CTA Towers & Junctions - Sept/Oct 2010 - Connections - Chicago Transit Authority

[@mlgreenspan1760]

Always fascinated by CTA's Rail system, love the real time videos on each of the lines. Those Control Towers at the Junctions...like having a giant train set.

[@kevinhoward9593]

I think it's cool that they still oversee the interlockings with tower operators. Its a more authentic feel than if it was in a control center somewhere miles away.

[@thomaspahlke731]

Great Video; nice to see the inside operations. Thank you.

[@BurlingtonNorthernModeler]

Nice to see the inside operations, I've travel by these towers many times. Great video

[@slycat1939]

That's good to know that there is someone who does look out for the trains crrying your customers

[@pianistprodigy1072]

I'm rail operator on brown line and I hope I fall for tower. Hopefully one day I will get training to work Clark and Tower 18 one day.

[@bestrto]

1 year later, have you made Tower Operator yet?

[@irelandbloke]

Cool video

[@breed8912]

Ok to all the responses on NYC MTA Im from and live in Chicago but dam NYC is more populated and bigger fuck we understand that cool out with the comparison I love my city Chicago

[@TrainTrackTrav]

Very nice video! God bless!

[@CaptCovfefe515]

Looks like a fun job, probably can be stressful though. Kind of like working air traffic control except for light rail.

[@XOXFilmStudio]

This is not light rail this is heavy rail

[@iliketrains839]

I'm a Chicagoan

[@Dynamite_DJ]

that look really complicated to learn and i bet it tooked them a long time to remember them all i would rather be the train operator!

[@annaagustin1452]

I wished that the MTA has the holiday train and bus

[@tomwhetlor6201]

My dream job lol

[@dubreil07]

Looks like a massive delay junctions

[@JThom-yh3ef]

Don't fall asleep on the controls or you'll get a permanent vacation. heh heh heeeh.

[@imeechie8917]

Look at Bridgette

[@annaagustin1452]

Wow if i did that job I might put the trains on the wrong track

[@adelgado75]

I would rather operate the train.

[@devontecaples1993]

adelgado75 same

[@kpspyer]

no sleeping on this job lol

[@juniormorales3030]

Junior.Morales192010

[@sekaidaniels9865]

Not missing that city at all.

[@annaagustin1452]

But I live in Chicago

[@iliketrains839]

Oh really

[@jhostintola3092]

Oh WoW 200 million rides a year we've 1.7 billion rides a year...

[@Jeschitown]

Lmao OK NYC also has way more people to serve there you happy now is that what you wanted to hear lol

[@theserf]

Yeah. I'm on there. I'm white. 1:05. That's me.

[@jackdempsey9346]

Mr. BM . I remember when you found a fried Carnitas with me at 17

[@jackdempsey9346]

BM, I remember finding fried Carnitas with you at 17th

[@nikiabryant9422]

I was not born 10 years ago I was born nine years ago so I am 8 years old today

[@mdfaizanzahir4779]

You don't know ur born day lol..

[@CommunistLenin]

I thought it was automatic to change the junctions!!! in Hong Kong is all automatic!!!

[@Ztbmrc1]

That's what I though too. It is possible to automate the switchsetting. The trains sends its id (destination) to a railsite receiver just before the junction, and the junctioncomputer has stored all switchsettings for every destination, and sets the switches accordingly. But on the otherhand, this way these people have a job. But one mistake, and a train goes the wrong way... or even worse, it collides with another one.

[@TonyP9279]

@@Ztbmrc1 I think they can be automatic but the "L" is quite busy so it probably needs some human intervention to keep trains on schedule.

[@jairogutierezz6584]

hell witthis

[@spagboi1268]

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[@jhostintola3092]

NYC Subway's way better...

[@iliketrains839]

JHOSTIN TOLA yeah but our subways in Chicago are more cleaner and I know that because I was born there

[@iliketrains839]

JHOSTIN TOLA Really *glares*

[@AliensRreal13]

JHOSTIN TOLA we’re better 🤣

[@sekaidaniels9865]

JHOSTIN TOLA nyc is bigger than chicago.

[@oct197.]

NYC subway sucks