CTA Junction 12 in winter timelapse.

[@brownhornet1975]

Love that time lapse!! And that junction is awesome. I would love to operate those trains. I'm a Motorman for the NYCTA and we have a lot of cool runs. But that is awesome by far!!

[@TheChicagoL]

+brownhornet1975 The L definitely holds it's own. But it doesn't quite touch the variety and complexity of the New York Transit system. I've had many opportunities to use MTA when I visit; I could easily spend an entire week exploring all 25+ subway and el lines and have a ball doing it.

[@brownhornet1975]

+TheChicagoL I tell you... I love operating these trains. Especially the newer ones. And going express is my favorite part. Even outside on the "structure" we call it. But next time you come up here give me a shout. And i can show you the yards, maintenance facilities, etc.

[@sgtpepah4260]

Me too but Chicagos system has many cool features like all those tight turns and interlockings.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I really love the express running of many transit systems around the world including the NYC Subway! I wish Chicago had more express trains. All we have now is the Purple Line on weekday rush hours. The Chicago Metra system has lots of express trains which are fun to ride!

[@DistantThomas]

These two systems are very unique in their own ways. NYC is larger for sure, and has complexities that are pretty cool, but Chicago is also very cool, I just can't put my finger on why.

[@PRHILL9696]

I cannot wait until winter finally comes!

[@efbeVideo]

Awesome Video! Thanks for sharing!

[@lawrencekeesler7369]

Enjoying the video. The structure mentioned at 2:10 was used by the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee. There were four tracks from Howard St. all the way to just north of Chicago Avenue. The now unused structure has been helpful in easing some tight curves for the two tracks that remain.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

+Lawrence Keesler I wonder if the CTA will ever rehab the track and remove the unused supports?

[@lawrencekeesler7369]

Probably would consider it an unnecessary expense. There are many bits and pieces of unused structure in New York that they seem to keep painted if not used. Would guess that CTA has other projects on burners ahead of your admittedly good idea. They have eased several very tight curves in recent years elsewhere in the system. They're trying, and doing well considering how difficult it is to get funding for anything transit-oriented.

[@TheLpbrennan]

In many cases the unused structure is part of the support for the remaining structure and can't be removed. You can see many former elevated connections in New York. It is usually not practical or possible to remove them. Aside from track taken up, you can also see where former stations were located in both Chicago and New York. New York has several subway stations closed which you can see as you pass through them, if you know where to look.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I keep waiting for them to tear our the unused structure, but even when they overhaul the line and replace track, they leave the unused structure.

[@packr72]

Luke Starkenburg they won't any time soon because it could possibly lessen the effects of a derailment. Better than a train ending up in someone's backyard.

[@tibbers3755]

i saw winter in chicago and Flatfoot 56 came to mind

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

That busy junctions is abit like the Delta Junction in the Docklands of south East, London in the 1980s

[@TheBrunswickBowler]

Nice video! I liked!

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thanks

[@serl13]

Merci Beaucoup de partager cette vie ferroviaire complexe est bruyante de chicago ! 🙂

[@robfriedrich2822]

4:00 Two stations so close together?

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

The Red Line does have many stations very close to each other. I have thought that the Argyle Station could be eliminated without inconveniencing people too much. This would speed up the line slightly.

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

1:44 what the heck just happened?

[@Xunxunism]

It is really old, but it is unique.

[@timosha21]

nicely done!!!!

[@wharris302]

Those are really tight turns for trains

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

This is why the CTA El cars are so short compared to most subway or metro trains from around the world. If the cars were longer, they would bump into each other around curves. An eight car train from the BART system in San Francisco or from the Washington DC Metro is much longer than an eight car train from the Chicago CTA.

[@GauravPatilOfficial]

Amazing :-)

[@alexterry9471]

what train is next to Mike and Molly's house?and the train that goes next to the diner?

[@marcav0nivber578]

So nobody noticed a full 8-car 2400 series orange train

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Wow, an oldie! The stripes are interesting.

[@lawrencekeesler7369]

Great video! How did you stay warm? Looks bitterly cold!

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

+Lawrence Keesler Lots and lots of layers of clothes. Two pair of socks! Also a balaclava face mask.

[@alexterry9471]

so what train is it🤔

[@venkateswarareddy007]

how are they powered..no overhead electrical lines.

[@trainzguy2472]

3rd rail on the side.

[@isakjohansson7134]

What are the top lights for, they all shine in different combinations

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

I wish I knew, I don't work for the CTA or any railroad.

[@larryphilby4918]

@@Luke_Starkenburg The top lights are markers -- red, green, yellow, white. The color combinations let a towerman know what route the train is taking. Four-color markers have been used by rapid transit since the 1880s on els in New York, Brooklyn, and Chicago. On old El and subway cars, they were mounted on the roof and turned by crank handles. A towerman could tell what switch to throw for an approaching train by the colors displayed. They always showed red-red on the rear, of course. Failure to observe or set markers was part of the blame for an El crash in 1905 in New York. The Sixth and Ninth Avenue els in New York shared track north of 53rd Street, where a junction connected the two lines. A southbound Ninth Avenue train was sent around the curve leading to Sixth. The train took the sharp curve too fast, derailing and sending the first car into a building on the corner and two other cars off the structure. Several people were killed. The towerman claimed the train was displaying Sixth Avenue markers. Since five lines use 12 and 18 during rush hours, the markers have to display five different aspects. In this day of radio and computers, they may be redundant, but maybe not.

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

Thank you for the information!

[@Nvideofilms]

Tower 12 se corner of the loop

[@christianemmanuelgonzalezc8466]

Is god, I am love the trains in speciality the of chiana & korea

[@venkateshreddy6899]

what happened at 1.40 min the train stopped and hanged or what.. lool? reply guy's

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

CTA trains have a habit of waiting for red signals. I don't know why because there may be no trains ahead but the train has to stop for a few seconds at red signals.

[@venkateshreddy6899]

+Luke Starkenburg k sorry mentioned 1.46 exactly..

[@Luke_Starkenburg]

+Venkatesh Reddy The train must have stopped for a red signal. Like I wrote earlier, trains tend to stop all the time for red signals for no apparent reason.

[@venkateshreddy6899]

+Luke Starkenburg k.and nice video in snowy weather..

[@TheLpbrennan]

The train that waited was an Orange Line train from Midway. It had to wait for what looked like a Brown Line train to make the turn from Van Buren onto Wabash. It stopped partway through the turn because there was probably another train delayed at Library, the station right after the curve. When that train cleared the platform, the Orange Line train could proceed. The Loop can be quite congested during rush hours, when five lines use it. Another congested flat junction-- aside from Tower 18 at Lake and Wells-- is at Belmont, where Kimball-bound Brown Line Ravenswood trains have to cross three tracks used by Red and rush-hour Purple Line trains. Another flat junction is at Ashland, where the Pink and Green Lines diverge.

[@Jaquxan]

14 Days away from 2.4K to be last service

[@soundworld2820]

这是哪国的呢

[@derunbekannte5430]

like watch dogs

[@OddMediaProductions]

Watch a man who can't help but read the thoughts of others on the L train: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWe8o5SogdaVq5Y