Articles filed under CTA
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More questions after NTSB report on CTA crashDec 16, 2023 5:30 am - Operator acted correctly, but braking and mysterious material on rails are outliers, expert says.
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What caused CTA train crash? Braking glitches, 'communications meltdown' questionedNov 26, 2023 12:00 am - From braking system flaws to questions over why a massive snowplow sat on a Yellow Line track as a CTA train approached, perplexities keep surfacing about a Nov. 16 cras...
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38 hurt in CTA train crash in ChicagoNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - A CTA train crash Thursday morning in Chicago injured 38 people and sent 23 of them to the hospital, authorities said. The National Transportation Safety Board is invest...
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New transit plan clears first hurdle. Next stop, SpringfieldOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - A plan that could raise taxes to rescue regional transit from a “fiscal cliff” and merge Metra, Pace and the CTA is now in the hands of state lawmakers. Members of the C...
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Metra dubious about idea of merging with Pace and CTASep 20, 2023 1:00 am - The original version of this article incorrectly quoted CMAP official Laura Wilkison. She said, "the cost of inaction is greater than the cost of action." A big, h...
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Merge Metra, Pace, CTA into a mega-agency? CMAP suggests massive changes, but there's pushbackSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - Rescuing transit from a fiscal free fall could require higher taxes or fees and possibly kneading Metra, Pace and the CTA into one mega-agency, Chicago Metropolitan Agen...
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RTA safety summit hits nerve with concerned CTA, Metra ridersAug 14, 2023 5:30 am - Do riders feel safe on public transit? It depends, CTA and Metra users said at a recent forum, listing concerns including crime, boozy passengers and being abandoned on ...
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What commuters need to know about the proposed new Metra fares, zonesJul 03, 2023 5:30 am - On June 21, Metra leaders rolled out a revolutionary proposal to revamp fares and downsize its zone system. But interviews with BNSF Line riders Wednesday generated a co...
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Heading to Chicago to see Taylor Swift? Consider public transitJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - No one wants to be in the slow lane heading to a Swift concert, but with thousands of tickets sold for each Soldier Field show, driving and parking will be problematic. ...
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When it comes to transportation, there's a lot riding on Chicago's new mayorMay 15, 2023 5:30 am - When he's not working to reduce violence, fix schools and ease poverty, new Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson can take a break and pivot to transportation. That only entail...