Total shutdown of ATS at ORD May 30
Apr 27, 2023, 12:52 pm
#226
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Interesting point on it potentially being an Innovia feature or a train-to-platform clearance issue. Would be great to just blow right by it.
Wish they could fix this! It bugs me every single time I take the ATS to the MMF. I don't understand why they didn't just tear down the station during the ATS work or MMF construction. .
On another note, the signage to find the ATS from the terminal is still terrible; the automated announcements on-board are hard to decipher, and the "TRAIN BOARDING" signs could use an update. When the train is boarding, you can't tell via the sign where it's going.
Wish they could fix this! It bugs me every single time I take the ATS to the MMF. I don't understand why they didn't just tear down the station during the ATS work or MMF construction. .
On another note, the signage to find the ATS from the terminal is still terrible; the automated announcements on-board are hard to decipher, and the "TRAIN BOARDING" signs could use an update. When the train is boarding, you can't tell via the sign where it's going.
It would be much more helpful to say where the train is going.
Apr 29, 2023, 11:08 pm
#227
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May 1, 2023, 6:37 am
#228
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I've also observed the "Doors closing" announcement going for a few minutes, which clearly defeats the purpose of it. Also, yesterday on my trip from T1 to Lot F there was a (male) announcement that "the train is going out of service; do not board the train", but it was ignored by passengers and the train made it to the final destination without incident. Go figure.
May 1, 2023, 1:52 pm
#229
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I've raised the door closing issue with the powers that be and they're aware the timing is off. What they're doing about it, is another story. T5 signage coming out of the FIS is a disaster. There's solutions being presented but no one wants to make a decision which is the best one, and in the meantime Rome burns...
Dec 20, 2023, 5:01 pm
#230
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Anyone know how it is going from the O'hare Transfer station on the Metra line to the MMF and ATS train? I assume it's just a short walk, based on the google maps satellite view.
Is the ATS running pretty reliably these days? I have very little slack on the front end to get to my flight, so hoping it's all on time.
Is the ATS running pretty reliably these days? I have very little slack on the front end to get to my flight, so hoping it's all on time.
Dec 21, 2023, 3:11 am
#231
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: ORD
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Anyone know how it is going from the O'hare Transfer station on the Metra line to the MMF and ATS train? I assume it's just a short walk, based on the google maps satellite view.
Is the ATS running pretty reliably these days? I have very little slack on the front end to get to my flight, so hoping it's all on time.
Is the ATS running pretty reliably these days? I have very little slack on the front end to get to my flight, so hoping it's all on time.
IME, the trains have been running fairly reliably every 3 minutes or so, except for the late night/early morning hours. Budget about 20 minutes to get all the way to T1 from the Metra station.
Dec 21, 2023, 8:56 am
#232
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Don't worry, they will soon spend $5m covering the walkway.
Why this isn't an indoor climate controlled station integrated with the MMF is a total mystery to me.
But with 6 trains a day it's not really a popular way to get to/from ORD anyway.
Why this isn't an indoor climate controlled station integrated with the MMF is a total mystery to me.
But with 6 trains a day it's not really a popular way to get to/from ORD anyway.