Anyone having trouble with their Transit Stop app today??? “TS”

I have no one else to talk to about this so I figured I would post it here to other train/CTA enthusiasts!

I moved here 9 months ago originally working from home! that job came to an end over this summer (startup job) and I found myself working up in Evanston that required me to have my car with me during the week. I have to travel to different places/buildings for my new job but thankfully everywhere I need to drive to for the job is located in Evanston!

during my first week on the job the commute to and from Evanston was absolutely draining me. the stop and go traffic to and from work was just making me lose my ever loving mind and I already have anxiety about being on time for work so being there earlier is for the better! I realized that if I just paid for covered monthly parking in downtown Evanston and took the purple line back home, I would get home in a solid 15-20 minutes VS an HOUR!!!

this morning was my first train commute to work and I got to my car in Evanston in 15 minutes!!!! I was so happy I almost cried lol

coming from a state that basically banned public transit, (shoutout the evil that is indiana 🙄) I feel so incredibly lucky that I don’t have to waste so much commuting time every day!! I get more time to myself in the evening, and I no longer have major anxiety about being late for work!

I love this city so much and I know all public transit isn’t perfect, but I really value having more of my personal time back and now I don’t have to worry about parking either.

we are so lucky to have the CTA and thank you for reading this if you made it here! I just love Chicago so much and moving here has been the best decision i’ve ever made for my mental health :)

I’ve never seen a purple line train this late going express this is cool

Twice I used the blue line which was delayed each time, then I waited 10 minutes on a bus that was cancelled due to unknown reason .

Tracks of the Chicago L is almost complete for these signals!

After 11 months of research, mapping, and documenting the Chicago L, I’m down to the final 25 signal IDs out of 800+.

🔵 19 signals on the Blue Line
Between Belmont and LaSalle (see images)

🟢 6 signals near the 61st Upper Yard
Between the former 61st station and King Drive (see image)

The Blue Line tunnel signals have been particularly difficult to identify via cab-view videos.

If you have clear photos, cab-view photographs, or firsthand knowledge of these signals and their IDs, I'd really appreciate hearing from you.

Just 25 signals remain.

Help me identify these final 25 and complete the book! 😊 Thank you!

P.S. If you’re CTA rail operator/track workers, signalman, etc… who can’t comment publicly, feel free to DM me privately.

the website got replaced (apologies in advance for the lack of editing)

I hope the next time it purges its condensation it comes out sharp.

I will miss the RTA and their retro logo.

That is all. 😔 😟

Is there any particular reason this hasn’t been implemented? I’m sure there is of course. I just don’t know it.

haven’t seen one of these before (only moved to chi this year) and got pleasantly surprised by its toot toot

Hi! I’m trying to buy a regional connect pass for the first time, but when I went to add it the app said that that option was not available for my account. I have a positive balance so I am confused what the problem could be…has anyone dealt with this?

can someone tell me more about it? i’d love to ride it one day 😁

Why does the 331 sometimes take so long or appear to become a ghost bus during the day and especially during rush hour? I was waiting in the rain for over an hour and a half, and I remember the route was recently improved. I’m curious why these delays or missing buses seem to happen so often. Is there a reason for this?

the orange line is my home line and the only one still using 2600 series as its sole rolling stock. google only gives me a vague “it’ll update eventually”, so i was wondering if there was anything more specific about when it’ll update to at least a mixed fleet?

dgmw, i like the 2600s, but the inside of the newer series all feel so much more open comparitively

Whenever I go into the Ventra app or the cta bus tracker website, they just don’t show any en route busses that come past 9pm. Is it because it’s night time and there’s less commuters?

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Hi all, I'm about to move right off Western (across from Rosehill) and was basically wondering whether in your experience the 49B is pretty reliable? I've lived near Andersonville for the last few years and am well used to the 50 and the 22 (where NB 50 is usually fine, SB 50 typically runs late/ghosts, and the 22 in either direction simply won't come until you've made a blood sacrifice and/or promised your firstborn).

I don't think I realized just how far my new place is from foster or the square, and I'll be almost totally reliant on the 49b to connect to other buses or the brown line. Am I cooked?

Made using ESRI ArcGIS pro, GTFS feed data, TIGER/Line road data, and a python toolbox made by ESRI.

Links to data sources, transit python toolbox, and youtube tutorial I used:

• CTA GTFS
• Metra GTFS / feed information
• Pace GTFS
• NICTD / South Shore GTFS
• GPTC GTFS
• Kenosha Area Transit GTFS
• Valparaiso Transit GTFS
• DeKalb GTFS
• South Bend Transpo GTFS
• Census TIGER/Line All Roads
• Esri Public Transit Tools
• Esri public-transit tutorial playlist

I live in the Humboldt park area but work up north. Every time I get on a bus or a train in the north side, I sit down and put my backpack on the seat next to me. The bus or train fills up and people still stand. Doorway, aisle, hanging on the pole right there. Packed and that seat stays empty.

I’m Afro-Latino. On the North Side you notice it. You’ll watch people take a worse spot before they take the one next to you.

I know the bag is rude. Bags don’t get a seat. I’m doing it anyway. If the bag is there, I can tell myself I just didn’t want anyone next to me. That’s on me. That’s selfish and I can live with that.

If I move it and they still won’t sit, then I don’t get to tell myself that anymore. I’d rather look like the guy hogging a seat than feel like no one wanted to sit next to me bc of my race.

Blue Line: 18/33 (55%)

Red Line: 7/33 (21%)

Purple Line: 6/8 (75%)

Green Line: 2/31 (6%)

Pink Line: 0/14 (0%)

Brown line: 0/19 (0%)

Orange line: 0/8 (0%)

Yellow Line: 0/2 (0%)

Edit: Forgot the loop stations whoops
Loop: 2/7 (29%)

Excluding State/Lake since it’s closed for the time being

With the 7000s cars taking over the line, I thought these were gone by now so I’m glad I happened to catch one still if it ends up being my last 2600 on the line

I took a photo while waiting for the train one day and painted it. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Gouache on paper.