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A people movre train does a test run April 14, 2020, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
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A people movre train does a test run April 14, 2020, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
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A people movre train does a test run April 14, 2020, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
A people movre train does a test run April 14, 2020, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Travelers try to find the right direction May 26, 2021, as shuttle buses line up outside Terminal 3 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Shuttle buses have temporarily replaced the Airport Transit System, commonly referred to as the people mover, which is still not operating.
Travelers try to find the right direction May 26, 2021, as shuttle buses line up outside Terminal 3 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Shuttle buses have temporarily replaced the Airport Transit System, commonly referred to as the people mover, which is still not operating.
A people mover test train is parked May 26, 2021, above shuttle buses lined up at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
A people mover test train is parked May 26, 2021, above shuttle buses lined up at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Travelers prepare May 26, 2021, to board shuttle buses outside Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Travelers prepare May 26, 2021, to board shuttle buses outside Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
A traveler heaves a large bag May 26, 2021, after hopping off a shuttle bus outside Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
A traveler heaves a large bag May 26, 2021, after hopping off a shuttle bus outside Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
A plane comes in for landing May 26, 2021, as shuttle buses line up at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The airport's people mover train remains closed.
A plane comes in for landing May 26, 2021, as shuttle buses line up at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. The airport’s people mover train remains closed.
Rich Rossiter, left, and John Wolfe, of Palatine, try to figure out if they're on the correct shuttle bus May 26, 2021, after arriving home to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport following a trip to Florida.
Rich Rossiter, left, and John Wolfe, of Palatine, try to figure out if they’re on the correct shuttle bus May 26, 2021, after arriving home to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport following a trip to Florida.
Travelers head into Terminal 3 May 26, 2021, after exiting shuttle buses at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
Travelers head into Terminal 3 May 26, 2021, after exiting shuttle buses at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
A traveler walks to a parking lot May 26, 2021, as shuttle buses line up outside the multimodal facility at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
A traveler walks to a parking lot May 26, 2021, as shuttle buses line up outside the multimodal facility at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Shuttle buses line up outside the multimodal facility May 26, 2021, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Shuttle buses line up outside the multimodal facility May 26, 2021, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Travelers look to board an arriving shuttle bus May 26, 2021, in Economy Lot G at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
Travelers look to board an arriving shuttle bus May 26, 2021, in Economy Lot G at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
A people mover train sits outside the terminals April 14, 2020, during test runs at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
A people mover train sits outside the terminals April 14, 2020, during test runs at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.
A shuttle bus drives beneath people mover tracks, Dec. 9, 2019, at O'Hare International Airport. A $310 million project to update and expand the people mover began in 2015, but initial plans called for the system to keep operating during the work. That later changed to partial shutdowns during some hours and days, and then a complete shutdown of the system.
A shuttle bus drives beneath people mover tracks, Dec. 9, 2019, at O’Hare International Airport. A $310 million project to update and expand the people mover began in 2015, but initial plans called for the system to keep operating during the work. That later changed to partial shutdowns during some hours and days, and then a complete shutdown of the system.
Old people mover train cars, some covered in graffiti, sit parked in a lot along Irving Park Rd. just outside O'Hare International Airport on May 13, 2019.
Old people mover train cars, some covered in graffiti, sit parked in a lot along Irving Park Rd. just outside O’Hare International Airport on May 13, 2019.
A O’Hare Airport Transit System “people mover” test train stops on a Terminal 2 platform at O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 12, 2020.
Fenced off people mover entrance at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, May 20, 2019.
Fenced off people mover entrance at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, May 20, 2019.