I live in Brooklyn, NY and always take the train all the time...and to see a subway with street crossings is kina odd.especaily in a city like chicago... I mean the closest thing we have over here in NY to a subway crossing is the Long Island Railroad..BUT LIRR crossings are NOT in the NYC AREAS.. but in suburban NY..like Long Island.. even upstate NY..Weschester , Orange County..etc...
@MADSEEN2009 this isn't running through downtown though, it's common on the lines which run into the suburbs but there are a few lines like the 54th/Cermack line and the Kimball line who run on surface level with several grade crossings but are limited to 35mph through those crossings if they do run through the crossings with out a station before the open track.
wat year is this vid from the other train has the darker color which has been taken off a long time ago and the stations didnt even have construction begin working to rebuild them like they r now. Blue Line Cermak Branch became Pink Line June 30, 2006
That is how the line was constructed, they have sections near crossings where the third rail is accessable, if some dumb ass wants to play with 600 volts so be it, back when that line was constructed people respected public property and they obeyed signs that prohibited entry, in short they respected boundaries. Same situation with certain transit lines in Boston, Philadelphia and New York.
bambino, in case you didn't know, this is why the CTA purposely put wooden boards inbetween the 2 rails at each end of a RR crossing. Check out 0:10(the boards are inbetween the 2 white side fences), and 0:37 right as the train passes the west entrance of the Cicero(Pink) station if you want to see examples of what I mean.
Pretty simple. The train is long enough so that the rear cars (where there is still contact with the third rail) power through the grade crossing. When the first cars go across, they pick up the third rail again.
How often do the trains run on this line? I can't imagine traffic being stopped every 2 minutes at peak hours to let a train pass.
derekli04 11 months ago
Do you have anymore posted?
adelgado75 1 year ago
A subway line with grade crossings??
heels2479 2 years ago
@heels2479 When this branch was still part of the Blue Line, it used to run in the middle of the expressway.
Also, would you believe there's a subway line thats 99% at grade AND doesn't enter the city?
MeltedGeneral 1 year ago
I live in Brooklyn, NY and always take the train all the time...and to see a subway with street crossings is kina odd.especaily in a city like chicago... I mean the closest thing we have over here in NY to a subway crossing is the Long Island Railroad..BUT LIRR crossings are NOT in the NYC AREAS.. but in suburban NY..like Long Island.. even upstate NY..Weschester , Orange County..etc...
MADSEEN2009 2 years ago
@MADSEEN2009 this isn't running through downtown though, it's common on the lines which run into the suburbs but there are a few lines like the 54th/Cermack line and the Kimball line who run on surface level with several grade crossings but are limited to 35mph through those crossings if they do run through the crossings with out a station before the open track.
Amtrak1194 9 months ago
@MADSEEN2009 There used to be a grade crossing on the Canarsie line just up the line from Rockaway Parkway.
xxmoviemakerxxx 7 months ago
wat year is this vid from the other train has the darker color which has been taken off a long time ago and the stations didnt even have construction begin working to rebuild them like they r now. Blue Line Cermak Branch became Pink Line June 30, 2006
trainscout17 2 years ago
That is how the line was constructed, they have sections near crossings where the third rail is accessable, if some dumb ass wants to play with 600 volts so be it, back when that line was constructed people respected public property and they obeyed signs that prohibited entry, in short they respected boundaries. Same situation with certain transit lines in Boston, Philadelphia and New York.
italobambino43 3 years ago
bambino, in case you didn't know, this is why the CTA purposely put wooden boards inbetween the 2 rails at each end of a RR crossing. Check out 0:10(the boards are inbetween the 2 white side fences), and 0:37 right as the train passes the west entrance of the Cicero(Pink) station if you want to see examples of what I mean.
prfsnlwannabe 2 years ago
is this a subway if it is how come it can cross the road without a 3rd rail
subterainal 3 years ago
The train is eight cars long to get to the other side.
ipodspartan 2 years ago
Pretty simple. The train is long enough so that the rear cars (where there is still contact with the third rail) power through the grade crossing. When the first cars go across, they pick up the third rail again.
Staszu13 2 years ago 2
As long as one car is on the 3rd rail , the traction motors on that car will be enough to push it across the gap.
milepost53 2 years ago
@subterainal because the rest of the train is still in contact with the third rail
as long as that happens it will have enough energy to get across the street
Amtrak1194 1 year ago
How did you keep the camera so steady? And can you post more?
adelgado75 3 years ago
Wow This must have been the Cermak Line from O'Hare!
DELTA1978THETA 4 years ago
it's different now!
IBMeddling 4 years ago
it's now the pink line
IBMeddling 4 years ago
Yes. Before it was Rehabbed!! I noticed the older railraod crossing signals there.
BishopTJH 4 years ago
yes.
skop1 4 years ago
This must be the Cermak branch line!
SmookQ103 4 years ago