Observed arrival · 2026-10-31
Waiting for Signals proposes a Brown–Orange through-line
A rider campaign proposes running Chicago’s Brown and Orange lines as one route, from Kimball to Midway in both directions.
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- The campaign cites the CTA’s October 2025 figure of about 700 weekday trains through Tower 18; its route map is explicitly unofficial.
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The proposed pattern sends trains south from Kimball through Merchandise Mart and the west and south sides of the Loop to Midway, with trains running both ways. The page argues that ending the trains’ Loop circuits would reduce conflicting moves at Tower 18 and free track capacity. It cites a CTA figure for weekday traffic there, while labeling its own route map unofficial and not to scale.
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