Articles filed under CTA
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Transit regulators urge look at emergency braking systemsJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Federal regulators told transit agencies across the nation Thursday to ensure their emergency braking systems work properly at dead-end stations in the wake of a CTA Blu...
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CTA Blue Line service resumes after ammonia leak at O'HareJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - A broken pipe near the O'Hare CTA Blue Line station emitted an ammonia-like odor Thursday morning and led to the shut down of train service to the Rosemont station for s...
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Chicago transit work could demolish 16 buildingsApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - Transit officials have announced plans to untangle one of Chicago's worst commuter train choke points, and it may involve the destruction of 16 buildings. It's part of a...
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Train too fast for brakes to stop crash at O'Hare: reportApr 07, 2014 1:01 am - A CTA train was speeding at 26 mph just seconds before it hit a bumper at the end of the track at the Blue Line O'Hare Station and bounced onto an escalator March 24, th...
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CTA fires train operator in Blue Line crash, revises schedulingApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - The woman who fell asleep at the controls of a CTA Blue Line train that catapulted into an escalator March 24 was fired Friday, the agency confirmed. It was the second t...
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Questions remain about Blue Line safety issuesMar 31, 2014 5:15 am - Transit expert Steve Schlickman rode the CTA's Blue Line March 25, one day after a train car rocketed up an escalator at O'Hare Station — and he'll take it again. But “I...
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The SoapboxMar 29, 2014 5:00 am - At least one sign of spring: It would be nice to feel warmly about Monday's opening of the Cubs and White Sox seasons, but it has been difficult to think warmly abo...
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O'Hare service opening Sunday on Blue LineMar 29, 2014 1:01 am - After nearly a week of shuttles between the CTA Blue Line's O'Hare and Rosemont stations, service will resume at about 2 p.m. Sunday following a bizarre crash last week....
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Expert says safety devices might not have given train time enough to brakeMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - As CTA officials work to repair tracks and platforms at the site of Monday's Blue Line crash, the decision to move safety devices at the O'Hare station means the current...
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TSA officer on train's driver: 'She should have been fired'Mar 26, 2014 1:01 am - As a Transportation Security Administration officer, Milka Overton's job is to keep people safe. Yet on her way to work Monday, Overton found herself in danger aboard th...