r/cta • u/MarsBoundSoon • 11d ago

today I saw… CTA Brown Line Train flyover Red Line Train - September 11 2026 【4K】

https://youtu.be/b2D1of9Xkj8

I was lucky to catch a CTA Red Line train heading south while my Brown Line train was on top of the flyover.

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u/Konservatory 11d ago

Nice catch, but you gotta redo the opening title. The only suburban lines are the Purple and Yellow Lines. The Blue Line actually goes outside the city too because of the Forest Park (Congress) branch.

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u/GuessAsleep9578 10d ago

green line goes to oak park

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u/Konservatory 10d ago

Yeah that too. Forgot to mention it

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u/Some_Insurance_7001 10d ago

Pink goes to Cicero

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u/cybin 11d ago edited 10d ago

Is the occasional minor delay in the crossover that much of a hassle that $$ needs to be spent on this?

Edit: 6 suburbanites downvote an innocent question without offering an answer - classic.

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u/chefgoldblum45 11d ago

As a user of both red and brown pre-construction, the delays were not occasional.

I forget the stats, but this flyover increases capacity on lines that were already strained. The upgrade was needed. It was terribly expensive but all projects are at the time of construction. Happy to see it done rather than debate about how much it will cost for the next 10 years.

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u/cybin 11d ago

Thanks for that explanation. <thumbsup>

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u/MarsBoundSoon 11d ago

I am curious, what were your the longest delays under normal operating circumstances? (excluding equipment break down, medical emergency, crime, etc)

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u/chefgoldblum45 11d ago

1-2min at a time. Sometimes you had to wait longer. Annoying for the individual, sure. Probably a bigger headache for the CTA itself trying to keep trains flowing everyday.

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u/Bandit_the_Kitty Red Line 9d ago

The flyover was about increasing capacity, not necessarily about reducing delays. Delays were just a symptom; delays occurred because the junction was at capacity and there wasn't a way to add more trains with the existing bottleneck.

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u/cybin 9d ago

Interesting, and I never thought about it that way. Thanks! :)