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Before you assign blame, CTA and Metra may not be causing that delay


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Posted 28 August 2016 - 03:52 PM

redeye Chicago, 8/22:
 

Before you assign blame, CTA and Metra may not be causing that delay

 

I recently found myself stuck underground on an overcrowded morning Red Line train "standing momentarily waiting for signal clearance"—for 45 freaking minutes. Not. Cool.

 

My rail car was eventually evacuated at a nearby station, forcing me to navigate through a seemingly endless crowd of less-than-happy commuters all trying to emerge from subterranean depths and finally get a breath of fresh-ish city air. The delay was caused by a "track condition" at Grand. And while I’m not exactly sure what that means, I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

The whole experience got me thinking about Chicago’s two rail systems, CTA and Metra, and what causes delays.

 

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