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The "interior corridor" you reference is, actually, the outdoor walkway on Canal alongside the Great Hall. (Though there is also a door from the lounge pictured inside the Great Hall by the Grand Staircase in another photo.) I don't believe that the lounge has any picture windows facing...

I believe this is what you're thinking of, on Canal: This way to Jackson The entrance/exit to the Great Hall via the Grand staircase is also open. The second level of the Metropolitan Lounge from the Grand staircase The Jackson facing entrance/exit as seen from the Great Hall

The entrance/exit on Jackson for the Great Hall to which you've pointed is open and available. I, along with others, used it just last week. However, to my knowledge, it does not directly connect to the Metropolitan Lounge.

My answer would be a qualified yes. Though commuter waiting seating is limited in both north and south concourse atriums, there is some. I'd say a bit more on the north side. You can see some of the benches in one of my photos. Whether you'd want to remain there for an extended period of...

Do you mean Canal St? I'm not familiar with any exit directly from the lounge (even emergency only) to Jackson.

In that case, I might make a slightly different suggestion. Amtrak has an assisted boarding waiting area. Now, if you're in sleeper, I might still stick with the directions I gave to the Great Hall and Met Lounge. (There's even a ramp which will allow you to avoid stairs, though you've...

See that photo of the south atrium concourse and platform gates? That's where you'll arrive on the Metra train. Your Amtrak train will depart from the same side, just a few tracks down. You'll probably want to wait in the Great Hall for your train to be called (or the Metropolitan Lounge...

There's really no passenger crossing between tracks on the north platforms. You need to walk all the way into the concourse area along one platform to get out onto another platform. Further, in order to board Amtrak trains heading north, passengers generally have to enter through the Amtrak...

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Oh, I almost forgot the Madison Ave entrance to the north commuter platforms. Many passengers use these staircases (no elevator or escalator) to directly access their trains, as well as a semi protected underground walkway to get to the concourse and South platforms/trains. It is also sort of...

Though the street is closed to vehicular traffic on Canal, the sidewalk is open and the concourse entrance on the east side of the street remains open. Entering here, you'll go down an escalator to the concourse. You can also take the elevator, which is working. Elevator from Canal St...

After walking through the food court, we're again at the Mezzanine of the Adams entrance. Here, we'll continue down another escalator to the north atrium and platforms. As you can see, there are some benches in this area for commuters awaiting trains. There is, currently, no active...

As I assumed, the concourse area by the the tracks remains open nightly until the last commuter train has long left (around 12:45 A.M.) and is accessible via the river side entrances at Adams and Jackson. Entrance at Adams/Chicago River The Adams entrance is undergoing construction but...

It is not closed, but fully operating. However, Greyhound is also using Union Station as a stop for many buses, and even has a desk with agent on the concourse. Oddly, the bus I rode to Chicago recently passed the Greyhound station right by to, first, stop at Union Station before returning the...

I've experienced this happen, for instance, on a very late Lake Shore Limited arriving in the afternoon with passengers needing to make connections to the Empire Builder and other west coast bound trains, with red caps awaiting arrival on the platform to facilitate a fast transfer of passengers...

My final set of photos today will focus on something numerous people have asked about: the concourse construction. I was not able to walk around to the platform atria on this particular visit. But these images offer an idea of what's going on in the underground cavern, under the office...

Here is the ongoing construction project on Canal, in front of the traditional entrance to Union Station. The Grand Promenade along the West side (Great Hall) of Canal. Corner of Clinton/Jackson looking towards the accessible (ramp) entrance just past the limited access and guarded vehicular...

I can now confirm, from personal experience and witnessing, that Amtrak police clear the Great Hall and lock doors at 11 P.M. They're polite and helpful about it, even in waking homeless and asking them to leave. I'm not yet certain (will need to ask) how this affects passengers departing on...

Generally, Metra schedules are pretty reliable. However, one can't account for bad weather or an accident which might stop trains and create unavoidable delays. Where were you planning on taking Metra to/from?

These photos (from two weeks ago), alone, won't be the most helpful to answer all questions out there at the moment. (I'll try to get more next time I'm downtown.) But, it may help orient and contextualize a bit, concerning the current circumstances. As you can see, the Great Hall (and general...