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Posts tagged "Brown Line"

Weekend Loop track work reroutes Brown, Orange and Pink lines

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The CTA took a two-week break from Loop track renewal work after its first weekend April 20-23. Now it is back at it this weekend, with route changes for the Brown, Pink and Orange lines. Brown and Orange line trains will be through-routed via the Lake  and Wabash sides of the Loop. That means the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
May 10, 2012 at 6:44 pm
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News pickup: "L" Loop project slow; more wood platforms being replaced on Brown Line

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After five days at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, I’m getting caught up on some CTA news. Special thanks to Patrick Barry for covering the announcement of the Loop bus rapid transit project. Loop track project off to slow start. Following a two-week break after its first weekend Loop “L” track replacement, the CTA will... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
May 7, 2012 at 7:05 pm
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Mayor Rahm: King of the "L"

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Yes folks, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel still is riding the “L.” In fact, he says he rides the Brown Line twice a week from his home in Ravenswood Manor. The first photo in this gallery is from a Michigan Avenue Magazine story. I wonder if he has a CTA Chicago Card Plus tied to the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 5, 2012 at 7:15 pm
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Brown Line alert: Weekend service outage from Belmont to Southport

There will be no rail service on the Brown this weekend from Belmont to Southport. Shuttle buses will operate from 4 a.m. Saturday till 7 p.m. Sunday from Belmont to Southport. Trains will operate between Kimball and Southport, and between Belmont and Downtown. Northbound (to Kimball) Brown Line customers must exit trains at the Belmont... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
March 8, 2012 at 7:37 pm
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Graffiti cleaned from Rockwell platform a week after CTA gets tweet

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Earlier this week I wrote about research that showed most tweets about the CTA were negative in nature. One of those, “well duh” research projects. Paul Fisher on Jan. 30 tweeted a photo that showed graffiti on the Rockwell Brown Line platform. He wondered in the tweet “when will this get cleaned off?” He got... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
February 9, 2012 at 6:41 pm
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Work about to start on Chicago Brown Line platform to replace flooring

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While the Renew Crew does its work at the Chicago station on the Red Line, a new flooring crew begins to replace rotted floor boards at the Chicago station on the Brown Line. As I noted earlier this year, the CTA admitted it made a mistake in installing wood flooring with a fire-retardent chemical, but... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 8, 2011 at 6:45 am
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Yes, President Claypool does ride the CTA home from work

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If he wasn’t the president of the Chicago Transit Authority, he would just be another guy on the Brown Line checking his email on the way home from work. But yes, it is Forrest Claypool. And I think he better pay more attention to his surroundings lest someone snatch that phone out of his hand... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 18, 2011 at 7:02 am
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CTA installs new wood platforms at Francisco Brown Line station

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Work has begun at the CTA Brown Line Francisco station to replace deteriorated wood platforms. The CTA admitted it made a mistake in installing wood flooring with a fire-retardent chemical, but without a water sealant. These photos by Tattler reader Cheryl show the new pressure-treated wood planks being installed at Francisco. Other photos show the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
September 20, 2011 at 6:55 am
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Brown Line's Montrose stop: Rahm's entrance, iPad thieves' exit

Not too long after Mayor Rahm Emanuel boarded a Brown Line train at Montrose for his first 30-minute commute to City Hall, two thieves snatched an iPad from a rider and fled at the same Montrose stop. Other passengers, the victim and police worked together to grab one of the bandits not too far away... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
August 24, 2011 at 9:00 am
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CTA extends service hours for Brown, Orange, Green lines

We reported Friday that “rail rides rule” with higher ridership this year. Now the CTA is providing more early morning and late evening opportunities for riders on the Brown, Orange and Green line, according to a press release, from which I quote. Brown Line: On weekdays and Saturday mornings the first train downtown will leave... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
June 12, 2011 at 4:43 pm
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