Bartlett

Bartlett is a nice town. No main through streets so not too much traffic. Small downtown area with some very good restaurants, liquor store and train station. People take good care of their houses and yards. Nice place to live.

cool station i take this station

Nice clean station with friendly staff, but the layout of the station is absolutely terrible. The outbound platform is so far away from the station, like close to a block away, so when I the train drops me off here, it's a longer walk to my car or vice versa, depending on where I park. The platforms should be across the tracks from each other, like every other train station I've been to. Not across the block. I literally have to dodge traffic in order to get to my car. What were the builders thinking when they decided to put the two platforms so far apart from each other? I remember the good old days when the old station was still in use and the platforms were right across the tracks from each other like a normal train station. This platform layout is especially not ideal during the winter. Apparently they wanted to preserve one of the original platforms for some reason. I understand preserving the historic old station house, but the platform wasn't really anything special. It was just a platform. I've actually heard many commuters are driving all the way to Elgin or Hanover Park to board the train because they don't want to use this station. Honestly, I don't blame them.

It's Bartlett how can you not love it =)

The staff are friendly. Really, if I were only basing this review on the ticket agent and the barista, this would be a five-star review, no questions. But since I'm reviewing the station, the staff is the only reason this isn't getting a one-star review.nnThe station is designed wrong. Stupid doesn't even begin to cover the issues with the station. Eastbound passengers access the train on the East side of the railroad intersection. Westbound passengers access the train on the West side of the railroad intersection. Therefore, no matter where you park, you must cross the intersection as part of a round-trip trek.nThe problem (aside from Bartlett only building half a station) is that the intersection is pedestrian unfriendly in the East-West direction. Commuters must dodge traffic without the aid of crosswalks unless they divert their path. And the intersection is poorly designed for motor traffic. Years after its been there, I still witness people attempt to cross the tracks Southbound in the non-existent middle lane in hopes of turning left.nnFrankly, it's a surprise someone hasn't been seriously injured, yet.nnThe parking situation is okay, but the payment process is a pain in the butt. The pay stations are sluggish and behave poorly when taking credit cards.nnFinally, though it does not figure into the rating I've given it, I'm a bit baffled that there's no clock attached to the station. This seems like an aesthetic oversight, and is hardly a worry, but itself seems indicative of the inattentiveness that went into designing this tribute to poor civil engineering.