NorthShore
Conductor
Speaking as a local fellow, I find it befuddling that anyone thinks much about using Clinton to access Union Station, at all. I'll admit, I did it once in the last year. And once about twenty years ago (just to see what it was like over there on what was then considered the "wrong side of the tracks." There was a neat hot dog stand on an empty lot that is now a high rise or something.) But, while I've used Clinton numerous times to access Greyhound (so I know what a ***** it is with luggage....shoot that station is a ***** without luggage) I almost always opt for Jackson/Adams (or even walking or busing down Madison) to take 'a the train (as Lawrence Welk put it.)
I'd like to take the Metra train to O'Hare sometime (just for the joy ride) but, having gone through the trouble of transferring to that station to go north from there, would never bother with the trouble of taking it downtown after getting off a plane, especially with the Blue Line so easily accessible (if a healthy walk from the terminals.)
I'd like to take the Metra train to O'Hare sometime (just for the joy ride) but, having gone through the trouble of transferring to that station to go north from there, would never bother with the trouble of taking it downtown after getting off a plane, especially with the Blue Line so easily accessible (if a healthy walk from the terminals.)
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