In reply to: Take the train instead posted by WilfordBrimley
Over the El
Mostly because you can drink on Metra.
Plus, it's one train, no switches.
Depending on where he's staying he may have to change trains a few times to get to the purple line.
station for an hour at 3am on New Years for the damn purple line when I lived in Evanston. Loved my tiny apartment at Hinman and Main though. The elevators not so much.
but it's not really against the law.
and take it semi-frequently outside of to/from work, and I can count on only one hand the number of times I’ve seen a person drinking on the L. That includes the homeless/mentally ill.
Of course, one of those few times was a bunch of ND fans on the red line (prior to transfer to purple) up to Evanston for the ND-Northwestern game last year, so...