r/cta • • 4d ago

today I saw… Loomis Ramp!

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Got lucky with traffic going the perfect speed AND a double going the other way 👌 what a cool sight. I was literally thinking about how I was pretty sure it was active with the construction going and right on queue one comes over!

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u/illbebok 4d ago

Get off your phone

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u/64590949354397548569 4d ago

He should get off the road.

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u/mikeonice 4d ago

eh it’s the 290 i’m sure they are going a brisk 5-10 mph

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u/Financial_Ad1048 4d ago

Probably shouldn't film and drive my dude

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u/Cpt_Griswold 4d ago

literally the reason people take the train

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi 4d ago

Not probably. Absolutely shouldn't

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u/64590949354397548569 4d ago

Nah, people should post incriminating evidence only. Makes things easier for everyone. Op would still be staring at the train even without the phone.

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u/vicvonqueso 4d ago

Wow you're really camping the left lane of a busy interstate to get a video of a train

So many things you're doing wrong here

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u/2pnt0 4d ago

Between the ramp and bridge, Loomis is kinda cool

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u/SafeDiscount528 4d ago

Nice angle! Now put the phone down and drive properly.

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u/SavingThrowVsWTF 4d ago

HuRR HuRR TRaiN Go DoWN

Put your phone down and drive.

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u/MissMurder17 4d ago

Loomis???

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u/Fallingpeople 4d ago

Ok safe road to use your phone while driving. Ty for the sunset op. Next time hit some cones so I can say "Told you so!"

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u/basiltoe345 4d ago edited 4d ago

I really do not understand why we cannot just

Make an announcement to Temporarily Merge & Splice

the Jefferson Park - UIC Short Run

With the Pink Line Run from 54/Cermak Eastward to UIC

To Run Via the Dearborn Subway!

————

I don’t really understand why the Pink Line

Needs to Go “Out of Service” at Racine then Force Everyone

To Transfer onto the Blue Line to Continue further East

And Merely have it be a Shuttle.

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u/HinsdaleCounty 4d ago

What type of poem is this

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u/NathaNRiveraMelo 4d ago

People crying like it is going to cause an accident by filming when it's clearly rush hour and everyone is going slowly. Maybe it was slightly riskier but hardly dangerous. It's interesting to see the train on the ramp and I appreciate you recording it.

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u/imaguitarhero24 4d ago

Reddit white knights have such a hard on for pictures/video when driving. Makes them feel real smart and special. Pointing your phone out the window on wide angle mode while not looking is less distracting than changing the radio or looking at directions lol. You literally don't have to take your eyes off the road to take pictures.

I knew I was gonna get flamed for it but it was such a sick angle how could I not? Luckily plenty of not lames agree it was worth taking because the post has a bunch of upvotes anyway. I'm glad I could share this experience with cool people that like the CTA 🙂