CTA 'L' Trains at Tower 18, 28.07.11

At the beginning of the typical weekday afternoon/evening rush hour, Tower 18 (over Lake and Wells Streets) begins staffed operation to accommodate the tighter train headways and special operations (like the Evanston Express) that run rush hours only. Of course, it is also a staffed tower in the morning rush as well, but during middays, overnight, and on weekends, train sequencing and routing through the junction is automatic. This junction was once said to be the busiest rail junction in the world, and though it's a little less busy than it once was, (before some trains were re-routed into subways and the North Shore Line ceased operating) it may well still hold that title.

Filmed from a southbound Brown Line (Ravenswood) train. A Pink Line train heads east, entering the Loop over Lake Street, then slows to wait on another train berthed at the Clark/Lake station. Next, another Pink Line train headed to 54th/Cermak exits the Loop by making the north - west turn from the Wells Street elevated to the Lake Street elevated. Our Brown Line train now gets the green light, and proceeds south across the Lake Street and past the former Randolph/Wells station (now used for storage and as a maintenance office). The station was replaced by Washington/Wells, a block and a half to the south.

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[gaycowboy31]

ok I should have read the caption first I see it in the description cool video I havent ever got to do this yet but I have allways wondered when down below the L what goes on up top cool

[gaycowboy31]

which one of the CTA Loop stations is this at I have allways wondered?