What happens when it's so cold in Chicago that CTA rails crack?
The CTA relies on its “protectors of the railroad” — hundreds of workers ready to repair any rail cracks caused by subzero ...
WBBM Radio Chicago on MSN4mon
'Keep the memories alive': CTA revives decades-old railcars for special milestone
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO ... who retired from the CTA after 44 years of service. “This actual car — 6711 and 6712 — I worked ...
CBS News21d
CTA trains require a lot of power, but only 11% is currently from renewable sources
CHICAGO (CBS ... and it's one of the reasons I take the train," said Jan Boudart. But running the trains takes a lot of power—with the CTA's electric bill totaling $36.2 million last year.
ABC 7 Chicago1mon
CTA Red Line service resumes on North Side after CPD bomb squad investigates suspicious item
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The CTA Red Line was temporarily shut down Sunday evening on the North Side. The train service was shut down around 7:26 p.m. between the Howard and Belmont stops after a ...
ABC 7 Chicago27d
Chicago police issue warning after robbery victim stabbed on CTA Green Line train
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are looking for two suspects in connection to a Christmas Eve stabbing and robbery on a CTA train on the West Side. The crimes happened around 8:59 p.m. December 24 ...
Metra and CTA prepping for extreme cold on Monday; Amtrak cancels some Chicago trains
Empire Builder trains scheduled to leave Union Station for Seattle at 11:05 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. on Monday have been canceled, ...
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Chicago Transit Authority ditches X for alerts
CHICAGO — The Chicago Transit Authority is ... looking to the social site for updates will be left in the dark. The CTA has switched its account with more than 287,000 followers to “dormant ...