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Posts tagged "Green Line"

Mayor Rahm surprises celler on CTA Pink Line after Morgan Street opening

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Here’s another in my periodic series of photos of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel riding the CTA rails. This time he rides the Pink Line from Morgan to Clinton after the press conference announcing the official opening of the Morgan Street Station on the Pink and Green lines. Photographer/reporter Ben Meyerson tweeted that on the ride... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
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CTA employees to donate 300 food baskets this year to the needy

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CTA brass shared the Holiday Train Saturday with Santa Claus to deliver food baskets to local community groups on the West Side. Each holiday season, CTA employees donate the time and money to purchase the groceries and assemble the food baskets. This year, the requests increased to nearly triple the number of requests from 2010... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 29, 2011 at 6:58 am
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Morgan Street station taking shape on CTA Green, Pink lines

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Following is a guest post by James Connelly. All photos also are by James. The new CTA station at Morgan Street on the Green Line and Pink Line may be new, but it is a rebirth of past Chicago public transportaion history. Recently I had a chance to ride the rails and survey the ongoing... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
August 22, 2011 at 7:00 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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Name that station: Dempster-Skokie; Oakton-Skokie; Morgan station monikers now official

The CTA board on Wednesday played the name game in formally deciding on names for two new rail stations under construction, and changing a station’s name in use by the CTA since 1964. The Yellow Line’s Skokie station now will be called Dempster-Skokie to differentiate from the newly christened Oakton-Skokie, scheduled for completion by the... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
June 8, 2011 at 8:00 pm
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CTA lists its key infrastructure improvements in 2010

Last week I wrote recaps of the CTA’s year in review, and the top stories of 2010. Now I figured I would give the CTA a chance to toot its own horn. They issued a press release last week listing the goals accomplished in 2010. Following are what the CTA calls its key infrastructure improvements... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
January 3, 2011 at 5:54 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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Feet off the seat: "Green Line is no Holiday Inn" - motorwoman

Jim caught a great confrontation between a Green Line motorwoman and a homeless guy who picked the wrong car to take up four seats while trying to sleep. A little tip — avoid the first car where the motorman/woman works if you want to sleep. The first time she saw him from her compartment, she... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
July 19, 2010 at 9:13 pm
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News pickup: New rail cars back; CTA gets fed $$ for BRT, circulator

I took a few days off last week and didn’t blog as much as usual. But the CTA news never stops. So I’m catching up with some news from last week. New rail cars back in service on Green Line. The new Series 5000 rail cars, with their aisle-facing seating plan, will return to service... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
July 11, 2010 at 8:16 pm
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CTA pulls new rail cars from service after finding potential brake problem

CTA pulls new rail cars from service after finding potential brake problem
After discovering a potential braking problem with the new Series 5000 rail cars, the CTA Thursday pulled the prototype cars from service on the Green Line. While there have been no reported cases of brake failure, the CTA found that “under certain conditions a component was found to be affected by vibrations, which over time... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
May 27, 2010 at 5:21 pm
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