I walk through CTA Kedzie area often whether it be walking to the fitness center (Breakthrough…read moreFamilyPlex) or catching the CTA train itself. From what I have noticed it is actually safe, but that does not mean that I would not keep alert while in it even as an African American. CTA Kedzie is one of the high traffic areas in East Garfield Park due to everyone coming in-and-out, and also because of the liqa sto (One Eleven Food & Liquors) being posted about 100 meters from the station. I'm crossing my fingers that 'One Eleven Food & Liquors' gets torn down and becomes the parking lot for 'The Hatchery' once 'The Hatchery' has been completed, but that's a whole different topic. However, if you have ever been to this area you will understand what type of traffic it brings. The worst you will encounter in this area are drunks, druggies and drug dealers which stems from the liqa sto being a hit, but other than that it is just people trying to carry out their day whether that be going to school, work, or home via the train or bus. At night the traffic calms down, but that does not mean you stop being alert because it is pretty dark in this area once you get off that train and exit the CTA stop itself. Thomas G

This stop deserves some credit for being located, through no decision of itself, in one of the most…read moreforlorn, dangerous looking corners of hotspot-city. However, it's not any of these things. It's a great stop in the midst of a neighborhood of people trying to do the best they can with that they were given. It is a crossroads of kids coming from and going to school, with a few restaurants thrown in the mix. It's actually a very safe area and there is a Garfield Outdoor Market on the south-eastern corner of the street on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings that has great produce. It's in the location of the soon-to-be-built "Hatchery", which is a food service small business incubator that has some very substantial community resource behind it.

Not sure how you rate train service.. The trains were on time, and it everything is laid out for…read moreyou. I would like to know if they had an app that would give me the exact details of my trip like Amtrack does. ex: Point A to Point B with times and stops. Since I'm not from the area not knowing all the little towns and everything made it a little difficult swapping between the schedule and google maps. Moose out.

Wow I guess I am spoiled by the Washington dc metro because my Metra experience was the worst. Rude…read morecustomer service at the state street stop (orange line back to airport) my 3 day pass that I only used once would not work in turnstile. I checked it on the machine and it was still valid. So I had to press the customer service e button. The customer service rep could not be more rude, discourteous and barely helpful. It was as if I was a huge imposition on her.

Western is super easy to get to by car or walking. Several different train lines come through this…read morestation so make sure to pay attention to which train you're getting on. But there are signs you can look at along with announcements over the speakerphone.

We missed our train because we were at the wrong platform. Was rather confusing knowing where to…read morewait for the train when it's such a busy hub. signs can be more obvious. Now that we did it once it makes a little more sense. But more effort needs to be done!

We were disappointed to miss out riding the El on this visit to Chicago. I did get some views of…read moreit from the surface streets as we walked nearby and sometimes under the structures. Hope to experience it as a rider during my next visit to Chicago.

Rather than spend a ton on Uber or Lyft or a taxi, I opted to take the El to and from Ohare airport…read moreon my recent trip. Tickets are cheap for how far you go and it was a nice ride. It gets a little crowded in spots but was nice overall and better than waiting in Chicago traffic. They do need do enforce the no soliciting as there are folks trying to sell candy but overall, it was a nice ride.

Great for getting around the city of Chicago whether it be by bus or train. I enjoyed utilizing…read morepublic transportation to get around the city during my visit. The buses are a great way to get around with frequent stops throughout the city.

They have ghost buses that show on the app until they are scheduled to arrive and then they…read moredisappear. Then you are forced to wait for the next one in hopes that it shows: the buses are dirty and riders are allowed to smoke and play their phones at high volume. The drivers do nothing to enforce the rules. And about once a month to every other month you get a rude driver who will talk to you like you are dirt. A change in management is needed.

This station is an excellent location for anything downtown Oak Park (cinema, dining, shopping,…read moredining, more dining - great little restaurants all over). The only downside is once on the platform, there is little shelter from the biting winter wind, or a blowing rain. The actual station at street level is small but does provide shelter and has a monitor showing train ETAs.

CTA has an L station at California. It has a lot going on around it. So many popular bars and…read morerestaurants. For sure the location is what makes this as good as it is, because otherwise it's pretty average. There are some nice views of the area from here. A lot of cool stuff to check out around. It serves the Blue Line. This is located between the neighborhoods of Logan Square and Wicker Park. If you can't choose which hipster haven to go to, get off here and go to both. There's too many establishments to name them all, but a few include Revolution Brewery and The Native, among others. Bad things include it being busy. It's going to and coming from O'Hare, so there's often problems with keeping on schedule it seems. There can be long waits for trains.

The CTA- CA blue line station is a fuss no hassle station, easy to access and everyone spreads out…read morenicely here even with the one little overhang to protect from weather.

I love taking public transportation everywhere because you don't have to deal with traffic. You can…read morebuy an all day pass for five dollars for 24 hours which I think is a great deal and this station is nice because it's a link to so many food places around here and it's a very safe and fun neighborhood.

CTA has an L station on Fullerton. It provides fast access to DePaul and Lincoln Park. Of course…read moreit's a busy station, and even busier when school is in session. Good as far as things like being safe and clean. There's also lots of opportunities to transfer between a few Lines. Before, this was a pretty old station but there's a newer one on the other side of the street with the modern amenities like arrival screens, and it's cleaner. It serves the Brown, Purple, and Red Lines. There's usually a train coming within a few minutes. Around here are a few interesting attractions. The DePaul Art Museum is next to it and it's always free. Good as far as stations go. It's busy so it's mostly safe and there's lots of places to eat around it. There's never a really long wait for trains.

CTA has an L station at Damen. It's not the one most people think of, the one on the Blue Line…read more This is on the Pink Line, in Pilsen. Find it at the intersection with Cermak. There's a lot of cool ethnic restaurants. Good place to check out some places to eat around here. It serves the Pink Line. This is in the happening neighborhood known as Pilsen. Close to here is Douglass Park and a few others. There's also plenty of Mexican restaurants. It's pretty quiet for a station, compared to others, but it's clean. The trains seem like they take a little while longer between but it's not that long of a time to be honest. Here in the actual station there's also a convenience counter. In case you need to get anything, you can get it from here. This has some overpriced drinks and snacks.

The train stop is always clean. Helpful staff. I enjoy eating at the restaurant El Fua formerly…read moreknown as Abuelo's across the street.

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash…read more.. I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when, I'm stuck in Belmont station, and time keeps draggin' on But that train keeps a rollin' on down to Dan Ryan... When I'm in Chicago, this is the CTA line that serves me most since it stretches the furthest from north to south. I stayed in Lakeview on my last trip, so hopping down to the Near North, the Loop and Chinatown was a cinch. It sure helps to know that the Red Line is open 24 hours a day with no more than fifteen minutes between trains. This is my public transportation of choice since I'm a cheap so-and-so and willing to risk some airborne germs to get where I need to go. Man, that screeching noise between North/Clybourn and Clark/Division really drives me crazy in the winter. So crazy that... When I was just a baby, my mama told me - "Son, Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns. But I shoved a nun at Berwyn just to watch her cry Now ev'ry time I hear that whistle, I hang my head and sigh... Guess it helps me to know the Red Line will be waitin' for me now that I'm servin' time in Folsom.

Why is it the Chicago just can't get its shit together. Ventra card works on bud but not on train.read more