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Plans unveiled for 15 minute express 'O'Hare Flyer' trains from airport to downtown
ABC7 Chicago • • business
Key Points:
- Chicago business and civic leaders have announced plans for the "O'Hare Flyer," a new express train connecting the Loop to O'Hare Airport.
- The train will use existing freight right-of-ways to provide a 15-minute connection between O'Hare's Terminal 2 and the Old Post Office on Van Buren Street.
- The O'Hare Flyer aims to offer a faster, safer, and quieter ride using battery-electric trains, improving on the current CTA Blue Line service by approximately 30 minutes.
- Project leaders hope to have the O'Hare Flyer operational within the next five years, positioning it as a first-of-its-kind express train in the U.S.
