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Union Station transit center work to impact West Loop traffic

May 22, 2019 at 7:55 p.m.

The traffic-clogged area outside Union Station will undergo lane closures and the relocation of CTA bus stops starting Friday in connection with construction of a bus transit center that is...

Deputy chairman of global engineering company ARUP Cecil Balmond talks to the media during the launch of the "ArcelorMittal Orbit" sculpture at City Hall in central London on March 31, 2010.

Public invited to meet artist who will create Wilson Red Line station piece

August 18, 2019 at 7:26 p.m.

The CTA is inviting the public to meet next week with the international artist and engineer who will create a piece that will be displayed at the rehabilitated Wilson station...

Emanuel picks new CTA chief, hopes he can deliver Washington funding

May 22, 2019 at 7:54 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced Dorval Carter Jr. as the new CTA president Tuesday at a bus garage, immediately making it clear that he expects the federal transit official to bring...

CTA veteran Dorval Carter to return from D.C. to run transit agency

August 18, 2019 at 7:26 p.m.

Dorval Carter Jr., a former acting CTA president whose career in public transit in Chicago and Washington has spanned more than 30 years, will be named the transit agency's new...

On airliners, bathroom privileges are not a passenger’s right

May 23, 2019 at 3:50 a.m.

It should have been a pleasant day to fly – partly sunny with a sprinkling of rain possible – for the passengers on the more than 21/2 -hour American Eagle...

O’Hare noise complaints skyrocket — many from the same addresses

May 22, 2019 at 7:53 p.m.

A campaign by O'Hare jet noise critics reached epic proportions in March when almost 353,000 noise complaints were filed with the city of Chicago. The dramatic increase pushed the total...

Helicopter airport on edge of downtown is set for takeoff

August 18, 2019 at 7:23 p.m.

A plot of land on Chicago's Near West Side once polluted with arsenic and asbestos will get a clean start Thursday as a helicopter airport that investors say fills a...

A CTA Blue Line train sits on top of an escalator at O'Hare International Airport on March 24, 2014, after it derailed and hit the platform about 2:55 a.m.

NTSB report: Blue Line crash shows CTA should update, add safety systems

May 22, 2019 at 7:51 p.m.

A decades-old CTA safety system that can trigger a train's brakes in an emergency should be replaced by smart technology that detects potential danger much earlier, the National Transportation Safety...

Commuters ride a CTA Green Line train in Chicago.

New study details downside of CTA’s newest rail cars

August 18, 2019 at 3:38 p.m.

As the CTA moves cautiously toward picking its next-generation rail cars, a study published in a national research journal presents a painstakingly detailed account of how the transit agency went...

The newest rail car's in the CTA's fleet have aisle-facing seats, which have proved unpopular with commuters and have failed to create room for more passengers, according to an agency analysis.

CTA rounding the curve slowly on next rail car purchase

June 28, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

The CTA is again readjusting its sights before spending roughly $2 billion on a new generation of rail cars, aiming to hit the bull's-eye with the first train order during...

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