CTA L at Tower 18 in Chicago

[@herlsone]

"How often do the trains go by....so often you don't event notice it..." Jake and Elwood Blues.

[@atwoodca]

Nice. Blues brothers all the way

[@spuds6423]

Classic!!!!

[@geraldwagner8739]

Exactly what I thought about when I watched the video.

[@NWORails]

I thought this was a model layout for a few seconds

[@DogRedful]

It’s 1 to 1 scale. 😂🤣😂

[@billpotokar360]

...yaa ...thought so too...

[@billpotokar360]

@@DogRedful ...yaa 12 inches = 1 foot scale...😁

[@johnnylott9700]

So did I

[@johncox2284]

So did I. Turns out it's 12" to the foot scale.

[@armandisip2287]

Great video! A fine example of a three-quarter grand union junction. If the tower wasn’t there and other curved tracks were installed, it would have been a full grand union junction.

[@chooch9816]

You have to love that sound as they pass over the diamonds! Mind you, one may never get sleep. 😂

[@hinternsaubachel5109]

Looks like a very well made model train set. Great!

[@jimcrawford5039]

Lol, that was my first thought!

[@metromaster2010]

I love this place, Just never got up into the parking garage to video from there. Thanks for this.

[@FishKepr]

That Junction on the lower right with the two tracks splitting into three directions at once is pretty neat.

[@luislaplume8261]

I got to admit this has more action than the Myrtle Ave, Broadway Junction station that from 1914 til 1969 had subway trains coming from the Broadway El to go underneath the Myrtle Ave El and turn north to have joint subway and wooden El trains to the terminal at Metropolitan Ave in Maspeth, Queens,NYC. My late father worked 2 blocks away from it! 😊

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

We are still trying to catch up to NYC bigger transit system network, NYC and Chicago has a lot of history together.

[@gernotkwaschnievski5901]

I'm surprised at what snail's pace they are traveling greetings from Berlin!

[@kevinmk2002]

I'm impressed there's no flange squeal with the tight radius.

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Jake: "How often do the trains go by?" Elwood: So often, you wouldn't even notice it."

[@neilbarnett3046]

My thoughts exactly. In fact, Chicago always reminds me of that film.

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

All day and night, at Clark and lake you can catch the orange line every 10 to 15 mins. It just seems so frequent here because different lines converge here.

[@Ghauster]

@@neilbarnett3046 it should. That's where the film is set.

[@darylephillips6778]

A Great video Thankyou for sharing from a Australian railfan

[@ellcor]

Imagine living there, what a racket!

[@vincenthuying98]

Cool close up shots of the three way turnouts at the right hand side of the junction. Great reference to model this kind of track configuration!

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

[@SteveH-TN]

I enjoyed watching this video from the 1950s until 1970 I rode the L mostly from the Kimball Terminal. This was a nostalgic memory video for me thanks for sharing this video. !

[@christophertmunro4503]

I wonder where they filmed that old Gregory Hines & Billy Crystal movie "Running Scared" from 1986!!!!

[@geraldwagner8739]

These tracks are spectacular.

[@guy8968]

this is my kind of transit oriented development

[@sillyone52062]

My dad worked a tower near Philly. The stories that he told me!

[@keithgutshall9559]

Zoo interlocking plant??

[@Bobrogers99]

I find it remarkable that the points are always set properly, considering the several lines that enter and exit The Loop at each of its corners.

[@TexasCat99]

It's edited quite a bit. Not really a complicated setup. There is one in Japan that's about 25 minutes lone showing a train station with at least 4 lines. NO EDITING, showing about 20 trains coming and going non-stop... so even on the same track, the trains will be going in different directions... like Wow, that train left platform #3 and 80 seconds later, another train comes into platform #3 from the opposite direction. This are the bullet trains alone, not the regular light rail which are also coming and going on other tracks. It's wild! The title is: 4min intervals]TOKYO SHINKANSEN RUSH (YT channel - every dayday ) 23m24s. Recorded at almost at 9am.

[@JoeRailfan]

Seeing the L trains take those curves at the junction reminds me of watching my old Lionels rounding their 0-27 curves (13 1/2" radius). (As the model railroaders say, there's a prototype for everything.)

[@TexasCat99]

I used to live in Chicago a long time ago... the squealing of the trucks on the turns are A LOT better today than then.

[@Lighting_Desk]

This is pretty cool. You should check out the point work for Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. There's a lot of history not only from the building of central station, but the pointwork being some of the most complex around.

[@chopchop3464]

We have that in Philly, too. It's called Kensington & Allegheny Ave. Underneath is where all the druggies are, nice!

[@MuhammadNadeem-gn4in]

Looking Awsome.

[@ryans413]

The thumbnail looked like a model train set

[@jessicaburdell7779]

Reminds me of the MTA's subway and L, about 246 miles down from me, in New York City.

[@cwillpiko1994]

Gracious! Those three-rail modelers get better all the time! Imagine the wiring issues were it two-rail! Just another excuse for dead track and battery power. P.S. All the rolling stock looks the same....

[@neilm.greenberg4173]

😀😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣

[@Han-wh5ie]

Bijzonder scherpe bogen. De rijtuigen raken elkaar welhaast.

[@robertgottlieb1246]

Nice crossing🎉❤

[@hairyairey]

Notice how the track is further apart on the curved sections to allow for the extra space taken by a turning train.

[@sernajrlouis]

Cool video and channel just subscribed

[@crumbus]

Wow! If only this was available in Train Sim World...

[@Maniacguy2777]

When I sat on Dubai metro there were no noise like this coming from the wheels. The ride is so smooth that you even can't feel a bump or springy action.

[@Kanadabalsam]

I mean given that it was built and in continuous operation since the 1890’s some noise and bumps are to be expected right?

[@jaminova_1969]

Montreal uses rubber tires. Steel wheels make noise!

[@Maniacguy2777]

@@Kanadabalsam yes like railroad trains they make noise. Is it because of heavy weight of the train? This metro rail sounds like real rail road trains.

[@Maniacguy2777]

@@jaminova_1969 and what is the technology used in Dubai metro trains that feels like roller wheel smooth?

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

@@jaminova_1969love that sound historic sound it never gets old.

[@theunknowngamer5477]

I'm not sure why or how this video found me. The Coach connections, at two minutes....Wow, what a turn! Not a Rail fan. I failed the special club acceptance rules of AFOL (Adult Fans Of LEGO), by asking questions about the LEGO Brand of toy Trains. My custom work continues without guidance. I did find some reality watching this video...coincidence is the darndest critter!

[@TowMater603]

- How often does the train come through ? - So often you won't even notice.

[@nielsdebakker3283]

Damn, those diamond crossings are loud.

[@seemoretoys5944]

Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often that you won't even notice it.

[@291281]

Awesome video ! 😍👍

[@chreynest]

I imagine #18 is the only full-time manned tower in the CTA elevated system

[@darylcheshire1618]

in Melbourne, there is a tramway grand union junction, something like one of four in the world. Corner of Hawthorn Rd and Balaclava Rd.

[@paulhwbooth]

Delightful...

[@stevenallan5822]

What was there first the tracks or the buildings? Impressive. This could be turned into a model layout with a lot of work.

[@TrainLovers-TL69]

Nice video! like👍

[@Tinuzeller]

Thank you for sharing your hike with us. You were on a hike that was marked red/white that means „mountain hike“. So your sneakers were not the ideal footwear for these kind of hikes.

[@ПоМосквенагранте]

Пока дождешься поезда будет ночь😂😂

[@ERIELACKU34CH]

amazing

[@HNZ.]

una pieza de precisión relojera.

[@lellopesce]

Wait. At 2:48, the train stopped for some train orders? They still do that? I thought they would have radios to talk to the dispatcher (I also thought the tower was closed). And yes, from the thumbnail picture I thought this was a Lionel layout .... 🤯😂

[@BricksWorks]

No. It looks like the guy in the signal box got his lunch delivered :) Watch him walk off with a lunch bag.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Tower is fully manned

[@gmpgmp0]

Looks like a 1950s triang train set

[@user-yv8jt4eg7jChalenisi]

Nice to meet you, are the parts other than the railroad tracks made of wood?

[@jimcrawford5039]

Is this third-rail electric? I remember being in Chicago in 1960 on a ship but never rode on the “EL”. Cheers from Australia.

[@stilettoheelslover]

Yes, it is third-rail electric. In the winter, the sparks as the pick-up shoe breaks the ice can be spectacular! This junction is on the meeting of W. Lake Street (which goes top-left to bottom-right of frame), and N. Wells Street (which goes top-right to bottom-left of frame), the "signal box" (or whatever it is) is on the NW corner of the junction.. Beneath the tracks, it's always dark.... Everyone calls this transit system "The L", but it's actually "The *EL* " (short for "Elevated" trains).....

[@ACDZ123]

Hey Jim. I been to Perth and the trains there were spectacular. Clean ,fast and efficient 🙂

[@blue9multimediagroup]

​@@stilettoheelsloverthat's not a signal box. It's an interlocking tower and they control all the switches from there. The lights on the front of the trains tell the dispatchers which way to route the lines. And in Chicago, it's "L", not "el". CTA specifically calls it 'L' with single quotes. Been that way for years and if you spell it any other way, you'll out yourself as a tourist.

[@mahmoodQureshikohatiPakistan]

Best game🎉

[@albertotognoni4819]

Those diamonds how every amount of time are changed? Rail Diamonds are the piece that most requre close watch by the maintenance dept of the infrastrutture owner for the level of wear that they are under

[@ryanmgill]

How often does the train go by? So often you won't even notice it.

[@danvelazquez5498]

Those rails look so old, really are safe?

[@tonyr.5652]

What's that little control tower - like building? it's odd

[@rouroustar8592]

En fait, à Chicago, ils ont transformé le sol en sous sol.

[@GraczPierwszy]

no zobaczyłem

[@fedupdomer5654]

i wonder if chicago regrets not putting all that underground

[@Tinuzeller]

Can you share a link from Google maps?

[@fascination.sound.and.groove]

👍👍👍

[@Anrufbeantworter]

One could set up a dormitory for people without hearing at this intersection. One room could be kept free to test simulants.

[@timbarnes2259]

They could update their cross overs as to cut down on the 'wheel track' noise..

[@加藤郁-d9n]

カオスだよな～。単線でもカオスなのに、複線だから余計にカオス^⁠_⁠^:

[@briansmith-l1q]

how often do they change the wheels?

[@timbarnes2259]

Lunch box delivery at 2.47..

[@wonderfulworldwelive]

Som mirrors in each side could help too see

[@robfriedrich2822]

In Berlin you couldn't build something like this. In the early 20th century they had the biggest accident ever, where one train from one direction bumped into another one from other direction. Google for Gleisdreieck Accident

[@metro673]

Where is the third rail?

[@CentralGeorgiaRailfan8051]

Bro I could have swore these were modle trains...

[@kenlong5011]

How do office workers Work with all that NOISE

[@five-toedslothbear4051]

One of the side effects of the CTA running at that level through downtown Chicago is that the value of second floor office space is pretty low. So what will happen is you’ll find buildings with services on the second floor, like barbershops and things like that, because nobody would want to have an office right next to the tracks.

[@leohopkins71]

Those L trains aren't very long. The Metrorail in DC/VA/MD has has like 10-12 cars on it.

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

The brown and purple lines that come through here a 8 cars long, the green line is 6 cars and pink is 4 cars. A lot of stations are old and can only do a max of 8 cars but they or working 10 cars on the redline line as the are rehabbing the line to accommodate 10 cars. It’s an old network but it’s getting overhauled slowly but surely.

[@ЕвгенияШацкая]

Присылайте больше!

[@Engineer9736]

Can't believe that they mess up the look of the street so much, and so much noise, just for public transportation. Sure for rail fanning it looks nice, but for all the rest...

[@Deepthought-42]

Agreed From aLondoner, a strong case for an underground railway IMO

[@gesokichi5212]

真の鉄道先進国はやっぱりアメリカじゃないかと、これを見た日本人は思うかも。

[@gigachad9047]

どうやって？

[@MN-tw5fq]

西園寺氏がここ見に行ってたな。

[@arthurtomczak8474]

Wow they missed .

[@metro673]

the wagon is small the brasilian model so the little radius

[@Langevloei-NL]

It has two working lines? That's a load of track.

[@roger0929]

4 - pink, green, brown and purple.

[@abcjex5403]

播磨屋橋交差点みたい

[@sithufoto]

come or go chicago bus natham pain go

[@mahmoodQureshikohatiPakistan]

1🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Bluewaterrailfan2419]

It’s channel not cannel

[@alcab2042]

sistemas que debieron ser de rodadura neumática:

[@fredashay]

That looks like a disaster just waiting to happen should some driver miss a signal.

[@roger0929]

Unlike every other time a passenger train driver misses a signal, right?

[@fredashay]

@@roger0929 Right! 😛

[@AbrahamG.99]

Why so slow?

[@ЕвгенияШацкая]

Присылай больше

[@chriscoralAloha]

Americas transportation infrastructure is a joke.

[@ОлегХарченко-ф7з]

ну и как тут жить? постоянный грохот. кошмарное решение сделать наземное метро проведя его через жилые районы.

[@รีวิวอาการเสียเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้า]

ไม่เห็นแปลกตรงไหน

[@chopchop3464]

nail biting action

[@chopchop3464]

@charlesrichter3854 like your thinking

[@ЕвгенияШацкая]

Вау

[@ЕвгенияШацкая]

Ты куку?

[@FirstnameLastname-tp4zw]

Funny how railroads tore down all the towers. But YOU chacaca have one. What you don't have internet? Did you INJURE your fingers in a cellphone accident??? I thought connectivity wait..... I bet these are used for crew changes or maybe it's just ignorant me needing to look something up before just seeing how bad it is and how it affects the world. Oh my god so over it and still learning. Thank aU

[@八尾隆之]

何が面白い❓

[@ElChanco]

Bro it looks like an actual ro scale ngl

[@True_NOON]

Tbh ro scales wouldve been goofy and went all 4 ways with the tower like this above the middle _______ / \

[@luigicartei5096]

Orrore !!!

[@Jurgen-c4m]

Who wants to live or work there between so much noise? Insane.