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Posts tagged "Holiday Train"

Happy Holidays from the CTA - aboard the Holiday Train

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I love this video for the view from Santa’s sleigh. Happy Holidays from the CTA – and CTA Tattler. Today you can catch the Holiday Train on the Purple Line. And Thursday it takes its final voyage of the season on Yellow Line. Enjoy it while you can... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 21, 2011 at 6:35 am
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CTA Tattler fans enjoy a crowded but festive Holiday Train ride

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About a dozen CTA Tattler fans joined us for a very crowded but festive ride on the CTA’s Holiday Train Saturday afternoon. In the four years that we’ve been sponsoring these outings, this Holiday Train on the Blue Line was the most crowded we’ve ever seen. But big smiles still were plastered on the faces... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 12, 2011 at 7:08 am
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CTA Tattler's Holiday Train outing is this Saturday - Join us!

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Mark your calendars and set your clock alarms for 4:30 p.m. this Saturday. That’s when we’ll embark on our fourth annual CTA Tattler Holiday Train outing. This year we’ll ride the Blue Line. Our starting point will be the Jackson subway stop of the Blue Line at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, which is when... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 7, 2011 at 7:00 am
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News pickup: Successful union negotiations; CTA pensions reforms working

A couple of news stories from the last few days bring some good news on the Chicago Transit Authority beat. CTA union agree on rehiring rail cleaners. It may not be a deal to give back $80 million in work rule changes, but it’s a step in the right direction. The CTA and its rail... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 2, 2011 at 7:56 am
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Waltzing Mechanics tell seasonal tales with "El Stories: Holiday Train"

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The folks at Waltzing Mechanics are celebrating the holidays with a special production called “El Stories: Holiday Train” on Friday and Saturday from Dec. 2 through Jan. 14.  Performances start at 10:30 p.m. in the Downstairs Studio at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln Ave. Tickets are $15 general admission and are available in... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 1, 2011 at 6:54 am
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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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Holiday Train makes its 2011 maiden voyage Friday on Green, Orange lines

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The holiday season doesn’t open with the premature Black Friday sales on Thursday night. No, it starts at 3:07 pm Friday at the Midway station of the Orange Line when the first Holiday Train pulls out of the station. Here’s the general schedule: The CTA Holiday Train will operate on the Green Line and Orange... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
November 22, 2011 at 7:05 pm
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From heat lamps to recycle bins: CTA gets serious about naming rights

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The Macy’s Holiday Train? Bud Light’s New Year’s Eve Penny Rides? Waste Management CTA Recycling Bin? Maybe not yet, but more corporate sponsors will soon be putting their names on valuable CTA assets – and maybe some not as valuable – after the transit agency’s board approved a contract to explore more sponsorships and naming... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
August 11, 2011 at 7:00 am
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Last chance today for the CTA Holiday Train

The CTA shares this video with the reminder that today is the last day to ride the popular Holiday Train. It will be on the Yellow Line; here’s the schedule. Next week, whether you’re working or enjoying the holiday, visit CTA Tattler for a recap of CTA news and oddities from 2010... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm
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State promises to fork over $70 million due to the CTA

I know I’ve written this story before. It’s very familiar. The state of Illinois is behind in its payments to the CTA. Illinois owes about $70 million, but the governor is promising the money will come before the end of the year. I sure hope so. Otherwise the CTA would have to amend its own... Read more »
By Kevin O'Neil,
December 16, 2010 at 7:21 pm
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