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Posts tagged "CTA safety"

News pickup: Retired cop stops "L" beating; Morgan St. station opens quietly

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As Chicago gets back to normal after “NATO-armegeddon” ends, we summarize some news events from over the last few days. Retired cop foils robbery on Green Line train. The retired Oak Park police commander had his eye on two teens from the time they entered the Green Line train at Clark and Lake, due to... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
Monday at 6:41 pm
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Chartered CTA train derails outside of Roosevelt "L" station

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“Doh! So ends our charter train.” That’s was the tweet from rail buff NBeal99 late Sunday morning after the charter train he was riding derailed south of the Roosevelt L station. Included in that tweet was the great photo included here of the wheels off the track. The train was chartered by fellow rail fans... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 29, 2012 at 4:37 pm
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Drug possession charges overlaid on CTA rail map

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A statistical modeling student has mapped Chiacgo drug possession charges by type and then overlaid them on a map of CTA elevated lines. The results are fascinating, to say the least. Lauren Baily tweeted the map last week. She even noted the drugs by color. Light blue = cocaine; black= heroin; purple = crack; pink=... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 8, 2012 at 7:37 pm
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Troubling trend: Three die in CTA rail incidents

In just a week’s time, three people died in three different incidents at CTA rail stations. The first victim was a 14-year-old boy who was playing around with friends March 23 at the Illinois Medical District station on the Blue Line. After a friend dared him to jump on the tracks, the boy inadvertently touched... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
April 1, 2012 at 5:06 pm
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Police err on side of caution in shutting CTA's Red, Purple lines around Wilson Monday night

As Red and Purple line commuters painfully realize, the Chicago Police on Monday night ordered a suspension of rail service on the Red and Purple lines Monday night from Berwyn to Addison. Police said a “hostage situation” was occurring at 4639 N. Broadway, and no doubt feared there may be bullets flying out of the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 6, 2011 at 8:39 am
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Ex-inmate still rides CTA rails for money - and hassles passengers

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Here’s a familiar CTA beggar going off on a passenger for having the temerity to question his sincerity. This is the guy who “got out of prison” a few years ago and is trying to set his life straight. That’s fine, but I suggest you not verbally harass folks who might give you money. Hat... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 30, 2011 at 6:37 am
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Teenager charged with battery in videotaped assault of homeless man on CTA platform

The star of a homemade video that depicts him punching out a defenseless homeless man now finds himself in jail for the holidays. Scotty Strahan, 18, of Chicago turned himself in to police earlier this week and was charged with two counts of aggravated battery. his bond was set Thursday at $10.000, according to a... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 25, 2011 at 6:47 pm
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CTA finishes early on installation of security cameras at every rail station

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Chicago’s mayor, police superintendent and the CTA president joined together Monday to tout the early completion of the CTA’s effort to install surveillance cameras at all 144 rail stations. In all, 1,800 additional cameras were installed at 78 rail stations since June. Now there are more than 3,000 cameras monitoring all rail stations. Mayor Rahm... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 21, 2011 at 8:03 pm
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New college students get CTA safety tips along with their U-Pass

More than  134,000 college students from 54 Chicago-area schools are enrolled for the fall semester in the CTA’s U-Pass program. Perhaps about a one-fourth of them are new to Chicago or to the CTA system. That’s why the CTA is disseminating electronic and printed materials for its “If You See Something, Say Something” safety campaign... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
August 31, 2011 at 7:23 am
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BART shuts subway cell service to foil San Fran protest; sparks legal debate

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The Bay Area Rapid Transit turned off cellular service in its subway late Thursday in an attempt to keep protestors from using phones to organize its latest action against the San Francisco area agency. That move sparked more protests comparing the forced outage to the same tactics used by Middle East dictators to quell protests... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
August 16, 2011 at 7:15 am
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