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CTA removes all new rail cars as precaution
Tribune reporterAll of the CTA's new rail cars have been pulled from service as a safety precaution pending the outcome of testing after inspections turned up multiple irregularities in the appearance of steel wheel components, transit officials said today. It means...Tags: Jon Hilkevitch, Robert Kelly, Passenger Cars, Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA rehires laid off rail car cleaners
Tribune reporterThe last 25 CTA rail car cleaners who were laid off last year will return to work this month under an agreement announced Thursday that also extends an apprenticeship program to give a second chance to convicted criminals released from prison. The...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Robert Kelly, Work Rules Contract Issues, Chicago Transit Authority, Jon Hilkevitch
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Chi Mag snubs Quinn and Cullerton! For real?
Change of SubjectI fear that I’m falling into a publicity trap set by my devious Tribune Company colleagues upstairs at Chicago Magazine. They just released the ranking of the 100 most powerful Chicagoans, published online and in the March issue. Lists of...... -
Forum focuses on mayor's first 100 days
Tribune reporterThe city's top internal watchdog gave new Mayor Rahm Emanuel points for transparency tonight, but warned that government oversight remains too diffuse in Chicago. Inspector General Joseph Ferguson's comments came at a forum hosted by Chicago Public Radio...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Politics, Chicago Mayor, Interior Policy, Pat Quinn
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Confusion, frustration greet new reduced-fare transit cards
Tribune reporterAs free rides on CTA, Metra and Pace end for most senior citizens in less than a week, transit officials today offered help, apologies and encouragement about how to use new reduced-fare cards. The new process will be a chore to get started, but resuming...Tags: Media Industry, Metra, Politics, Travel, Elections
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Emanuel announces new way to clean CTA stations
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel announced a plan today that he says will allow the city to more efficiently clean and repair Chicago Transit Authority train stations. Teams of city workers and private contractors will work together, moving from station to station...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Politics, Regional Authority, Chicago Transit Authority, Rahm Emanuel
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CTA installing electronic bus timing signs
Clout StreetThe Chicago Transit Authority has started installing electronic signs at bus shelters to inform riders when the next bus will arrive. The CTA hopes to have the LED signs in place at 150 of the busiest bus shelters by March. The work is being done under a...Tags: Electronics, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Transit Authority, Rahm Emanuel
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What's driving CTA delays?
The culprit isn’t always a horrible traffic jam when CTA customers wait 45 minutes for the next bus to arrive.
Such gaps in service are often due to an individual bus run, or even two runs in a row, being cancelled.
The No. 1 reason behind...Tags: Jon Hilkevitch, Employees, Media Industry, Career and Workplace, Facebook
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Absent CTA workers force riders to wait
The odds of experiencing a bad commute on the CTA are greater on Mondays and Fridays and during the run-up to rush periods, all because of canceled buses and trains, a Tribune examination of performance data has found.
The worst month for canceled runs...Tags: Robert Kelly, Labor Legislation, Commuting, Work Rules Contract Issues, Chicago Transit Authority
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Claypool: CTA faces $277M in red ink for 2012
Tribune reporterCTA president Forrest Claypool attempted to prepare transit riders on Tuesday for seemingly unavoidable fare increases and service cuts as early as JanuaryÖ by explaining the roots of a financial crisis that has culminated in a near-record budget...Tags: Employees, Budgets and Budgeting, Wages and Pensions, Metra, Robert Kelly
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 6:09 a.m. Transportation secretary Ray LaHood discusses why he believes in President Obama’s American Jobs Act and the significance of his appearance Monday in Englewood. 6:39 a.m. ...Tags: Apple iPhone, Car Guides and Reviews, Englewood, Chicago Bears, Chicago Transit Authority
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Emanuel touts decision to add security cameras at CTA stations
Tribune reporterWith potential CTA fare hikes and service cuts looming for 2012, Mayor Rahm Emanuel appeared at a North Side train station today to tout the installation of extra security cameras he said have made platforms safer. Standing at the CTA Red Line Loyola...Tags: River North, Politics, Chicago Mayor, Garry McCarthy, Regional Authority
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