Interesting

How many times has "Close the Red Line" been posted in the comments as a way to stop the "wildings" or "takeovers" or general mayhem of the un-demonized?

Is this an "experiment" to see how it would work?

• Red Line trains will be rerouted to elevated tracks for the whole weekend — the first of four weekend detours needed for maintenance work in the Loop subway, according to the CTA.

  The detour will last from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday. Red Line trains will be rerouted from the Fullerton to the Cermak-Chinatown stations.

  For the length of the detour, trains will not stop at these stations: North/Clybourn, Clark/Division, Chicago, Grand, Lake, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison and Roosevelt. Instead, trains will stop at Brown Line stops including Amitage, Sedgwick, Franklin, Merchandise Mart, Clark/Lake, Washington/Wabash, Adams/Wabash and the elevated tracks at the Roosevelt station.

  Free shuttle buses will operate between the Fullerton and Clark/Lake stations, the CTA said.

Well that's not going to stop anything - it's the wrong side of town.

Maybe next time.