... Clybourn. ... Subways dug so deep on streets such as Clybourn because they dug in from soft clay to hard rock as other tunnels dig between both streets ...
... I think I wrote that bit. ... I've said this several times. The main use of the emergency bypass would be an alternate route into Chicago Union Station...
... What Chicago subways are examples of extensive cutting through hard rock? I know we have very tall buildings anchored to bedrock and I know that part of ...
Let's say a new connection to the St.Charles Air Line and a McCormick Place station would cost $30 million, is this too much to provide some connection between...
I will say one thing, the State Street subway north of Grand is very smooth. It will be nice when they're done with the tie replacement! We ran 25mph and you...
Hi List; Are the Red Line slow zones in place because the tracks are in bad shape, the track supporting structure is in bad shape or both? Gene King...
... It looks like there's track work being done just south of Wilson today. A southbound train ran express from Granville to Wilson, which I then boarded. It...
At this point, Red Line slow zones seem to be mostly the track-related. Crews were everywhere today. It took an hour to go from Howard to Chicago. All the...
... Did you see that track 3 at Fullerton is going in place? It looks like the track is in place, but the concrete hasn't been poured yet. A strange order of...
... Well, as you're no doubt aware, the reason that there is only one through route of National Rail through London (Thameslink) is that when the railways were...
Can anyone tell: Is CTA still installing worn running rail as the third rail, or are they installing aluminum as they did in Skokie? I haven't looked carefully...
This track laying process is the same as for track 1 in the Fullerton Reconstruction Album. Special positioning frames hold the rail with a tie plate attached...
The 3rd rail is steel (100# ARA?) with aluminum bars Huck-bolted to both sides for electrical conductivity, and with 4-hole aluminum joint bars. The removed...
I was a security guard for years at various office buildings in the 1980's and 1990's. If you think lobby guards don't read on duty, especially in the evenings...
In downtown Chicago, bedrock is about 90 feet below the surface, so rock was not a consideration in subway tunneling and construction. There is, however, one...
... and ... displayed by many ... with ... Well, I don't know if she's a troll. I'd just say that she might want to turn down the volume of her posts if she...
Indeed, I was thinking of the small ridge of rock visible alongside the Kennedy Expressway near Addison. I can't speak definitively about any other location....
I posted new photos of Howard Terminal progress. Roof girders with a shallow arch for a vaulted ceiling are up. These pay homage to the Palladian window...
I'm not the moderator; but sometimes members need to stand up. Elizabeth may be a little defensive; but some of the comments have been insensitive as well....
"Netiquette Guidelines" * [image: Troll, internet troll & forum troll] * *What is an Internet Troll/ Forum troll? * An "*Internet troll*" or "*Forum Troll*"...
I agree with Elizabeth. When I was in Boston I went to the Porter Square Red Line station and met a C/A who was totally fantastic. As a matter of fact each ...
S. Shore faces suit after crash November 1, 2007 - Post-Tribune VALPARAISO, IN -- A LaPorte County couple has filed suit against the South Shore Line...
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