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Posts in category "Just a little odd"

The case of the stolen CTA maps: DePaul searches dorm rooms

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Stealing CTA rail maps from train cars has become a “rite of passage,” according to a late-April DePaulia report, the student newspaper for DePaul University. And now that seemingly innocent ritual has led DePaul authorities to search dorm rooms for the pilfered maps after they were contacted by the CTA. A Monday DePaulia story about... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
May 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm
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Tattler bro backs him up with photo of CTA Challenge competitor

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As noted in Monday’s post Nikki Huber and Adham Fisher were promoting themselves Tuesday and the Loop Alliance Pop-Up Art Loop gallery tour on May 3. I was hoping to get out to take some photos of them but was too busy at work. But then I saw a tweet from my brother Dan X... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 25, 2012 at 11:41 am
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10 rules for tourists on how to use CTA Red Line to Cubs game

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Yes folks, it’s that time again. Opening Day at Wrigley Field. The crack of the bat. The sight of lush grass on the diamond. The smell of onions and beer. The drunk out-of-towner trying to stumble his way to Wrigley on the Red Line. For that last scenario, here are 10 tips to ease the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 4, 2012 at 7:22 pm
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Amazing stories of people who like to steal buses

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The CTA has had at least one recent incident of a person stealing a bus and impersonating a driver. That was in September 2010. But that guy is a piker compared to “transit super-thief” Darius McCollum. He has been arrested 27 times in 30 years for illegally commandeering buses and subway trains. And apparently, bus... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 12, 2012 at 7:13 pm
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Sign of the times - or maybe not; CTA fail

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The CTA just seems to have ongoing problems with their time signs. Even at the newly rehabbed Red Line station at Grand and State. CTA Tattler friend and faithful reader Nina tweeted this sign to me Sunday: “Yesterday at @cta Grand on the Red Line: Did this mean my train was coming? cc @ctatattler http://t.co/iHxhGa2j”... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 6, 2012 at 9:30 am
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CTA entertainment: From stage to unseen tracks

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There are many ways to be entertained on the CTA, and thet don’t all have to do with a Red Line ride at 10 p.m. on a Saturday night. “El Stories” by the Waltzing Mechanics. This 12-member troupe is back staging real passenger tales from the rails. Collected from stops and stations all over the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 5, 2012 at 7:20 pm
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Instant party on the Metro: Have boombox, will dance

Now why don’t I ever run in instant parties on the CTA? I think This is shot in the Paris Montreal Metro. A bit of «Sunshine» in the metro with David Guetta from DAVAÏ on Vimeo. Hat tip to Amy Guth... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 4, 2012 at 5:24 pm
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CTA subway sewer cleaning: "Not glamorous work, but it's got to be done!"

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When I read this tweet from the CTA, I was definitely intrigued to investigate: “A few new work photos posted: Sewer-cleaning train: http://ow.ly/98CNs (Perhaps not the most glamorous work, but it’s got to be done!)” I was not disappointed. So I wanted to share the photos with you, plus CTA’s explanation of the subway sewer-cleaning... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 28, 2012 at 6:23 pm
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Roosting rooster stops CTA Blue Line traffic at Logan Square

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From the CTA News of the Weird: Chicago police were called to CTA’s Logan Square Blue Line station just after midnight Monday to corral a rooster who was happily roosting on the tracks. The video shows the rooster did not resist “arrest” as the officer scooped him up and sent him to Animal Care and... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 27, 2012 at 3:51 pm
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U.S. interstate system depicted on map like a subway system

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Amid the recent news about Congress trying to renew the transportation bill, I came across a blog post today about a graphic designer who created a U.S. highway map with all the roads depicted like subway routes, and the cities shown as stops on the route. It is very cool. Check it out. While on... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 16, 2012 at 7:16 pm
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