Articles filed under CTA
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Lawmakers question Metra on Wi-Fi, universal faresJan 07, 2015 12:01 am - State lawmakers put the spotlight on Metra Wednesday over missing a deadline to accept contactless credit cards at pay stations and implement a universal fare card. A 20...
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Chicago man dies in fatal commuter train accidentJan 05, 2015 12:01 am - A 31-year-old Chicago man has died after being struck by a commuter train in the Uptown neighborhood on the city's North Side. Authorities say Quinton Davis was hit by a...
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Celebrating tonight? Don't forget public transitDec 31, 2014 4:30 am - If you're headed out to celebrate New Year's Eve in Chicago, both the CTA and Metra are offering incentives to lure revelers out of cars and onto public transit. Typical...
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Chicago Transit offers free rides New Year's EveDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - New Year's Eve merrymakers in Chicago will be able to ride the bus and train for free. The Chicago Transit Authority announced Monday that free rides will begin at 10 p....
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Chicago man sentenced for assaulting CTA employeeDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sexually assaulting a Chicago Transit Authority employee at gunpoint as she walked home from work. Twenty-one-...
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Pyke: Do tax breaks encourage driving over transit?Dec 08, 2014 4:00 am - Winter 2015. Commuter A nips out of her garage in the suburbs, turns onto I-88 and then crawls along the tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway, eventually arriving at wo...
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Transit app to debut in February for Metra, CTA and Pace ridersOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Metra will begin testing a new smartphone app in February that allows riders to buy tickets on trains and display them to conductors. The app also can be used by CTA and...
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Suspect in subway shooting held on $2 million bailOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - A Cook County judge ordered a man accused of shooting at a Chicago subway train held on $2 million bail. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 25-year-old Lorenzo Jones of ...
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Chicago man charged in subway train shootingOct 09, 2014 1:00 am - Authorities have charged a man who they say used an assault rifle to fire at a Chicago subway train as it pulled into a business district station. The Chicago Sun-Times ...
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Chicago Blue Line train derails during rush hourSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - A CTA train derailed Wednesday on the Blue Line, causing major disruption on a key commuter artery at morning rush hour. Heavy rains slowed the commute by vehicle on Chi...