Another Brilliant Rail Project

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by GBBob

With two huge bags and a briefcase?

High speed rail is where we should be putting tons of dough.

May have a point there. But would you cab it from Union then?

Daley's express el from Block 37 to O'Hare seems a whole lot cheaper and at least logistically a better option.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

May have a point there. But would you cab it from Union then?

Daley's express el from Block 37 to O'Hare seems a whole lot cheaper and at least logistically a better option.

Plus if it's a Sunday, you have a 2 hr wait at J Park between trains. The important part of this to me isn't the Loop-ORD piece, but being able to get on a train in the city and end up in St Louis 3 hrs later with one train change and no airplanes

"F.uck yeah kids who wants to ride the train to St. Louis today! The f.uckin arch whooo! Then we can head north and buy some crack!"

[Riot]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Plus if it's a Sunday, you have a 2 hr wait at J Park between trains. The important part of this to me isn't the Loop-ORD piece, but being able to get on a train in the city and end up in St Louis 3 hrs later with one train change and no airplanes

Bingo. Hopefully Quinn can do this, he got extra money from Wisconsin's Gov. Walker turning it down.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Bingo. Hopefully Quinn can do this, he got extra money from Wisconsin's Gov. Walker turning it down.

OMG Now you're a St.Louis = CHI commuter? How many flights per day fly that route? Passengers?

I'd wager Bob has gone from O'Hare to downtown to St. Louis NEVER (unless Scav was driving) and for you to think it's a good idea is a PG1985.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

OMG Now you're a St.Louis = CHI commuter? How many flights per day fly that route? Passengers?

I'd wager Bob has gone from O'Hare to downtown to St. Louis NEVER (unless Scav was driving) and for you to think it's a good idea is a PG1985.

God, you're stupid.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

God, you're stupid.

Yea why look up how many passengers do Chi-St. Louis when it's easier to call me stupid.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Yea why look up how many passengers do Chi-St. Louis when it's easier to call me stupid.

Dell..American Airlines on it's own has 9 flights a day..They don't fly empty planes so that over a 1,000 people a day on them alone...Southwest probably has 10-12 flights, United another 8-9, etc...Probably 4-5000 people a day flying to St Louis. Still don't think there's a demand for an Acela like train?

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

OMG Now you're a St.Louis = CHI commuter? How many flights per day fly that route? Passengers?

I'd wager Bob has gone from O'Hare to downtown to St. Louis NEVER (unless Scav was driving) and for you to think it's a good idea is a PG1985.

Remember Venture stores? Remember what I do? Used to deal with Midway twice a month to get there

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Remember Venture stores? Remember what I do? Used to deal with Midway twice a month to get there

I may be wrong, even stupid as Riot calls it but I can't imagine enough passengers travel that route per day to make it worthwhile.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

I may be wrong, even stupid as Riot calls it but I can't imagine enough passengers travel that route per day to make it worthwhile.

Airlines don't fly planes anymore without passengers..There's a reason there are over 30 flights a day there...and that isn't even taking into account the number of people driving.

Minneapolis is next by the way

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

I may be wrong, even stupid as Riot calls it but I can't imagine enough passengers travel that route per day to make it worthwhile.

it has no chance to be worthwhile, rail projects are always subsidized by taxpayers. this Ohare to downtown project is so ridiculous that it's probably a sure thing to happen in Illinois.