Yellow Line closure creates rail car repair headache for CTA
The expected five-month shutdown of the CTA Yellow Line due to an embankment collapse in mid-May is causing an additional hassle: Rail access has been cut off to the transit...
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Preserving a piece of Chicago ‘L’ history (infographic)
Several groups will salvage, preserve and repurpose parts of the historic “L” station house at Madison and Wabash, built in 1896 and closed in March. The station’s exterior parts and...
A final farewell to an old Loop railhouse
The 119-year-old Loop "L" station house at Madison Street and Wabash Avenue, a Chicago icon to some but a dilapidated eyesore to others, will begin to be taken down this...
Clybourn Avenue protected bike lanes coming as construction begins Monday
Construction of protected bicycle lanes along a stretch of Clybourn Avenue in Chicago will begin Monday, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Sunday. The project will create a raised concrete...
Emanuel launches 2nd term agenda with airport changes, borrowing
Mayor Rahm Emanuel sought to jump-start his second-term agenda Wednesday, pitching a plan to allow drivers to reserve airport parking spaces for an extra $10 a day, hitting up off-site...
NTSB expected to investigate close call at Midway
Confusion over similar-sounding flight numbers is under investigation as the cause of a close call between two airliners taking off on intersecting runways at Midway Airport, an aviation source said...
Acting Chicago aviation chief emphasizes faster rail
Chicago's new aviation commissioner said Tuesday that she will seek "quick wins" to improve customer service at the city's two airports, expand connections in global air service and increase airport-related...
New CTA boss Dorval Carter Jr.’s view: Faster buses, quieter riders on phone
Dorval Carter Jr. didn't spend a lot of time worrying about keeping trains and buses running during the more than 30 years he worked in mass transit as a legal...
Rauner rattles saber on budget cuts again
For the second time in as many weeks, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has fired off a long list of threatened spending cuts if no budget is in place by July...
CTA to overhaul bus driver training after fatal crash
An out-of-control CTA bus that plowed into vehicles and killed a pedestrian during the evening rush hour on Michigan Avenue last week exposed systemic weaknesses in the way the transit...