We openly admit our disdain for workers in the Loop who eschew mass transit in favor of driving to their jobs. The exorbitant expense for gas and parking, the stress and hassle of slow-moving traffic, the smog-inducing emissions — why people opt to drive, we’ll never understand.
Nevertheless, while waiting on the Blue Line platform this [...]
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Endure your commute with a flute
Posted in Daily Commuter, tagged Blue Line, Commute, Eisenhower, Flute on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Yet Another) Disturbance on the Blue Line
Posted in Daily Commuter, tagged Blue Line, Chicago, El, Train on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While taking the Blue Line home from work yesterday, the train stopped at Western — and stayed stopped for a good 20 minutes. A surprisingly candid conductor explained to us over the intercom: “We’re being instructed to stay put because there’s been a disturbance on the train in front of us.”
We’re guessing that “disturbance” meant that [...]
All Aboard! Metra Ridership Soars
Posted in Daily Commuter, tagged Chicago, Metra, Trains on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As gas prices have risen, so too have the number of people choosing to commute to/from Chicago and its suburbs via Metra. The commuter rail agency saw an increase of more than one million passengers during the first four months of 2008 compared with the same time frame in 2007, according to an article in [...]
