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Originally Posted by legalalien
(Post 22629110)
I see they have even installed a "train catcher" at the end of the middle platform. I hope there is a huge "No trains on the escalator" sign on the inside. :D
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How long is it going to take to replace the escalator down to the Blue Line?
I was through there last weekend and watched a petite lady almost take a tumble down the stairs trying to make her way to the train with her large suitcase. It has been well over 3 months since the incident. Maybe time to spend some of those $5 fares for a replacement escalator? |
Originally Posted by goodeats21
(Post 23186605)
How long is it going to take to replace the escalator down to the Blue Line?...I was through there last weekend and watched a petite lady almost take a tumble down the stairs trying to make her way to the train with her large suitcase.
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Now well over a year since the very sad accident and still no replacement for the escalator.
Does anyone know if they are ever going to replace it? Seems like it shouldn't take that long for a very high traffic station to get some action on this. |
Originally Posted by goodeats21
(Post 24770282)
Now well over a year since the very sad accident and still no replacement for the escalator.
Does anyone know if they are ever going to replace it? Seems like it shouldn't take that long for a very high traffic station to get some action on this. See this story from a month or so ago: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...324-story.html |
Thanks for the info and link.
Surprised that it takes so long to get the replacement installed, but happy it is finally going to happen. |
Originally Posted by goodeats21
(Post 24770690)
Thanks for the info and link.
Surprised that it takes so long to get the replacement installed, but happy it is finally going to happen. |
Originally Posted by milepig
(Post 24797912)
Surprise here as well. It seems to be a completely run of the mill escalator, short and just a single straight run. When you see one pulled apart for maintenance they really aren't that complex. I'm guess some sort of Chicago bureaucracy at work.
Construction of the new escalator will be completed by the end of the year, CTA spokesman Brian Steele said. He said work did not start sooner because of the long lead time required to manufacture custom parts and complete construction plans. "This escalator is being custom fabricated for the O'Hare station, and (it) is a complex project in a challenging and tight space,'' Steele said. "The work involves not only building the escalator itself but also designing the structural supports to connect the mezzanine and platform levels.'' |
Originally Posted by jerry a. laska
(Post 24798072)
I'm not sure it is just the mechanicals of the escalator itself. From the story:
Although I agree it seems to be taking much too long. |
There has been a similar issue replacing a broken escalator at Penn Station in New York. The WSJ has had a good piece on why it takes so long to get something like this fixed. The whole thing really is a bit baffling.
Just search for "Penn Station’s Escalator Diaries" and you should be able to see the ungated link on the WSJ site. |
Gotta make sure the Mayor's pals get greased. It may take time to figure out how to hide that.
You know, they built the Empire State Building in about 12 months and the Pentagon in 16. So pushing 2 years for a single short, straight escalator in 2015 is completely insane. |
Originally Posted by toomanybooks
(Post 24806162)
Gotta make sure the Mayor's pals get greased. It may take time to figure out how to hide that.
You know, they built the Empire State Building in about 12 months and the Pentagon in 16. So pushing 2 years for a single short, straight escalator in 2015 is completely insane. I wonder if that building has any escalators. :D |
Originally Posted by toomanybooks
(Post 24806162)
Gotta make sure the Mayor's pals get greased. It may take time to figure out how to hide that.
You know, they built the Empire State Building in about 12 months and the Pentagon in 16. So pushing 2 years for a single short, straight escalator in 2015 is completely insane. |
Originally Posted by legalalien
(Post 24806734)
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-com...19-days-2015-3
I wonder if that building has any escalators. :D |
Originally Posted by knoebelsPT
(Post 24801249)
There has been a similar issue replacing a broken escalator at Penn Station in New York. The WSJ has had a good piece on why it takes so long to get something like this fixed. The whole thing really is a bit baffling.
Just search for "Penn Station’s Escalator Diaries" and you should be able to see the ungated link on the WSJ site. Simply replacing a completely normal short run escalator (ORD) should be child's play by comparison. |
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