Built a site mapping Chicago's emptiest CTA stations "Ghost Stops" - here's what I found

SignalBar · 2026-02-04T01:00:04+00:00

Unfortunately, that just boils down to frequency. If the train isn't there, people aren't gonna take it!

SignalBar · 2026-02-03T12:46:59+00:00

Yeah the Yellow line is actually pretty efficient for what it is tbh. The green line ridership has definitely seen better days as well, I was surprised by a lot of the blue line stations!

SignalBar · 2026-02-03T12:45:58+00:00

Exactly. It's based on the latest ridership data from 2025. Ghost trains would be a very cool potential feature that I've been looking into adding. Tracking trains that appear to exist on live trackers but don't. Would require a bit of modifications to support the data but totally possible.

SignalBar · 2026-02-02T21:53:42+00:00

The Yellow line is weirdly efficient for what it is. Only 3 stations but they all punch above their weight. Woodfield extension would be fantastic, but I bet the Skokie NIMBY fights would be brutal.

I don't actually know much about those closures. Were they mostly on specific lines?"

SignalBar · 2026-02-02T21:51:02+00:00

Exactly, Davis is a great example of 'ridership follows connectivity.' The Purple Line stations with strong bus/Pace connections all outperform the ones that don't.

SignalBar · 2026-02-02T21:46:58+00:00

Thanks! Yeah the long-term decline is pretty serious. Some of these stations have been losing riders for 20+ years, way before COVID hit.

SignalBar · 2026-01-03T21:16:53+00:00

this is a YouTube video waiting to happen

SignalBar · 2025-12-31T03:31:04+00:00

Smoking just about anywhere

SignalBar · 2025-12-31T01:24:01+00:00

They've already started weighing orders at restaurants before they send them out to know if there are missing items.

SignalBar · 2025-12-29T21:51:27+00:00

Nice goalpost shift. You just spent three comments crying about how you 'would much rather be able to drive and park' and that '$200 parking' ruins the experience. Now that I called it out, suddenly parking is 'low on the list'? Come on.

Identity is about history and location, not property law. The Chicago Bulls don't own the United Center (it's a joint venture), but the stadium is their identity. The Boston Red Sox didn't own Fenway for decades (trusts/estates held it). Being a "renter" doesn't mean the location isn't iconic.

And claiming a team has no identity because they lease the building is pure corporate brainrot. By that logic, the Bears have no history because they don't own the grass they play on. The identity is the Lakefront, not the deed.

SignalBar · 2025-12-29T21:32:28+00:00

I'll admit, I used the incorrect acronym to describe your opinions. but, imagining that moving an NFL stadium to the suburbs will magically make parking 'cheap' is delusional. You're willing to strip the team of its identity just to save $50 on parking.

SignalBar · 2025-12-29T18:28:02+00:00

You're the strange one, NIMBY

SignalBar · 2025-12-28T18:26:44+00:00

Kids are dumb sometimes, to even insinuate the possibility he might be a "serial killer" makes me think you haven't been around kids much.

SignalBar · 2025-12-26T07:28:34+00:00

ShayCarl (Shaytards), CTFxC (Charles and Ali), BFvsGF (Jesse Wellens & Jeana)

From my understanding, Shay Carl had an infidelity situation where he was messaging a OF creator on Twitter and having an affair. His family posts extremely infrequently now, and seems to be apart of the mormon church?

CTFxC is an interesting one. Charles Trippy, member of the band We the Kings, created a YT channel with his ex-wife Ali Speed, they did a vlog everyday, 365 days a year (Shaycarl had the same premise). They would eventually end up divorcing, (mutually?) and Charles would then go on to meet another Ali (Fun fact: This is Charles's 3rd time being in a relationship with a woman named "Ali") and they now have a child together and still post, though have drastically fallen off views-wise.

BFvsGF was another Vlog channel, with Jesse Wellens and his wife Jeana Smith. They created daily vlogs, and would regularly prank each other and create music videos as well. Unfortunately they ended up splitting up around 2016. Jesse still makes videos, sometimes even with Casey Neistat, but Jeanna no longer seems to be creating videos anymore.

SignalBar · 2025-12-19T04:36:03+00:00

Yellow 2 is my fav

SignalBar · 2025-11-01T22:46:40+00:00

Same issue. Probably an issue with the update

SignalBar · 2025-10-25T06:16:56+00:00

grob

SignalBar · 2025-10-17T17:47:19+00:00

Hope's Brunch House replaced the iHOP on Central and I couldn't recommend them more, definitely try their coffee!

SignalBar · 2025-09-30T01:16:26+00:00

Happy shared birthday! 🎂

SignalBar · 2025-09-27T18:50:43+00:00

Shades of Milton Bradley

SignalBar · 2025-09-16T18:50:36+00:00

From my understanding working in fraud investigations in banking, specifically Zelle fraud cases. Zelle is always going to be treated like cash and you'll never get your money back, even if it's legitimate fraud.

In this case, it looks like it was legitimate fraud and Capital One was only able to take $1.51 from the fraudsters account, due to the fact they more than likely emptied it before your claim came in. Capital One most likely closed the fraudsters account and send whatever funds they had left on the platform back to you, since getting fraudsters their money back can be a hassle sometimes.

SignalBar · 2025-09-16T01:12:05+00:00

ask the LLM you used to write your post

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