Weekend work details; QOTSA's Josh Homme rides the rails?
(T-minus 9 days to Doomsday I.)
Red Line slow work shuts the subway tunnel again this week from 11 pm Friday till 1 am Monday. And next week, southbound trains only will go "over the top" nightly from 9 pm till 5 am, Monday through Thursday. Also, "the southbound platform at the Howard Red Line station will be temporarily out of service for construction work from
Blue Line Forest Park branch: "Due to signal work, northbound Blue Line (Forest Park branch) trains will temporarily operate on the southbound track between the Cicero and Pulaski stations" from 1 am till 11 am Saturday.
Blue Line O'Hare branch: "Northbound trains will operate on the southbound track at the Belmont, Addison and Irving park stations" from 9 am Saturday till 9 am Sunday. Caution to all you drunken Halloweeners boarding at those stations -- pay attention to which direction the train is running!
QOTSA's Josh Homme rides the Red Line? My wife and I saw Queens of the Stone Age last night at the Riviera. Great show. Yesterday morning, on my way to work, the train stops at Lawrence, home of the Riviera of course. I look up to see this guy board the train: very tall (6-5), large frame, big ol' head, and red hair. I think, "Josh Homme! What are you doing at the Riv already at 7:30 am? And did you lose some guitar picks or something that you have to head downtown to shop before tonight's show."
Well, OK, maybe it wasn't QOTSA's lead singer, but it sure looked a lot like him. Call it synchronicity.
Also, please don't forget about the Blue line O'Hare branch being shutdown between Harlem and Jefferson Park every weekend through December 23rd, with the exception of November 24-25th. Hours are Fridays 11pm through Mondays 3am. "...in order to replace deteriorated rail ties, tie plates and spikes. Bus shuttles will operate as a substitute for rail service between the two stations."
Posted by: JohnT | October 26, 2007 at 03:31 PM
Only two tracks were in operation at Fullerton Saturday, possibly the same on Sunday.
They were pumping concrete into forms for the new track 3 there among other things.
All trains were using the southbound platform, major delays, even on a Saturday.
Posted by: Unindicted Co-conspirator | October 27, 2007 at 04:59 PM
To spot a celeb on the L would be confusing, exciting and sad all at the same time.
Posted by: T. Taylor | October 30, 2007 at 01:34 PM