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CTA Train Insights

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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 1h
🚦 Orange Line speedmap 12:00 AM–1:00 AM CT Toward Midway: 32.4 mph · Toward Loop: 34.0 mph Two parallel ribbons = the two travel directions. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Orange Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as two parallel ribbons (one per travel direction) colored by average train speed. Toward Midway average 32.4 mph; Toward Loop average 34.0 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 2h
🚆 CTA L · 15-min timelapse 12:00 AM–12:14 AM CT · 50 → 52 trains (start → end of window) Red 17 · Blue 20 · Brown 6 · Green 12 · Orange 5 · Purple 3 · Pink 5 · Yellow 0
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 3h
~20 min Red Line gap. 10 minutes later, the next train (#941) had closed to within ~0.96 mi of Garfield — the middle of the gap.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 3h
🕳️ Red Line — to 95th/Dan Ryan No trains between Roosevelt and 87th — a ~20 min gap, scheduled every 8 min Last seen: #940 · Next up: #941 📊 8th Red Line gap reported today
Map of the Red Line toward 95th/Dan Ryan showing a 20 min gap with no trains between Roosevelt and 87th.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 3h
🚦 Brown Line speedmap 10:00 PM–11:00 PM CT Toward Kimball: 23.3 mph · Toward Loop: 28.8 mph Two parallel ribbons = the two travel directions. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Brown Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as two parallel ribbons (one per travel direction) colored by average train speed. Toward Kimball average 23.3 mph; Toward Loop average 28.8 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 4h
🕳️ Blue Line — to O'Hare No trains between Cumberland and Chicago — a ~27 min gap, scheduled every 8 min Last seen: #132 · Next up: #228 📊 6th Blue Line gap reported today
Map of the Blue Line toward O'Hare showing a 27 min gap with no trains between Cumberland and Chicago.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 5h
🕳️ Blue Line — to O'Hare No trains between Irving Park and IMD — a ~22 min gap, scheduled every 8 min Last seen: #225 · Next up: #228 📊 5th Blue Line gap reported today
Map of the Blue Line toward O'Hare showing a 22 min gap with no trains between Irving Park and IMD.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 5h
🚆 CTA L · 15-min timelapse 9:00 PM–9:14 PM CT · 63 → 61 trains (start → end of window) Red 16 · Blue 26 · Brown 11 · Green 14 · Orange 6 · Purple 5 · Pink 6 · Yellow 2
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 5h
🚦 Red Line speedmap 8:00 PM–9:00 PM CT Toward Howard: 30.8 mph · Toward 95th/Dan Ryan: 33.2 mph Two parallel ribbons = the two travel directions. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Red Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as two parallel ribbons (one per travel direction) colored by average train speed. Toward Howard average 30.8 mph; Toward 95th/Dan Ryan average 33.2 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 7h
~17 min Red Line gap. 10 minutes later, the next train (#830) had closed to within ~2.58 mi of Sox-35th — the middle of the gap.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 7h
🕳️ Red Line — to 95th/Dan Ryan No trains between Monroe and 69th — a ~17 min gap, scheduled every 6 min Last seen: #935 · Next up: #830 📊 7th Red Line gap reported today
Map of the Red Line toward 95th/Dan Ryan showing a 17 min gap with no trains between Monroe and 69th.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 7h
🚦 Blue Line speedmap 6:00 PM–7:00 PM CT Toward O'Hare: 30.8 mph · Toward Forest Park: 29.6 mph Two parallel ribbons = the two travel directions. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Blue Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as two parallel ribbons (one per travel direction) colored by average train speed. Toward O'Hare average 30.8 mph; Toward Forest Park average 29.6 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 8h
🚆 CTA L · 15-min timelapse 6:00 PM–6:14 PM CT · 90 → 86 trains (start → end of window) Red 26 · Blue 27 · Brown 14 · Green 14 · Orange 8 · Purple 14 · Pink 8 · Yellow 2
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 8h
10 min of recent movement from these 6 trains across 2 lines.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 8h
🚆 6 trains from 2 lines are close together at Howard right now Red Line: #825 (1️⃣), #922 (2️⃣), #934 (3️⃣), #935 (4️⃣) Purple Line: #519 (5️⃣), #520 (6️⃣)
Map at Howard showing 6 trains from 2 lines (Purple Line, Red Line) within 0.29 mi of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 9h
10 minutes later, the trains were 4.48 mi farther apart. 🎬 0.28 mi → 4.76 mi
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 9h
🚆 Orange Line — to Loop 2 trains within 0.28 mi near Kedzie Runs: #719 (1), #722 (2) 📊 2nd Orange Line bunch reported today
Map of the Orange Line near Kedzie showing 2 trains to Loop within 0.28 mi of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 9h
🚦 Purple Line speedmap 4:00 PM–5:00 PM CT Toward Linden: 22.1 mph Two parallel ribbons = the two travel directions. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Purple Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as two parallel ribbons (one per travel direction) colored by average train speed. Toward Linden average 22.1 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 10h
🕳️ Blue Line — to O'Hare No trains between O'Hare and Jefferson Park — a ~15 min gap, scheduled every 6 min Last seen: #116 · Next up: #115 📊 4th Blue Line gap reported today
Map of the Blue Line toward O'Hare showing a 15 min gap with no trains between O'Hare and Jefferson Park.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 10h
10 min of recent movement from these 3 trains across 3 lines.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 10h
🚆 3 trains from 3 lines are close together at Howard right now Purple Line: #520 (1️⃣) Red Line: #927 (2️⃣) Yellow Line: #594 (3️⃣) 📊 2nd cluster at Howard reported today
Map at Howard showing 3 trains from 3 lines (Purple Line, Red Line, Yellow Line) within 0 ft of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 11h
1 min of recent movement from these 7 trains across 5 lines.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 11h
🚆 7 trains from 5 lines are close together at Jackson (Blue) right now Blue Line: #123 (1️⃣), #218 (2️⃣) Orange Line: #713 (3️⃣), #714 (4️⃣) Brown Line: #413 (5️⃣) Purple Line: #516 (6️⃣) Red Line: #927 (7️⃣)
Map at Jackson (Blue) showing 7 trains from 5 lines (Blue Line, Brown Line, Orange Line, Purple Line, Red Line) within 0.43 mi of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 11h
🚆 CTA L · 15-min timelapse 3:00 PM–3:14 PM CT · 75 → 81 trains (start → end of window) Red 24 · Blue 25 · Brown 14 · Green 12 · Orange 9 · Purple 9 · Pink 6 · Yellow 2
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 11h
🕳️ Blue Line — to O'Hare No trains between O'Hare and Addison — a ~18 min gap, scheduled every 6 min Last seen: #111 · Next up: #113 📊 3rd Blue Line gap reported today
Map of the Blue Line toward O'Hare showing a 18 min gap with no trains between O'Hare and Addison.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 11h
🚦 Green Line speedmap 2:00 PM–3:00 PM CT Toward Ashland/63rd: 24.0 mph · Toward Harlem/Lake: 25.1 mph · Toward Cottage Grove: 22.7 mph Two parallel ribbons = the two travel directions. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Green Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as two parallel ribbons (one per travel direction) colored by average train speed. Toward Ashland/63rd average 24.0 mph; Toward Harlem/Lake average 25.1 mph; Toward Cottage Grove average 22.7 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 12h
🕳️ Blue Line — to Forest Park No trains between O'Hare and Logan Square — a ~21 min gap, scheduled every 7 min Last seen: #212 · Next up: #130 📊 2nd Blue Line gap reported today
Map of the Blue Line toward Forest Park showing a 21 min gap with no trains between O'Hare and Logan Square.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 12h
10 minutes later, the trains were 0.36 mi farther apart. 🎬 0.24 mi → 0.59 mi
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 12h
🚆 Red Line — to Howard 2 trains within 0.23 mi near Loyola Next train 0.47 mi behind Runs: #805 (1), #823 (2) 📊 4th Red Line bunch reported today
Map of the Red Line near Loyola showing 2 trains to Howard within 0.23 mi of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 13h
🚦 Yellow Line speedmap 12:00 PM–1:00 PM CT Average: 39.1 mph One ribbon — the CTA feed reports a single direction for the Yellow Line. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Yellow Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as a single ribbon colored by average train speed (the CTA feed reports one direction for this line, so both travel directions are combined). Average 39.1 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 13h
Timelapse of the above — 10 minutes of real time.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 14h
🚆 Orange Line — to Loop 2 trains within 0.23 mi near Kedzie Runs: #714 (1), #706 (2)
Map of the Orange Line near Kedzie showing 2 trains to Loop within 0.23 mi of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 14h
🚆 CTA L · 15-min timelapse 12:00 PM–12:14 PM CT · 69 → 71 trains (start → end of window) Red 26 · Blue 20 · Brown 14 · Green 13 · Orange 8 · Purple 5 · Pink 6 · Yellow 2
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 14h
~20 min Red Line gap. 10 minutes later, the next train (#824) had closed to within ~2.58 mi of Sox-35th — the middle of the gap.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 14h
Still bunched 10 minutes later. 🎬 566 ft → 566 ft
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 15h
🕳️ Red Line — to 95th/Dan Ryan No trains between Grand and 79th — a ~20 min gap, scheduled every 6 min Last seen: #904 · Next up: #824 📊 6th Red Line gap reported today
Map of the Red Line toward 95th/Dan Ryan showing a 20 min gap with no trains between Grand and 79th.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 15h
🚆 Brown Line — to Loop 2 trains within 566 ft near Armitage Runs: #417 (1), #408 (2) 📊 3rd Brown Line bunch reported today
Map of the Brown Line near Armitage showing 2 trains to Loop within 566 ft of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 15h
~21 min Red Line gap. 10 minutes later, the next train (#819) had closed to within ~4.03 mi of 47th — the middle of the gap.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 15h
10 minutes later, the gap had closed by 285 ft. 🎬 0.24 mi → 956 ft
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 15h
🕳️ Red Line — to 95th/Dan Ryan No trains between Lake and 79th — a ~21 min gap, scheduled every 6 min Last seen: #902 · Next up: #819 📊 5th Red Line gap reported today
Map of the Red Line toward 95th/Dan Ryan showing a 21 min gap with no trains between Lake and 79th.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 15h
🚆 Red Line — to 95th/Dan Ryan 2 trains within 0.23 mi near Granville Runs: #910 (1), #907 (2) 📊 3rd Red Line bunch reported today
Map of the Red Line near Granville showing 2 trains to 95th/Dan Ryan within 0.23 mi of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 15h
🚦 Pink Line speedmap 10:00 AM–11:00 AM CT Toward 54th/Cermak: 28.1 mph · Unknown direction: 28.0 mph Two parallel ribbons = the two travel directions. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Pink Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as two parallel ribbons (one per travel direction) colored by average train speed. Toward 54th/Cermak average 28.1 mph; Unknown direction average 28.0 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 16h
~19 min Red Line gap. 10 minutes later, the next train (#912) had closed to within ~2.58 mi of Sox-35th — the middle of the gap.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 17h
🕳️ Red Line — to 95th/Dan Ryan No trains between Monroe and 79th — a ~19 min gap, scheduled every 6 min Last seen: #808 · Next up: #912 📊 4th Red Line gap reported today
Map of the Red Line toward 95th/Dan Ryan showing a 19 min gap with no trains between Monroe and 79th.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 17h
10 minutes later, the trains were 0.44 mi farther apart. 🎬 382 ft → 0.51 mi
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 17h
🚆 Blue Line — to Forest Park 2 trains within 382 ft near Cicero Next train 0.99 mi behind Runs: #120 (1), #213 (2) 📊 2nd Blue Line bunch reported today
Map of the Blue Line near Cicero showing 2 trains to Forest Park within 382 ft of each other.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 17h
🚆 CTA L · 15-min timelapse 9:00 AM–9:14 AM CT · 97 → 92 trains (start → end of window) Red 29 · Blue 30 · Brown 13 · Green 13 · Orange 8 · Purple 14 · Pink 7 · Yellow 3
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 17h
🕳️ Red Line — to Howard No trains between Jackson and 63rd — a ~14 min gap, scheduled every 6 min Last seen: #818 · Next up: #904 📊 3rd Red Line gap reported today
Map of the Red Line toward Howard showing a 14 min gap with no trains between Jackson and 63rd.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 17h
🚦 Orange Line speedmap 8:00 AM–9:00 AM CT Toward Midway: 29.0 mph · Toward Loop: 37.6 mph Two parallel ribbons = the two travel directions. 🟥 under 15 mph · 🟧 15–25 · 🟨 25–35 · 🟪 35–45 · 🟩 45+ · ⬜ no data
Speedmap of the CTA Orange Line over a 60-minute window, rendered as two parallel ribbons (one per travel direction) colored by average train speed. Toward Midway average 29.0 mph; Toward Loop average 37.6 mph. Red indicates under 15 mph, orange 15–25, yellow 25–35, purple 35–45, green 45 and above, gray no data.
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CTA Train Insights @ctatraininsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 17h
10 minutes later, the trains were 0.20 mi farther apart. 🎬 0.36 mi → 0.55 mi
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