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TheCoelacanth t1_je75ery wrote

Reply to comment by Desertortoise in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55

I would put DC ahead of Chicago. Chicago's coverage is decent, but it's really slow compared to DC.

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Zyneck2 t1_je7pjvz wrote

Chicago has 10% more riders annually, and two of its lines (red and blue) are 24/7. Yes there are swaths of transit deserts on the south and west sides, but one can say the same for all public transit systems in the USA. Chicago is also much, much bigger geographically.

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MattCaff89 t1_jeaw63y wrote

I also think The ‘L + Metra make Chicago MUCH more comprehensive and helps with the speed question (where Metra can essentially function as an express line).

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