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Hmm I ride the red line multiple times per week and outside of late nights, I only have to weight 6-8 minutes top. During rush hours, the trains on unshared track seem to come every 1-3 minutes.
In Chicago, you usually wait 20-30 minutes for trains. Daley cut the train service, because he wants to subsidize downtown interests through TIF funding.
That's nothing compared to the havoc Daley caused with the buses. Daley shut down something like 40% of the bus lines. Chicago becomes more suburban by the day, but at least Daley is leaving, so there's hope.
We're talking about heavy rail here - not commuter trains.
The L runs every 3-12 minutes depending on the time of day and the specific line.
There were 9 express routes cut - although each of those routes still runs their local service. I have no idea where you got that 40% of bus lines were cut. No lines were cut - just the express service during peak periods.
They did cut 18% of bus service, mostly by trimming start times from 4am to 5am, and cutting end times from 12am-2am to 11pm-1am.
Daley doesn't control CTA train or bus routes/lines. He's the mayor.
We're talking about heavy rail here - not commuter trains.
The L runs every 3-12 minutes depending on the time of day and the specific line.
There were 9 express routes cut - although each of those routes still runs their local service. I have no idea where you got that 40% of bus lines were cut. No lines were cut - just the express service during peak periods.
They did cut 18% of bus service, mostly by trimming start times from 4am to 5am, and cutting end times from 12am-2am to 11pm-1am.
Daley doesn't control CTA train or bus routes/lines. He's the mayor.
That's his m.o. - just throw out some numbers with no supporting links and hope nobody fact checks.
Correct no stand-alone routes were cut and the buses that were cut ended up being one per hour on most routes. From my experience (I take the bus to blue line every day), the difference in wait times are barely noticeable. But the buses do seem a bit more packed than they used to be.
By the way this is nothing unique to Chicago - every U.S. transit system is having financial issues and either contemplating or implementing cuts.
BART Cuts Service in Response to Growing Deficit - The Daily Californian (http://www.dailycal.org/article/106615/bart_cuts_service_in_response_to_growing_deficit - broken link)
Chicago has the best subway outside of nyc, period.
Chicago has the best subway in Illinois, period. Ok, maybe Northeastern Illinois.
Outside of Illinois, it has essentialy the world's dumpiest train. 90% of the system runs on rotting elevated tracks on in the middle of soot-belching freeways.
There's even two sections that have stop lights!
And Metra is almost 100% diesel. Pretty much every other major city on the planet has electrified their commuter rail a century ago.
Daley has been slashing like crazy on the transit, so ride it while you can!
Chicago has the best subway in Illinois, period. Ok, maybe Northeastern Illinois.
Outside of Illinois, it has essentialy the world's dumpiest train. 90% of the system runs on rotting elevated tracks on in the middle of soot-belching freeways.
There's even two sections that have stop lights!
And Metra is almost 100% diesel. Pretty much every other major city on the planet has electrified their commuter rail a century ago.
Daley has been slashing like crazy on the transit, so ride it while you can!
LOL! Try again.
You are beyond clueless. How about you name the electric commuter rail systems in the U.S.?
Chicago has the best subway outside of nyc, period.
WMATA carries twice as many passengers and it doesn't have grade crossings (Brown and Blue line have then as far as I know. But two different types of systems nonetheless.
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