Ryan
@rpho.bsky.social
Looks like a 9:20:06 for final time. Not record worthy (or even better than my first time) but not too bad considering the schedule was broken at the first transfer and everything else was done on the fly.
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Looks like a 9:20:06 for final time. Not record worthy (or even better than my first time) but not too bad considering the schedule was broken at the first transfer and everything else was done on the fly.
The 1 minute transfer was too good to be true. That run didn’t happen but I got the next one and doors just closed.
December 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The 1 minute transfer was too good to be true. That run didn’t happen but I got the next one and doors just closed.
Completed purple line, just leaving kimball now. Had to wait 13 mins because they canceled the run that was supposed to leave 2 mins after I arrived. Just have 2 more stations then I’m done!
December 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Completed purple line, just leaving kimball now. Had to wait 13 mins because they canceled the run that was supposed to leave 2 mins after I arrived. Just have 2 more stations then I’m done!
Decided to take purple line first because I missed a yellow line transfer by a few mins. We’ll see how this works out. Made a less than 30 second to purple at howard after pulling into the SB platform so at least no downtime there.
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Decided to take purple line first because I missed a yellow line transfer by a few mins. We’ll see how this works out. Made a less than 30 second to purple at howard after pulling into the SB platform so at least no downtime there.
Arrived to kimball at 12:49 and left at 12:52, can’t complain there. 5/8 lines done just need to finish up the howard area.
December 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Arrived to kimball at 12:49 and left at 12:52, can’t complain there. 5/8 lines done just need to finish up the howard area.
Pink line train left on schedule and got me clark/lake with a 4 min layover for the next brown line train. There is a 17 minute headway behind me so I'm glad I got this one. 12:52 ETA to kimball from here. Way behind schedule but have to see it through.
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Pink line train left on schedule and got me clark/lake with a 4 min layover for the next brown line train. There is a 17 minute headway behind me so I'm glad I got this one. 12:52 ETA to kimball from here. Way behind schedule but have to see it through.
Waiting on my pink line train that should leave in 1 minute.
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Waiting on my pink line train that should leave in 1 minute.
Waited for 10 mins for the 54B and am on my way to pink line now. 10 mins is not bad for the 54B but my schedule only had 2 min wait for it so makes me further behind schedule (not that the times have been accurate at all since first segment was delayed).
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Waited for 10 mins for the 54B and am on my way to pink line now. 10 mins is not bad for the 54B but my schedule only had 2 min wait for it so makes me further behind schedule (not that the times have been accurate at all since first segment was delayed).
On orange line where it looks like I’ll have a 7 min wait at Midway for the 54B but the bus doesn’t track yet.
December 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On orange line where it looks like I’ll have a 7 min wait at Midway for the 54B but the bus doesn’t track yet.
Had a nice short ride to Adams/Wabash. The orange line train I’m going to get on passed us at Harold Washington Library so it will be here very soon.
December 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Had a nice short ride to Adams/Wabash. The orange line train I’m going to get on passed us at Harold Washington Library so it will be here very soon.
Boarded brown line at Sedgewick at 10:15. I should have stretched, the cold is tough to run in.
December 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Boarded brown line at Sedgewick at 10:15. I should have stretched, the cold is tough to run in.
Leaving chicago station now, I’m going to get off at North/Clyborne and run to Sedgewick to catch a brown line because the transfer to brown at fullerton is going to be difficult.
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Leaving chicago station now, I’m going to get off at North/Clyborne and run to Sedgewick to catch a brown line because the transfer to brown at fullerton is going to be difficult.
Arrived to 95th at 9:28 and there was an operator waiting at the other end so we left at 9:29. Could have been much worse. Hoping future transfers aren’t too bad with me being far off schedule but only one way to find out.
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Arrived to 95th at 9:28 and there was an operator waiting at the other end so we left at 9:29. Could have been much worse. Hoping future transfers aren’t too bad with me being far off schedule but only one way to find out.
Now I’m on the red line SB which left 63rd at 9:18 (34 mins behind schedule)
December 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Now I’m on the red line SB which left 63rd at 9:18 (34 mins behind schedule)
Not sure what happened to my last reply but my train wasn’t leaving at 8:53 so I took a decently timed bus to 63rd red line.
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Not sure what happened to my last reply but my train wasn’t leaving at 8:53 so I took a decently timed bus to 63rd red line.
Made it to Garfield at 8:37 and boarded SB at 8:30. At garfield now, 8:49 eta to Ashland 63rd and the NB train should leave at 8:53 (20 mins behind schedule)
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Made it to Garfield at 8:37 and boarded SB at 8:30. At garfield now, 8:49 eta to Ashland 63rd and the NB train should leave at 8:53 (20 mins behind schedule)
Completed the East branch of green line getting to Cottage Grove at 8:20. Going to stay on this train NB to Garfield where I’ll transfer to a southbound to ashland. I think that will be the train that turns around for the 8:53 run so it won’t be possible to miss it since I’ll be on it.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Completed the East branch of green line getting to Cottage Grove at 8:20. Going to stay on this train NB to Garfield where I’ll transfer to a southbound to ashland. I think that will be the train that turns around for the 8:53 run so it won’t be possible to miss it since I’ll be on it.
Went through the loop on green and scheduled for Cottage grove arrival at 8:20. There’s a 63 bus west scheduled for 8:23 but looks like it isn’t running and I might need to wait until 8:30. If the 8:30 is the soonest it seems faster to backtrack to garfield. Will make the call at the station.
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Went through the loop on green and scheduled for Cottage grove arrival at 8:20. There’s a 63 bus west scheduled for 8:23 but looks like it isn’t running and I might need to wait until 8:30. If the 8:30 is the soonest it seems faster to backtrack to garfield. Will make the call at the station.
Just got to Laramie, scheduled for 8:16 arrival to cottage grove (18 behind schedule). Not going to worry about the 63 bus/green line fork plan until I get closer.
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just got to Laramie, scheduled for 8:16 arrival to cottage grove (18 behind schedule). Not going to worry about the 63 bus/green line fork plan until I get closer.
1 hour in and my blue line run 106 is scheduled to get into forest park a little early for a 5 minute transfer for 318.
December 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
1 hour in and my blue line run 106 is scheduled to get into forest park a little early for a 5 minute transfer for 318.
Doors closed at O’Hare at 5:20:27. Right on schedule. Riding the whole blue line from here which is the longest single ride of my trip.
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Doors closed at O’Hare at 5:20:27. Right on schedule. Riding the whole blue line from here which is the longest single ride of my trip.
CTA Speed Run 12/18/25
I'll be visiting all 'L' stops as fast as possible again. I did a run in Jan 2025 and today I'm trying a new route from Penguinaut. They posted a unique route in the TransitRuns discord and wanted someone to try it. Looks like a great route, follow along on this thread!
I'll be visiting all 'L' stops as fast as possible again. I did a run in Jan 2025 and today I'm trying a new route from Penguinaut. They posted a unique route in the TransitRuns discord and wanted someone to try it. Looks like a great route, follow along on this thread!
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
CTA Speed Run 12/18/25
I'll be visiting all 'L' stops as fast as possible again. I did a run in Jan 2025 and today I'm trying a new route from Penguinaut. They posted a unique route in the TransitRuns discord and wanted someone to try it. Looks like a great route, follow along on this thread!
I'll be visiting all 'L' stops as fast as possible again. I did a run in Jan 2025 and today I'm trying a new route from Penguinaut. They posted a unique route in the TransitRuns discord and wanted someone to try it. Looks like a great route, follow along on this thread!
Completed the run at O’Hare. Doors opened 2:49:10 PM.
Looks like that is a 9:01:05 total time. I’ll go through data and share the strava tonight or tomorrow.
Looks like that is a 9:01:05 total time. I’ll go through data and share the strava tonight or tomorrow.
January 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Completed the run at O’Hare. Doors opened 2:49:10 PM.
Looks like that is a 9:01:05 total time. I’ll go through data and share the strava tonight or tomorrow.
Looks like that is a 9:01:05 total time. I’ll go through data and share the strava tonight or tomorrow.
Officially in the Milwaukee Dearborn subway. Quick 2 minute stop at Jackson but we got back moving and left Jackson at 1:59 PM.
January 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Officially in the Milwaukee Dearborn subway. Quick 2 minute stop at Jackson but we got back moving and left Jackson at 1:59 PM.
Waiting on my blue line train to leave Forest park. There was a canceled outbound train that pushed me back to this one but even still this departure will only make me 25 minutes behind schedule.
January 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Waiting on my blue line train to leave Forest park. There was a canceled outbound train that pushed me back to this one but even still this departure will only make me 25 minutes behind schedule.