Jonathan E. Cowperthwait ([info]cowperthwait) wrote in [info]chicago_el,
@ 2007-12-09 19:18:00
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whoops.
screenshot from Chicago Tribune website, 09 December 2007, juxtaposing two Santa trains, only one of which has killed anyone
ChicagoTribune.com, 09 Dec 2007, ~5:00p


Yes, they're different trains.
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[info]shetheliving
2007-12-10 01:46 am UTC (link)
haha yeah, i saw that headline earlier and that was the first thing i thought of.. "did a car hit the train in ravenswood?"

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Santa's Express
[info]hh67
2007-12-10 07:37 am UTC (link)
I love this train. I caught it going downtown on Saturday and it was great! Everyone seemed happy to be on the train. The looks on people's faces when they saw Santa pull into the station were amazing. Kind of like "huh? wow".

I was kind of irritated though. I tried to catch it on Thursday but the schedule online didn't show any times from Harlem to downtown. I think a whole section of times was missing since there seemed to be a big gap in times.

Oh well, I'm glad I caught it Saturday. And that Santa is one of the more realistic Santa's I've seen. His beard looks real - not like one of those fake glue-on ones.

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Re: Santa's Express
[info]cowperthwait
2007-12-10 08:46 am UTC (link)
that Santa is one of the more realistic Santa's I've seen
Um, yeah; because he's Santa. The CTA doesn't mess around — they book the real deal, and if your town tries to run a copycat concept with a fake S'Nick aboard, they'll send someone out to crash a truck into it. True story!

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[info]chi_thirdrail
2007-12-10 08:56 am UTC (link)
Jeez. The Trib is asleep at the wheel.

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