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Back on May 18, a portion of the embankment carrying the Chicago Transit Authority's Yellow Line collapsed, due to construction at an adjacent water treatment plant.
Rail service is currently being substituted by buses, and while it is currently being repaired, there is no set date for the resumption of rail service.
The Yellow Line (formerly and colloquially still known as the "Skokie Swift") is a bit of an anomaly in the CTA network.
It's the only surviving portion of the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railway, an electric interurban line that was abandoned in 1963.
In 1964, the southernmost 5 miles of the CNS&M were taken over by the CTA, and operated as a non-stop "high-speed" (60-70mph in the old articulated 5000-series cars) shuttle service between its terminals at Dempster Street in Skokie, and Howard Street in Chicago.
From 1964 to 2004, half of the route was powered via ex-CNS&M catenary, making it the last CTA line utilize overhead wire after the Purple Line was converted to third-rail electrification in 1973.
I am somewhat concerned by this recent turn of events.
Our governor's proposed budget will make drastic cuts to public transportation in Illinois, with the CTA and Metra due to be hit particularly hard.
In previous budgetary p*ssing matches, the CTA has made it clear that they consider the Yellow Line to be expendable in the event of a bad financial crunch.
I'd like to think that's just typical Chicago political grandstanding, but here's to hoping that this bus substation isn't too convenient for commuters.
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(for our non-American friends, 5 miles are roughly 8 kilometers, while 60-70mph is roughly 96-112kmh)

Rail service is currently being substituted by buses, and while it is currently being repaired, there is no set date for the resumption of rail service.
The Yellow Line (formerly and colloquially still known as the "Skokie Swift") is a bit of an anomaly in the CTA network.
It's the only surviving portion of the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railway, an electric interurban line that was abandoned in 1963.
In 1964, the southernmost 5 miles of the CNS&M were taken over by the CTA, and operated as a non-stop "high-speed" (60-70mph in the old articulated 5000-series cars) shuttle service between its terminals at Dempster Street in Skokie, and Howard Street in Chicago.
From 1964 to 2004, half of the route was powered via ex-CNS&M catenary, making it the last CTA line utilize overhead wire after the Purple Line was converted to third-rail electrification in 1973.

I am somewhat concerned by this recent turn of events.
Our governor's proposed budget will make drastic cuts to public transportation in Illinois, with the CTA and Metra due to be hit particularly hard.
In previous budgetary p*ssing matches, the CTA has made it clear that they consider the Yellow Line to be expendable in the event of a bad financial crunch.
I'd like to think that's just typical Chicago political grandstanding, but here's to hoping that this bus substation isn't too convenient for commuters.
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(for our non-American friends, 5 miles are roughly 8 kilometers, while 60-70mph is roughly 96-112kmh)