It was one el of a bad fortnight for Chicago's public transportation. (Go ahead and groan. As it is, I felt dirty just typing that weak attempt at a pun. Done groaning? OK -- now on with the show.)
First came the derailment on the Red/Brown lines on May 9th. Then, on May 17th, the Orange Line ran over someone who was walking on the tracks -- or was it someone changing cars who fell between them, as I've actually heard both stories? And today kicks off a massive summer long reconstruction of the southernmost end of the Red Line which requires southside Red Line riders to use a combination of buses and the Green Line to get where they need to go (five months is the projected time and nine stations will be closed during the project).
Sure does make me glad that I work from home and that I can walk to most everything in my 'hood! And to those who can't. Well -- el at your own risk!
FIRST -- A DERAILMENT:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-derailment-delays-red-brown-line-trains-20130509,0,3777758.story
THEN -- A DEATH ON THE TRACKS:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-17/news/chi-person-killed-after-being-hit-by-orange-line-train-20130517_1_orange-line-train-cta
NOW -- SHUTTING DOWN NINE STATIONS FOR THE SUMMER:
http://www.iit.edu/news/iittoday/?p=12169
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