Originally Posted by ardecila (Post 7863480)

^ Disappointing to build this thing with such a big distance between the APM and Metra stop. Even if there's no immediate opportunity for better Metra service, this is incredibly shortsighted. Flipping the site plan doesn't seem like it would have increased cost significantly... now if they ever plan a transit center here, it will have to rely on moving sidewalks like Midway.

Also a little disappointed that the "spiral" ramps are being built with faceted sides. Those things are kinda sexy when built right, as we all know from JHC and Trump...

Originally Posted by eleven=11 (Post 7896771)

The Maps are new again-(wiki&google maps)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemont_station_(Metra)
what are they building near this station
south of the new ballpark?

Originally Posted by spyguy (Post 7931925)

Some recent photos of the new L Stinger

Originally Posted by N830MH (Post 7933219)

Wow! Very interesting to this. Thanks for sharing this. They hasn't constructed new gates in 2 decades. Gosh! That's too long!

I think it's time to start renovated the entire T2. It is time to start construction new CBP facility at entire T2. UA/AA will relocated to T2.

Originally Posted by maru2501 (Post 7935309)

charlotte douglas is 3?

seems weird. I would assume an NYC airport would be up there

Originally Posted by denizen467 (Post 7866384)

^ Everyone complains about this but still I don't agree. I think saving 15 minutes is less important than clearing off the table pain points like crime, panhandlers, urine, breakdowns, earsplitting tunnel noise, vague timetables, unintelligible passenger announcements, drunken revelers or rowdy weekenders, being simply too packed to allow more passengers, and general unreliability, since airport trips normally require assurance of timeliness, safety, and some modicum of cleanliness and comfort. However, it is true that, to some extent, you could accomplish this just with comfortable purpose-built carriages running along the Blue Line with no stops and controlled platform entry at each terminus. So this Metra station routing may offer limited advantages over that, such as Ogilvie being a more desirable and workable downtown terminus compared to Clark/Lake, and the absence of line stoppages due to police action or malfunctions.

Originally Posted by trvlr70 (Post 7937023)

Just looking at the schematic, United looks to be the real winner here with gate space. Even if Delta and othesr moved from Terminal 3's L concourse to T5, AA isn't really adding that much space.

Originally Posted by k1052 (Post 7937050)

Well United looks to loose their T2 gates so the net gain for them may not be as big as it appears, though it does seem a sizable expansion.

Kinda figured when AA put that new club in the L concourse that they envisioned taking it over eventually. Between that and the (apparently) to be expanded stinger concourse they'll pick up a fair number of gates. Probably more importantly be able to efficiently use their H/K terminal space for additional widebody jets.

Originally Posted by trvlr70 (Post 7937063)

And we can't forget that AA's international widebody flights will also relocate to the combined new international gates (which I think are satellite gates).

Originally Posted by k1052 (Post 7937108)

Not the departures. They didn't invest all that money in a huge flagship lounge and new admiral's club for nothing. All the odd numbered K gates will serivice international departures on their own metal, several do already.

Originally Posted by Kngkyle (Post 7937133)

Absolutely the departures as well. The new T2 is at least 10 years away. You act as if those swanky new lounges won't be obsolete in 5 years let alone 10.

Originally Posted by k1052 (Post 7937171)

AA has almost this exact situation at LAX and, to my knowledge, their international departures will always be out of their own terminals. Will be the same here.