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Blue Line to O’Hare Airport further to the west forms the main rail transit artery for the famous Elevated service. Here, at just after 10:00 a.m. on New Y


’s Lake Michigan-hugging Red Lineis easily the busiest and together with the ear’s Day 2014, a nearly


brand new 5000 series train is gliding southbound through very heavy snowfall on the north side of the city near Belmont Avenue — that light tower barely visible in the distance stands over the first base line at Wrigley Field, home of the venerable Chicago Cubs. No game today


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Though much of it hums with traffic nearly 24/7,the Chicago Transit Authority also boasts what might reasonably be considered branch lines — quieter and far less traveled routes than the heavily used main arteries, and which pass through some of the sleepier


, more cozy


residential neighborhoods of the city. These lines also feature some of the oldest (and to railfans, classic) elevated structures on the system, some dating to the late 19th century. Here, it’s just before 4:00 p.m. on New Y


ear’s Eve 2013 on the far northwest side and a


3300 series train is heading east through a rapidly developing snowstorm on hundred-plus year old bridgework near Western Avenue on the Brown Line.


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Sacramento Light Rail Extension


Construction on the extension of Sacramen- to’s Blue Line to Consumnes River College began in the fall of 2013 and is scheduled to begin revenue service in September 2015.


The project will extend the rail line for 4.3 miles to the south from the former terminus at the Meadowview Station. There will be four new stations on the line: Morrison Creek, Franklin, Center Parkway, and Con- sumnes River College. Other expansion is in the planning process to extend the Green Line to the airport. This expansion is some years away and depends on finding money to proceed. Fortunately, the governor of Cali- fornia is very supportive of the extension of light rail services. Work is ongoing on plan- ning an intermodal bus and light rail transit facility at the Sacramento railyards. Many thanks to Bob Blymeyer for the information.


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