Chicago has been playing around with the idea of express airport corridor for a while. Like, at least a decade.
Actually, there is an abandoned, unfinished 'cta Superstation' under Block 37, in case anyone is wondering.
Downtown-to-Downtown Rail Capacity Study
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Yup. The stations itself cost some $250 million.
I can only imagine the fortune it would cost to make this a reality. All for shaving 10-15 minutes off the normal transit trip. hm.
I can only imagine the fortune it would cost to make this a reality. All for shaving 10-15 minutes off the normal transit trip. hm.
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Also, isn't the station pictured as the O'Hare station the new Denver International Airport Station?
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FWIW, I took a morning blue line train from O'hare to the loop, and carrying luggage on a packed peak hour train is an enormous PITA. I would have loved a Metra trip even if it had cost $5 per person or whatever, and had even taken longer.
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LOL, I noticed that too! Seems like they pulled images from all over the world.Also, isn't the station pictured as the O'Hare station the new Denver International Airport Station?
From that French SNCF train with Metra logo on it, and that HSR train-set with Amtrak logo? That would be a KTX train at Seoul Station.
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Boarding at Ohare cost you $5 anyway. Same price, zero comfort. LOLFWIW, I took a morning blue line train from O'hare to the loop, and carrying luggage on a packed peak hour train is an enormous PITA. I would have loved a Metra trip even if it had cost $5 per person or whatever, and had even taken longer.
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Anyway, I'd rather see a N-S subway built here before some high speed downtown to downtown is constructed.
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At least the image gives that credit... but I laughed at that too.Also, isn't the station pictured as the O'Hare station the new Denver International Airport Station?
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