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It must be kinda weird for the Chicago 'L, or any transit, as a feature in a magazine like Nat'l Geographic, but I found anarticle about Life by the Tracks. MTA Going your way for 100 years. 1904-2004
"Even for those of us who tend to be nostalgic, the retirement of the redbirds has a lot more bearing on the future than the past."
-Peter Kalikow, MTA Chairman
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Hi,A little malheur with your link. Contains http: 2 times.
Here is a corrected link:
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature7/Dick van den Hoven
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Awww, c'mon, we're not all perfict. MTA Going your way for 100 years. 1904-2004
"Even for those of us who tend to be nostalgic, the retirement of the redbirds has a lot more bearing on the future than the past."
-Peter Kalikow, MTA Chairman
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I haven't been on here in a long time, but I saw your post and the link.
Very cool! I'm from Chicago originally. And it's reasons like this I really miss it sometimes. If this very same situation were happening here in southern California, I think the anti-rail NIMBY's would raise hell and protest and yell at the top of their lungs everytime the train came by. Of course, in Chicago the elevated trains (or just the "L" or "el" as we called it) is such an old system and neighborhoods have evolved around and with it, so it is just an accepted way of life. But at least in Chicago they accept and embrace it as just another unique curiosity to enjoy instead of complaining about it. I have older friends who have at one time lived in Chicago, and they both said too that one of the things they got used to and actually liked was hearing and watching the el trains go by. It's well known you can't really visit Chicago without seeing the Sears Tower and riding the el.I lived in Chicago until I was about 9. (We moved to CA in 1987). We lived in a suburb called Forest Park. There was an el station just a few blocks down the street from where we lived. I used to take it with my mom downtown to Chicago a lot. The train ran right by a park and right along a residential area. But I don't remember anyone ever complaining. And a lot of people did take it. Especially when you could get anywhere you wanted to go in just a few minutes.Chris T.
San Bernardino, CA
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