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Posts in category "Rail line expansion"

House Republicans move to eliminate transit funding; contact your U.S. rep

Those nutty House Republicans are at it again. This time they are trying to eliminate guaranteed funding for transit agencies by taking away their allocation of gas taxes. The Midwest High Speed Rail Association summed it up just about how I would, so I will let them do the talking: “Don’t own a car?! Don’t... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 2, 2012 at 6:58 pm
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Mad Men pitch for high-speed rail

Perhaps you are a fan of high speed rail? Or maybe you love A&E’s Mad Men television series. Or maybe both. If you’re one of the above or just like well-done propaganda pitches, you’ve  got to watch two Mad Men discuss ways to sell the benefits of high-speed trains the to public. President Obama could... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 10, 2011 at 5:44 pm
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CTA year in review - Q4: Bad bus accident; CTA naming rights; fewer driver complaints

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Here’s the final installment of CTA Tattler’s year in review, where we check out the hot news and zaniness from the last three months of the year. On Friday, we’ll recap the top stories of the year. October: The CTA added bus stop numbers to every bus stop sign so passengers could easily text Bus... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 29, 2010 at 6:23 pm
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Charter train tour to visit track nooks and crannies, benefit rail museum

True rail enthusiasts and train buffs in general will jump at the chance to ride nearly every CTA train line on the CTA’s oldest cars in revenue service — the 2200-series cars built in 1969-70. You’ll get that chance at 9 am on Sunday, March 28, starting at the Rosemont/River Road station on the Blue... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 22, 2010 at 8:38 pm
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The Tattler chats with Bob Sirott today on WGN Radio

If you’re near a radio at 12:15 pm today, tune into WGN Radio (720 AM) to hear your CTA Tattler talk with Bob Sirott about extending the CTA rail lines, and other CTA topics. If possible, I’ll post a link later... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
August 12, 2009 at 11:41 am
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Recommendations for Orange, Red, Yellow line expansions

Over the last two months, the CTA held a series of public meetings to announce what’s called the “locally preferred alternatives” for expansions of the Orange, Red and Yellow lines. These meetings were another step in the federally mandated process to get federal dollars for such expansion projects. Here are the recommended expansion alternatives. Orange... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
June 7, 2009 at 6:50 pm
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