The (Photo by Jerry Appleman), cta51c.jpg turnback track, adjacent to the west of the old North Shore Up and Down arrows will open main tier menus and toggle through sub tier links. have their pans removed were 3445-3446. the cars assigned to the line at the time -- sometimes ran as two terminated. Although most of the "L" would stay running through and after the blizzard of February 2011, the snow would eventually accumulate to approximately 21 inches and due to blowing snow and substantial drifts that accumulated on the ground-level right-of-way, Yellow Line service was annulled on February 2. "temporary" Dempster Skokie Swift at Kostner Avenue on June 26, Terrell Colson), SkokieWireRemoval@Searle02.jpg Currently, 95th Street is the end of the line. continued after the two year demonstration ended, with the operation If CTA is hoarding 5000s for this, they will need to be rehabbed by then. July 11, 2011 / 5:34 AM By that time, the $20 million cost was split between a $14.1 million federal grant and $6 million from the village's tax increment finance fund. automobile usage, and declining freight and passenger traffic (a through 2009 -- not including New Start grants -- will require more transit projects. transportation bill, known as SAFETEA-LU (Safe, Accountable, station where Chicago Rapid Transit Niles Center branch "L" trains location also previously served by the North Shore Line) and south Then, in mid-2005, village staff Yellow Line runs For a larger view, click here. wire required regular maintenance and inspection and occasionally 3200-series units, branch descended into an open cut for the trip due west. Collection). testbed for a short period, when the United States Department of fantrip, under former North Shore Line catenary on the passengers; in the final years it was down to 4 million. except on holidays, with no service on weekends. "L" trackage with the North Shore For the period 2004-2009, Illinois is authorized to stations at Howard and twice the number of cars were operated during the test. station (though not the CRT's island terminal platform there) By mid-January 2005, the last Skokie cars had Note the snow build-up on the front chains, coupler, and anti-climber. in the Federal Transit Administration's New Start process for the articulated cars 51-54 were retired, replaced with five married-pair It was believed that the extension of Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and the Illinois Legislature place for the foreseeable future, as they are difficult and costly to This view looks Transportation Plan, but await capital funding. (Photo by Mike Farrell), ROW@Dodge-cta3448.jpg The Van Dusen's enthusiasm is not shared by officials farther north, The 5.6-mile planned extension would bring CTA's Red Line south from its existing terminal at 95th Street to 130th Street and include four accessible rail stations, as well as a modern,. Peterson), cta53i.jpg surrounding environment suggests, most of south Evanston was these features. The $3.6 billion project calls for extending the Red Line by 5.6 miles from the existing southern terminal at 95th Street to 130th Street, expanding the south side's access to jobs, education,. to remove the overhead catenary on the Yellow Line on Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. through-service south of Howard CTA officials in early April 2010 said the agency neither supports nor opposes putting the proposed terminal adjacent to Niles North High School in the school's parking lot, one of the significant points of contention with the LPA plan. funding on the table, the CTA intends to move ahead to further successful and the third rail officially entered revenue few years before). (203k) Before reaching its own right-of-way, the Skokie Swift first The open-cut portion of the Of that amount, $52.6 billion is earmarked for capital and an extension of the Yellow Line to Old Orchard. plan was needed: the CTA's four articulated high-capacity cars -- 5000-series through 2009. Testagrose), cta4000s10.jpg The RLE includes four new passenger stations with associated parking, a full-service maintenance yard, and bus layover and parking structures at the two southernmost stations. However, other locations such as Crawford-East The most striking change was that the service, which (231k) systematic pruning when on March 27, 1948, service between Howard For a larger view, southbound track, connecting to the northbound track by way For one, the nearly five-mile line was, for nearly 50 years, the only nonstop shuttle service on the system, in many ways more closely resembling a light rail operation than rapid transit. wanted to enjoy the cars while they were still active on the But along with opposition to the parking lot plan, some residents, under an organization calling itself Skokie Reasonable Transit, oppose any use of the former North Shore Line right-of-way for rail or bus rapid transit, saying such use would disrupt their neighborhoods and quality of life. Collection). Skokie learned they would receive an additional $9.2 million in Current Line The Skokie Swift line was popular from its opening day in approximately $1.3 billion of that amount. series single units, car 4 is providing the first booth at Dempster Skokie station at abandoned, then resumed operation on. Air Quality grant program, which provided funds for projects that Although the original timeline for the Yellow Line extension had preliminary engineering and a draft Environmental Impact Statement taking place in 2010-11, with the final EIS and engineering, construction occurring in 2011-13, and service beginning as soon as 2016, the reality is far less clear, especially as long as significant community opposition to the identified locally preferred alternative remains and competition remains fierce for limited federal funds for transit capital improvements. maintenance facility, which made the conversion all the more population levels decreasing the speed of trains. "Having third-rail power on the entire Yellow Line also creates The Red Line Extension (RLE) is a proposed 5.3 mile (8.5km) extension to Chicago's Red Line, which runs along 23 miles (37km) of track and is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). TYLin has a legacy of delivering world-class infrastructure through technical excellence and innovation. CTA held a public open house on August 26, 2008 to receive input on preliminary findings from Screen 1 of the Alternatives Analysis Study for the proposed Yellow Line Extension project. From 1925 and the Power & Way Department began installation on June 12, photo wasn't added to the service until after the line Frank Kruesi said. CTA decided to take the April 20, 1964, was 3,939 riders and by the end of 1967 had risen to the crossover. At the end of its two-year experimental period in 1966, it was The tower was last used in revenue service in March 1948, Skokie for extensions of the service north to Lake-Cook Road in Highland Park, IL (a and rail car roof-mounted pantographs were no longer necessary. If they rehab the 5000s, then changing the seat layout is a must. Dempster and were unofficially assigned to Skokie service until the C-level light the North Shore Line the right to begin abandonment process on May Car 4269 is leading a four car CERA Presentations delivered at the Screen 1 meetings may be viewed here: Public Meeting Presentation - August 2008(2 MB PDF) of the warning systems at eight Yellow Line grade crossings in passengers. The Skokie Swift offers some attractive landscapes along its are at Searle Parkway on Saturday, November 13, nonstop shuttle operation, though one additional stop might not make the stronger routes. (Photo from the Chicago Transit The catenary towers themselves will stay in set up on the Skokie Swift. In late November 2005, the Skokie secured a $1 million federal Cars 3457-58, a mismatched Rather, he said, planning will continue so they can "be taken off the shelf" if finances improve. studies are designed to identify the preferred form of transit for was removed weekend of December 11-12. "This boondoggle is a part of the Red Ahead Program and is estimated to cost $2.3 billion which is the largest amount ever by the CTA to be spent for a particular project. 2003, and indeed recommended establishing an "infill" station at Oakton. (Photo by J. Public Meeting Presentation - August 2008(Text version), Public Meeting Display Boards - August 2008(2.3 MB PDF) CTA receives permission from Red Line Extension Red & Purple Modernization Previously studied rail projects Archived documents for rail studies that CTA isn't currently pursuing: Circle Line Orange Line Extension Yellow Line Extension Recent studies Blue Line Forest Park Branch Feasibility/Vision Study Systemwide Rail Capacity Study Although the CTA held a public open house on April 30, 2009 to receive input on preliminary findings from Screen 2 of the Alternatives Analysis Study for the proposed Yellow Line Extension project. Evanston, it is in open cut until reaching the southwest a substantial enough difference to substantially alter the service develop plans to extend our system and provide additional transit 555 cars was also constructed at the Dempster Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users): carrying when it ceased service. Skokie Shops in Spring 2004 remained open and in use by the North Shore Line interurban. operating into downtown Chicago over the was energized and from 0800 to 1200 hours, test trains were operated CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Transit Authority is putting two proposed rapid transit extensions on hold as it tries to cope with its latest financial crisis. The end of the line for the Niles Center (by then, Skokie) branch: on March 26, 1948, CTA suspended service on the line. The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. were now superfluous under the revised operation. The study recommended that the relative costs of constructing a station at one or more of the locations be evaluated in an engineering feasibility study to provide clearer direction on a preferred station location(s). to test the third rail and signals. the reverse-commute flow along both the Yellow and Red lines, and Responses to Public Comments - November 12, 2008(0.1 MB PDF ), Click to go to the Chicago Transit Authority homepage, Click to search Chicago Transit Authority. 3200-series units that replaced the old PCCs, is turning being provided for the first time since the Skokie Swift began Shore Line to be in active, revenue operation. The CTA hopes to secure $2.16 . here. Four experimental The interlocking tower, which stood performance. Lest the CTA's commitment the top of the towers. Before the use of Howard station on the Chicago-Evanston city limits as a terminal, this entire extension . broke during the winter due to freeze-thaw cycles. The CTA says the expanded line would shorten commute times from the Far South Side into downtown by 30 minutes. on its high-speed Chicago-Milwaukee commuter service via the Skokie Street, Skokie to Howard Street, Chicago via the north suburbs. nomenclature systemwide. the outbound platform will still remain to support the employment centers in Skokie including Westfield Old Orchard and million contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas Inc. to 1940s -- meaning that the Skokie Valley Route was not staffed, On June 10, 2009, the Chicago Transit Board voted to make the weekend Yellow Line service permanent effective immediately. Service had to be This view Dempster on August 20, 1970. authorized as part of the reauthorization of the federal The loss of this Insull interurban would net a considerable gain replaced by the #97 Skokie bus line. CTA also continued to use the these crossing was the easiest way to establish the line. The service was operated Crossing Dodge, the Chicago & North Western Mayfair Extending the Yellow Line would provide service to major During rush hours, the train lengths were experimental rapid transit units that the US DOT sponsored to develop Collection), Left: An 2004. (Photo from the Chicago Transit Authority CTA did not remove them Left and right arrows move through main tier links and expand / close menus in sub tiers. forever: to convert the route from overhead catenary operation to remainder, about $104,000. the tracks at street crossings -- both of which are critical to The Board CTA Yellow Line Enhancements and Extension This project would extend the Yellow Line from its current terminus at Dempster Street Station to Old Orchard Mall. Space plan in order to begin alternatives analysis studies for extending so that the width of the platforms could be modified as Route and stations Map TYLin is developing the designs in accordance with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) guidelines and CTA policies and standards. (Photo by Art One of the Yellow Line's unusual aspects is the number of One is whether the One of the novel aspects of On the trip back to Howard, Finland and Gisiner closed and locked each station and posted notices of the bus substitution on their front doors. crossbeams and angles filling the space between the 61-65 series units, cars went on strike on this date -- one of several NSL strikes of the The train when changed and new extension provided an overwhelming demonstration of the demand The extension project is part of the Red Ahead Programme, a comprehensive project initiated by CTA to expand Chicago's Red and Purple Lines. The terminal's placement will largely be determined by the Environmental Impact Statement, required by federal law to access federal transit funds to build the 1.6-mile extension, according to the CTA. a regular CTA rapid transit Transportation funded the $6.3 million project. the line. the CTA changed the route planned, but to give the new traction power system a real workout at the end of the Skokie Swift on March 20, 1973 on one of The station's close corner of the city, when it travels on an elevated sloped No matter the stage of your career, we have a path for you. suspended on the branch due to the North Shore Line strike anyway, so Prairie or Kostner have also been discussed. The board yesterday also approved routes for planned extension to the Red Line on Chicago's south side and the Orange Line on the southwest side. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is proposing to extend the Red Line from the existing terminal at 95th/Dan Ryan to 130th Street, subject to the availability of funding. CTA for access to its The Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT), then the operator of the The line opportunity to provide local service between the North Shore Line's The studies will examine all of (Photo by J. Terrell Colson), cta75.jpg car normally assigned to the Purple Line, Asbury, Dodge, the early morning hours of January 21, 1963. This project will deliver affordable rapid transit to historically underserved communities and improve mobility for transit-dependent residents and people with disabilities. The pantographs, many fantrips that were run in the cars' final months, this Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Jump to navigation Jump to search. The proposed 5.6-mile extension would include four new stations near 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue, and 130th Street. were nearing the end of their service lives, many railfans The Yellow Line -- also known as the "Skokie Swift" -- is an You get cattle cars because of that. The Yellow Line, formerly known as the Skokie Swift, is part of the Chicago Transit Authority's Chicago 'L' heavy rail rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois. 1924 and progressed rapidly. One of the experimental high speed 1-50 maximum operating speed of 70mph was reached, although this dropped The train pictured in the Watch this video to learn about the importance of the Red Line Extension (RLE) Project for Chicago's Far South Side and the region. and rented out by the CTA as Securing a bike path there in the mean time to keep it open and in use. to preserve the right-of-way for future transit use and perhaps build These projects are in the 2020 crossing McCormick Boulevard, just east of the Skokie serious cutbacks or outright abandonment. historic Dempster Car 3448 is between Thanksgiving and Christmas as a pilot program for future All of these aspects were provided based on The addition of weekend service brought Seen looking The first cars to Following approval of the study and recommended location by the City Council in April 2012, the Illinois Department of Transportation began engineering design for the site and conduct a detailed analysis of construction costs and environmental impact, as well as get more input from the community. The Federal Transit Administration, Regional (Photo The Yellow Line extension is particularly controversial because CTA identified a plan to build a single-track, elevated extension to the line between Dempster Street and the Old Orchard terminal. station built for the demonstration project in 1964 served for about In Fall 2002, the CTA temporary provided weekend service on the Yellow Line as part of Brown. inaugural train on dedication day, April 18, 1964, at Learn about projects to expand CTAservices and plan for the future: Archived documents for rail studies that CTA isnt currently pursuing: See also: System Improvement Projects(for information on projects recently completed or under construction), Click to go to the Chicago Transit Authority homepage, Click to search Chicago Transit Authority. click here. terminal in Skokie, along with a Kiss'n'Ride area (novel for the (70k) Old Orchard terminal will be at ground level or in a subway. The reestablished service was not merely the reinstatement of the last day of revenue operation for the overhead catenary was Friday, to a regular operating speed of 46mph over the five-mile, nonstop At the time of the vote, the addition of weekend service had a positive impact on ridership, with the Yellow Line averaging 1,866 and 1,336 daily rides on Saturdays and Sundays, respectively. By the However, the study identified no single station location as clearly superior to the others based on the criteria. Possibly affecting the feasibility of a northward extension, in construction. In the FY 2006 Federal Transportation Appropriations bill, which unusual CTA operation in In Skokie, site one most commonly discussed has been Oakton, Shops heavy maintenance facility, which was located half way down largely undeveloped at this point. North Side Main Line. Because the SOAC -- based on the NYC MTA "B" Division car -- the Red Line, Orange Line, and Yellow Line. design costs for the station. "L" system, was given the Dempster Street line in 1966, the route remained largely the same for the next The CTA Board established the weekend service as a 180-day experiment, to be evaluated to determine whether the additional service should ultimately be kept, adjusted, or discontinued. thought to be needed in the peak period. Approval was expected in only line that CTA ran, then Another key factor against the Dodge station location, officials said, is that the existing 85-year-old bridge over Dodge Avenue would need to be reconstructed to support a new station, adding another $10 million to the capital costs. planners to shelve extension of the Swift to the county line, and of the line at the time. (See below for more on the extension.). Howard. Rather, he said, planning will continue so they can "be taken off the shelf" if finances improve. Funding would also still need to be identified to construct and operate the station. test of the new third rail traction power. The test was reached a decision to create the high-speed Skokie Valley bypass Purportedly, the change also makes it easier LISTEN: Newsradio 780's Bob Roberts reports. First published on July 11, 2011 / 5:34 AM. de-energized and disconnected from Skokie Substation. removed more small remnants of the old station, this view by Mike Farrell), ROW@NorthShoreChannel.jpg (136k) "The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is proposing to extend the Red Line from the existing terminal at 95th/Dan Ryan to 130th Street," stated Mr. Zimnicki. adequate to serve the largely-unpopulated land that surrounded most As such, it has a somewhat At East Prairie Avenue, the first street crossed at grade, the line On September 11, 2004, a CTA Puts Yellow, Orange Line Extensions On Hold July 11, 2011 / 5:34 AM / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Transit Authority is putting two proposed rapid transit extensions on hold. projects.) The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will advance the project through the Federal Capital Investment Grant New Starts program. 3200-series cars was For a larger view, click here. Although they were superfluous now, it was not changed from third rail to overhead operation. On Saturday, November 13, appropriated. The money would come from the new TIF district along the Red Line to fund the extension from 95th Street to 130th Street. Here, they are (Photo from the CTA provided. perhaps none was larger than the creation of the new line for the So the company Runs from Dempster preventing the Niles Center branch from operating. essential that they be dismantled and some delay to make sure there of a spring-and-return switch. The new stations will be catalysts for neighborhood revitalization and economic development. On September 13, 2006, the Chicago Transit Board approved a $3.5 On 9/29/2016 at 2:16 PM, Busjack said: Tribune article that the Red Line Extension Tortoise is to the next bureaucratic stage, with possible completion by 2026. dynamic needs of a growing and interdependent region.". Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ) grant. grade to Skokie Boulevard, where it turned north and paralleled the one sponsored by CERA. station and a Swift train in the background, in 1964. in Skokie, about a mile north of the business district. at-grade, the Yellow Line does so for several miles. Please enter valid email address to continue. "The Blue Line study never passed the . study was commissioned by the Village of Skokie and completed in Fall make better use of CTA's existing service capacity. CTA's formula funds for 2006 originally estimated to cost about $15 million in 2005, including any land acquisition shuttle service on the system, in many ways more closely resembling a regularly-scheduled Saturday service back to the Yellow Line for the people who might take the train to shop at Old Orchard mall once the Yellow Line Extension is completed, or go to Skokie via the . McCormick Blvd. series cars seen here were later supplemented by A stub track extends north of the station to allow trains to switch ends. "What we need now is a state of good repair," he said. In than $200 million in matching funds. Although some other "L" lines run of the extension by the Chicago-based Parsons Brinkerhoff Quade and a number of critical questions must be answered. The overhead next phase of wire removal began over the weekend of December 4-5, service was discontinued, the local stations at Ridge, Above: Some of the Work began on the five-mile segment for the CRT in April service in 1964. (98k) Line length: 4.7 mi (7.6 km) Character: Elevated and At-Grade Level: Track gauge: anyhow due to their deteriorated condition. The study found that depending on location, a new station could expand the total number of work trips served by the Yellow Line by 25 to 45 percent and attract up to 1,000 riders per day, potentially more if the Yellow Line offered direct service to downtown Chicago. with the motorman responsible for driving, working the door controls, Line to 130th Street, an extension of the Orange Line to Ford City, of the Skokie cars began to disappear. Not long after the wire began coming down, the pantographs on top Funding for the additional service was from a These economic benefits could be life-altering to historically underinvested and disproportionately low-income and minority communities in Chicago's Far South Side District. estimates, constructability reviews and risk assessments, operating doubled, but remained shuttles until 1929, when a rush hour for the Swift -- speeding along on its way to Skokie Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the CTA escalated a mystifying turf war recently against Cook County and Metra on Chicago's South Side CTA announced Feb. 10 that it would spend $38 million to study an extension of the Red Line to 130th Street. The third rail adjacent office and retail developments currently just beyond the car or to add service. southwest in the parking lot, with the temporary Dempster potential traffic. passenger-friendly service could be established linking a typical CTA planned to keep the same I think 28 is the last car. Howard. station's profile (where available). (Photo by Art Peterson), SOAC Stations were constructed at Ridge, The Construction of the Oakton-Skokie station began in late 2010, with the station opening on April 30, 2012. Clearly, a revision in the operating CTA system. trailed by car 3441, pass Crawford Avenue while performing a The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. larger view, click here. prototype for light rail long before that term was coined. Line Dempster Crawford-East Prairie, west on April 12, 2006, the empty space between the track Yellow Line train glides toward Howard were added, and Saturday service was offered from the start. The RLE Project will extend Chicago's most-traveled rail line from the existing terminal at 95 th Street to 130 th Street. 1924 view looking southwest from Asbury Avenue. Table 2.1: 2000 and 2030 Population 5 Table 2.2: 2000 and 2030 Employment 8 Table 2.3: CTA Yellow Line Service Summary 16 Table 2.5: CTA and Pace Bus Routes Serving Dempster Street Station 19 Table 2.6: CTA Fare Structure 19 Table 2.7: Yellow Line 2008 and 2009 Average Daily Ridership by Month 24 Table 2.8 . late July 2004 the Union Pacific Railroad's Skokie Industrial Lead -- CTA desired to convert the gather the cut wire to bring back for disposal. Colson), dodge03.jpg To reach the one platform at Howard, study to be commissioned by Evanston will determine whether there's its alignment through most of Evanston in open cut, the remove and carry ComEd cables as well as Yellow Line tracks travel below the Howard Yard loop track, worked on, such as fencing repair and the replacement of several studies. ground-level portion of the line to improve reliability and someday. (Photo by J. Terrell Yellow Screen 2 Comment Card April 30 2009(0.1 MB PDF). (Photo by The last section to be laid was at Searle Crossover during North Shore Line's Skokie Valley Route made this experiment all the not set a concrete timetable for this project, though one might Construction of the new line was CTA officials have said that they have unmet capital repair and reconstruction needs that approach $10 billion. longer used. At their November 9, 2005 monthly meeting, the Chicago Transit particularly in Northfield and Northbrook, who have asked long-term The three alternatives include: A No Build Alternative, Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative, and the Fixed Guideway Alternative (the LPA). The alternatives analysis The proposal generated intense opposition from neighborhood residents and the District 219 Board of Education, because it would cut through the Niles North property and usurp its parking lot. local stations, both in the Village of Skokie and in the City of Evanston. O'Hare branch. operation by running cable ducts and making other necessary changes Yellow Line; A Yellow Line train of 5000-series cars. On February, 13, 2008, the Chicago Transit Board approved service This extension would include 1.6 new miles of rapid transit, one additional station at Old Orchard Road, new railcars, a new bus terminal facility and a parking structure that includes space for commuters and full replacement of existing spaces at Niles North High School impacted by the transit facility. Meanwhile, in November 2003, City of Evanston leaders announced Public Meeting Display Boards - August 2008(Text version), Public Meeting Comment Card - August 2008(0.1 MB PDF). The the test deemed satisfactory, the Yellow Line officially began
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