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Posts tagged "Blue Line"

Before and after photos of Logan Square CTA station renewal - and what stations are next

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Here’s what the CTA “renew crews” did to accomplish the dramatic improvements at the Logan Square station on the Blue Line: Power washing of station plaza, interior walls, tunnel walls and ceiling Heavy cleaning of floors and stairs Light fixture cleaning and improvement Installation of additional light fixtures on the subway platform tunnel walls Repainting... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
September 20, 2011 at 7:56 pm
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"Renew crews" to spruce up 100 CTA rail stations by next year

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday showed off what President Forrest Claypool called the “CTA version of the extreme makeover” at the Logan Square Blue Line station. And Claypool promised facelifts at 100 rail station in its new Station Renewal Program over the next year – though most probably won’t be so extreme. The CTA will... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
September 20, 2011 at 7:42 pm
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Branson takes Virgin ride on Blue Line; 2 riders reap ticket benefit

Sir Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Airlines, rode the Blue Line from O’Hare Airport Wednesday,. and surprised two CTA passengers with free flight vouchers. The delighted commuters, Chicago residents Jenny Oshenon (center) and Amy Peters, were the “only two regular folks who got on his train car,” the Sun-Times reported. Virgin Airlines ads dominated the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
May 26, 2011 at 9:56 pm
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Poor passenger communications by CTA was Tuesday's key issue - not "derailment"

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Though I focused on the Forrest Claypool appointment Wednesday, I haven’t forgotten about the Brown Line “mishap” (it wasn’t a derailment!) during Tuesday morning’s rush hour. Though it appears the Tribune has forgotten it.  At least it wasn’t mentioned in Wednesday’s print edition, not even a tiny sidebar with the page 1 coverage of our... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 20, 2011 at 7:41 pm
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Blizzard doesn't stop CTA flasher on the Blue Line

It was Thursday after the third-largest blizzard has crippled Chicago. People were really just starting to poke their noses out of their snowed-in burrows. A woman was trying to get downtown on the Blue Line, when she encountered a flasher. Her story: After finally getting on a train with the horrible weather conditions, I found... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 6, 2011 at 12:27 pm
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No Yellow Line service this weekend

Yellow Line service will be suspended this weekend due to work associated with the construction of the new Oakton Street station. Shuttle bus service will operate instead between Howard and the Skokie station. The #97 Skokie also operates between the two stations. Remember: Temporary inconvenience; permanent improvement.Blue Line Logan Square boarding change. From Sunday through... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
January 6, 2011 at 7:18 pm
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Man charged with battery in CTA Blue Line groping incident

Chicago police on Friday arrested and charged a Berwyn man with battery for groping a woman on the escalator at the LaSalle Street Blue Line station. The arrest came after a community alert was issued about the incident, which occurred at about 2 am on Aug. 27. The man allegedly had followed the 19-year-old woman... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
September 12, 2010 at 7:30 pm
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International language breakdown irritates Blue Line riders

My daughter shares this annoying Tattler Tale: I was riding the Blue Line during morning rush to school, which actually seems more crowded than Red Line lately — even worse This guy was on his speaker phone trying to use an international calling card. But because he was in the tunnel, he obviously wasn’t able... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
August 9, 2010 at 12:18 pm
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Cleaner Blue Line subway will welcome new rail cars for testing on Monday

Blue Line riders should find a cleaner subway tunnel Monday morning through which to ride the new 5000-series prototype train cars. The new cars with aisle-facing seats will shift from the Green Line to the Blue Monday morning. That’s after the CTA completes subway cleaning on the Blue Line overnight on Friday and Saturday. Trains... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
July 29, 2010 at 7:50 pm
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Artist goes hat in hand to fund Blue Line subway animation project

Chicago artist Nick Azzaro has the vision and plan to install an animated art project in the Blue Line subway between Clark/Lake and Washington. All he needs now is $17,500 to pay for the materials. And he’s not shy in asking for donations.  Here’s what Nick says about the project: An animation in the subway... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
June 10, 2010 at 9:00 pm
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