| Chicago Fanatics Message Board https://mail.chicagofanatics.com/ |
|
| Metra - Union Pacific North https://mail.chicagofanatics.com/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=116953 |
Page 1 of 2 |
| Author: | Kirkwood [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Metra - Union Pacific North |
With the weather being warmer the Metra UPN #318 has decided instead of being 5-10 minutes late it now wants to be 4-5 minutes early!!!!! Motherfucker, the time table says 8:01 departure from Ravenswood. The fucking guy is hauling out the station the past 2 weeks between 7:56 and 7:58. why even have a fucking train schedule if it's not going to be followed. |
|
| Author: | Jaw Breaker [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
I noticed the trains have been early this week (spring break?), though at least mine has waited for the actual scheduled departure time. |
|
| Author: | WaitingforRuffcorn [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Kirkwood wrote: With the weather being warmer the Metra UPN #318 has decided instead of being 5-10 minutes late it now wants to be 4-5 minutes early!!!!! Motherfucker, the time table says 8:01 departure from Ravenswood. The fucking guy is hauling out the station the past 2 weeks between 7:56 and 7:58. why even have a fucking train schedule if it's not going to be followed. Taking the Metra in remains a terrible pain in the ass. The grinding noises, the grimy seats, and the schedule that is always never quite on time. |
|
| Author: | billypootons [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Kirkwood wrote: With the weather being warmer the Metra UPN #318 has decided instead of being 5-10 minutes late it now wants to be 4-5 minutes early!!!!! Motherfucker, the time table says 8:01 departure from Ravenswood. The fucking guy is hauling out the station the past 2 weeks between 7:56 and 7:58. why even have a fucking train schedule if it's not going to be followed. learn how to train better |
|
| Author: | OscarTangoEcho [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
@onthemetra is quite an interesting site on twitter, worth checking out. |
|
| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Used to be a great service that was on time all the time. the last 10 years it has gotten more expensive and worse consistently |
|
| Author: | Kirkwood [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
billypootons wrote: Kirkwood wrote: With the weather being warmer the Metra UPN #318 has decided instead of being 5-10 minutes late it now wants to be 4-5 minutes early!!!!! Motherfucker, the time table says 8:01 departure from Ravenswood. The fucking guy is hauling out the station the past 2 weeks between 7:56 and 7:58. why even have a fucking train schedule if it's not going to be followed. learn how to train better we all can't be pros like julie. |
|
| Author: | Drunk Squirrel [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
UP lines are all messed up out west due to flooding so it could be messing with freight schedule but I agree, don’t leave early. That always aggravated the heck out of me. |
|
| Author: | Hatchetman [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
make a bitch out of yourself on the UP-N twitter. they tend to respond. not sure if they actually do anything about it. |
|
| Author: | Brick [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
rogers park bryan wrote: Used to be a great service that was on time all the time. the last 10 years it has gotten more expensive and worse consistently Trump could make the trains always run on time. |
|
| Author: | SpiralStairs [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Kirkwood wrote: With the weather being warmer the Metra UPN #318 has decided instead of being 5-10 minutes late it now wants to be 4-5 minutes early!!!!! Motherfucker, the time table says 8:01 departure from Ravenswood. The fucking guy is hauling out the station the past 2 weeks between 7:56 and 7:58. why even have a fucking train schedule if it's not going to be followed. Mussolini wasn't allbad. People forget that. |
|
| Author: | a retard [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Kirkwood wrote: With the weather being warmer the Metra UPN #318 has decided instead of being 5-10 minutes late it now wants to be 4-5 minutes early!!!!! Motherfucker, the time table says 8:01 departure from Ravenswood. The fucking guy is hauling out the station the past 2 weeks between 7:56 and 7:58. why even have a fucking train schedule if it's not going to be followed. A business guy complaining about something being just a few minutes early? DENIED. “If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.” |
|
| Author: | Douchebag [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
a retard wrote: Kirkwood wrote: With the weather being warmer the Metra UPN #318 has decided instead of being 5-10 minutes late it now wants to be 4-5 minutes early!!!!! Motherfucker, the time table says 8:01 departure from Ravenswood. The fucking guy is hauling out the station the past 2 weeks between 7:56 and 7:58. why even have a fucking train schedule if it's not going to be followed. A business guy complaining about something being just a few minutes early? DENIED. “If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.” Metra - A service so easy even A Retard can handle it. |
|
| Author: | Telegram Sam [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Kirkwood is having the worst white guy day ever. |
|
| Author: | Regular Reader [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
SpiralStairs wrote: Kirkwood wrote: With the weather being warmer the Metra UPN #318 has decided instead of being 5-10 minutes late it now wants to be 4-5 minutes early!!!!! Motherfucker, the time table says 8:01 departure from Ravenswood. The fucking guy is hauling out the station the past 2 weeks between 7:56 and 7:58. why even have a fucking train schedule if it's not going to be followed. Mussolini wasn't allbad. People forget that. And the happy ending. For the italians. |
|
| Author: | Curious Hair [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
I'm a big believer in rail transit but Metra is getting so expensive as to start outweighing the benefits. |
|
| Author: | a retard [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Curious Hair wrote: I'm a big believer in rail transit but Metra is getting so expensive as to start outweighing the benefits. I am mainly a Sunday rider and I only pay about 1/3 of the time because they are so frequently understaffed. I am grateful to the weekday riders for subsidizing me. |
|
| Author: | Kirkwood [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Curious Hair wrote: I'm a big believer in rail transit but Metra is getting so expensive as to start outweighing the benefits. The value for daily commuters downtown is still there even with increasing costs. Driving is the pits and holds a lot of hidden costs. |
|
| Author: | Hatchetman [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
I think I pay $8.10/day. Not cheap but still better than any alternative. |
|
| Author: | beni hanna [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Kirkwood wrote: Curious Hair wrote: I'm a big believer in rail transit but Metra is getting so expensive as to start outweighing the benefits. The value for daily commuters downtown is still there even with increasing costs. Driving is the pits and holds a lot of hidden costs. Can you not Red line it? I'm further West and regularly walk the 4 or so minutes to Brown line or the 10 minutes to Red. Use the CTA GPS and track how soon before a Lawrence bus comes and plops you directly at the red line. The Ventra app has been pretty helpful for CTA (EDIT to include BUS) times. Not sure about METRA. And LOL and Tsam. |
|
| Author: | doug - evergreen park [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
The North Central Service line isn't much better. It's never early...and often late due to the early morning and mid-afternoon freight trains. There always seemd to be switching problems. The wife took that line for 6 years into the City and at least twice a week there were delays of some sort. Her monthly pass was $225 and then jumped to $237 when we moved north 15 miles. Still cheaper than a car & insurance, but the four hour home to home daily commute was a killer. |
|
| Author: | Kirkwood [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
beni hanna wrote: Kirkwood wrote: Curious Hair wrote: I'm a big believer in rail transit but Metra is getting so expensive as to start outweighing the benefits. The value for daily commuters downtown is still there even with increasing costs. Driving is the pits and holds a lot of hidden costs. Can you not Red line it? I'm further West and regularly walk the 4 or so minutes to Brown line or the 10 minutes to Red. Use the CTA GPS and track how soon before a Lawrence bus comes and plops you directly at the red line. The Ventra app has been pretty helpful for CTA times. Not sure about METRA. And LOL and Tsam. I can Brown Line, Red Line or Metra. I've been using Metra because I drop my dog off at that dog daycare just south of Foster on Ravenswood. I'm going to end my monthly Metra pass in May that the weather is nicer. Didn't cancel my April pass before it got processed by our benefits administrator. Either way in April I'll either bike to work, Metra or bike to the Damen Brown. |
|
| Author: | 312player [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Hatchetman wrote: I think I pay $8.10/day. Not cheap but still better than any alternative. You are in Oak Park right? Blue line |
|
| Author: | Hatchetman [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
I'm up by North ave. Get on over at Galewood. Free street parking. |
|
| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Kirkwood wrote: Curious Hair wrote: I'm a big believer in rail transit but Metra is getting so expensive as to start outweighing the benefits. The value for daily commuters downtown is still there even with increasing costs. Driving is the pits and holds a lot of hidden costs. Barely, especially if you start early and can get early bird parking rates and avoid rush hour |
|
| Author: | Seacrest [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Milwaukee District North line is almost always a couple of minutes early. |
|
| Author: | MajorKong [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Telegram Sam wrote: Kirkwood is having the worst white guy day ever. With how maligned white men have become there's a distinct possibility that the next train he'll need to catch is of the underground variety. THANKS OBAMA!!! |
|
| Author: | doug - evergreen park [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Seacrest wrote: Milwaukee District North line is almost always a couple of minutes early. Not on the weekends. |
|
| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
Curious Hair wrote: I'm a big believer in rail transit but Metra is getting so expensive as to start outweighing the benefits. A round trip E ticket and park and ride fee is almost $17. I can park for 8.5 hours in the loop for $18 using SpotHero. Why the fuck would I take the train? |
|
| Author: | Hatchetman [ Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Metra - Union Pacific North |
So you don’t have to drive? |
|
| Page 1 of 2 | All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group https://www.phpbb.com/ |
|