Every weekday, from 4:00 PM until 5:30 PM, thousands of suburban people flood into Union and Ogilvie Station from the loop to head back to smaller towns outside of Chicago. According to the 2005 audited finical statement from Metra, more than 68.6 million people rode the rails in 2005. That’s over 243,000+ people a day counting only “work days” in the year.

What do they do when they get off at the Metra station? Drive, drive and more driving. They drive their cars to their homes and park in a three car garage. So sad – they will never know the joy of getting a text message on the BlackBerry while commuting out of the loop, stopping into Kinkade’s for a drink and then going for a walk with your Trixie.

I don’t envy them at all.

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