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This isn't related to the discussion above, but I went out to Warrensville-Shaker today to get some pictures, and I must say it looks really nice. If nothing else, the station renovation programs seem to be creating pretty good stations. Here are some pictures: I also got some pictures of the new track at Tower City, and that also looks really nice (it would be nice if they would upgrade the other tracks too, but it looks like that's still a long way off...)

It looks like that was a separate incident: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/09/man_injured_on_rta_tracks_near.html#incart_river_home

For what it's worth, I was passing through Tower City on Sunday and saw somebody get off the elevator, so it is at least working some of the time. Also, according to the RTA website, the elevator is in service as of the time I post this. I can't speak for what it will be in the future, but it isn't permanently broken.

Today an RTA driver decided I wasn't worth stopping for. I was taking pictures on the Waterfront Line, getting off at South Harbor and walking to North Coast then West Third. I was going to catch a train back to Tower City at West Third to return home, and I just missed a train as I was arriving at the station. I waited 15 minutes for the next one, and I saw it leave North Coast, so I stepped onto the platform and got out my camera to take a picture of the train. As the train was slowing down, I took a picture, but then the train sped up and didn't stop at the station, despite the fact that I was in clear view of the operator. I guess he decided that since I was taking a picture of the train, I didn't want to ride it...? Fortunately my picture included the car number, so I was able to report the incident to the RTA.

Thanks! I'm a student at CWRU, so getting pictures of Little Italy will be very easy for me. I actually did get some pictures of the viaduct leading into Tower City, but I took them from outside the justice center, so I was looking out. Next time I'm downtown I'll definitely make sure to get some from the D-S bridge and the Nautica complex.

Yeah, we'll see... I also am not disabled but had a pulled muscle in my calf which made climbing those stairs a trial. I busy, 12-story office building with 6 elevators shuttling workers all day and into the evening. I can count may 1 or 2 times a year that even one of these elevators are down (and when they're down, it's for 1/2 day at most)... Something is really weird how RTA could have such issues with just 1 elevator at it's major transit hub where planning for this temp station contingency should have been well planned for months, or even a year, ahead of time. I had a remarkably similar incident happen to me a few days ago. I was getting off the blue line at Tower City and had a leg injury that I wasn't aware of until I stepped off the train (had I known I had the injury I would have taken a bus). I then had to climb up the stairs, which was quite an ordeal. Also, as a general question, I'm new to Cleveland and am a major railroad enthusiast. Does anyone have any suggestions for the best places to photograph on the RTA? I already have pictures of most of the Red Line between Tower City and Little Italy, but not many pictures of the rest of the system.