 24 hr service was because it was cheaper to operate the owl service on the 62

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

 

1 hour ago, Elkmn said:

And brighton park

Y'all make some good points but the Roosevelt-Halsted routing isn't too far from N60 which is basically doing the same thing but going to Harrison so you can kinda justify cutting that part. Of course making it take the daytime route is just going to duplicate the Orange Line as far as Brighton Park, either revise N62 to run Harlem to 35/Archer or make 47th and owl route then you can get rid of N62 completely 

[Sam92]

1 hour ago, artthouwill said:

Can't get past the paywall but I think 24 hour service on the Orange Line is a great idea and long overdue.   The original reasoning for not having 24 hr service was because it was cheaper to operate the owl service on the 62

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

Someone else mentioned Orange Line stations not being as accessible to walk up passengers. They got a point south of 35th/Archer

[Elkmn]

19 minutes ago, Sam92 said:

Someone else mentioned Orange Line stations not being as accessible to walk up passengers. They got a point south of 35th/Archer

especially western. the median between 2 four lane roads is not an ideal location for pedestrian access.

[wayfaringrob]

2 hours ago, dailycommuter62 said:

kitten caboodle

I think you mean 'kit and caboodle.'

[EasyMoney]

Nora is doing a fantastic job as president they should keep her 

[strictures]

11 hours ago, artthouwill said:

Can't get past the paywall but I think 24 hour service on the Orange Line is a great idea and long overdue.   The original reasoning for not having 24 hr service was because it was cheaper to operate the owl service on the 62

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

The ST doesn't have a paywall anymore.

[Sam92]

11 hours ago, artthouwill said:

Can't get past the paywall but I think 24 hour service on the Orange Line is a great idea and long overdue.   The original reasoning for not having 24 hr service was because it was cheaper to operate the owl service on the 62

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

 

11 hours ago, artthouwill said:

Can't get past the paywall but I think 24 hour service on the Orange Line is a great idea and long overdue.   The original reasoning for not having 24 hr service was because it was cheaper to operate the owl service on the 62

  I would think that CTA won't cut the bus owl service  especially because the N62 serves the U of I corridor on Halsted  

Well to paraphrase in the meantime.... outside of the Orange changes, the article mentions a set of plans the president came to Springfield with including expansion of the frequent bus network and a plan to make rail lines 8 min headways. Then there's also some stuff we already found in other topics like the Cook County sheriff task force, lower fare ox recovery etc. 

[Sam92]

9 hours ago, Elkmn said:

especially western. the median between 2 four lane roads is not an ideal location for pedestrian access.

Even more reason to replace N62 with N47 to Kedzie. It already detours into the Kedzie station it can do the same at Western. Maybe send it to Pulaski to connect with the 53 overnights. 

[Sam92]

12 hours ago, Sam92 said:

You sure it's a paywall and not just email registration? It's suntimes so it should be free.

Also 12ft ladder or archives.is gets around paywalls

[Busjack]

Paywall-- An easier way around it is ro search on the Google News tab for something like CTA Orange Line 24 hour. The link Google uses gets you in. No need to use some ladder.

Messing with N62--CTA is not going to do because all service boards said they were not cutting service.

Short-turning Orange Line--Not happening because the aericle said the putpose was to foster economic development at Midway, which doesn't happen if CTA forces additional night-time transfers.  I don't thpnk there's much additional cosr, as Loop stattions have to stay open until 02:00 for the Brown Line.

[strictures]

6 hours ago, Sam92 said:

Also 12ft ladder or archives.is gets around paywalls

12 ft ladder is gone.

[RJL6000]

When that service expansion is implemented, expect 3200s, and possibly a few of the new 7000s, to be assigned to the Orange Line to replace 2600s that are currently on that line, knowing the the Blue Line doesn't need all 400 of the confirmed new 7000s.

[wayfaringrob]

5 hours ago, RJL6000 said:

When that service expansion is implemented, expect 3200s, and possibly a few of the new 7000s, to be assigned to the Orange Line to replace 2600s that are currently on that line, knowing the the Blue Line doesn't need all 400 of the confirmed new 7000s.

Why would we expect this?

[Elkmn]

cta famously dislikes an operationally mixed fleet

[Bus1883]

13 hours ago, RJL6000 said:

When that service expansion is implemented, expect 3200s, and possibly a few of the new 7000s, to be assigned to the Orange Line to replace 2600s that are currently on that line, knowing the the Blue Line doesn't need all 400 of the confirmed new 7000s.

The 7000s are definitely not going to orange line. At some point the 3200s will go back as a few already went back to the brown.

[renardo870]

On 11/7/2025 at 7:09 AM, Sam92 said:

Even more reason to replace N62 with N47 to Kedzie. It already detours into the Kedzie station it can do the same at Western. Maybe send it to Pulaski to connect with the 53 overnights. 

I think N35 would be restored, N47 and full N55 will be restored to Midway and maybe N52 would be restored to 63rd/Kedzie to connect with the 24/7 Orange Line service. 

[Sam92]

17 hours ago, RJL6000 said:

When that service expansion is implemented, expect 3200s, and possibly a few of the new 7000s, to be assigned to the Orange Line to replace 2600s that are currently on that line, knowing the the Blue Line doesn't need all 400 of the confirmed new 7000s.

 

4 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

The 7000s are definitely not going to orange line. At some point the 3200s will go back as a few already went back to the brown.

Orange line is gonna be the last to get the 7000s. Once Blue is equipped then they start hitting the brown line who in turn will send its 3200s to Midway to start scrapping the 2600s there. Then finally Orange gets them so were probably like 2-3 years away before we see any new cars on the Orange