CTA, Pace get jolt to electric bus fleets with new state EPA grant to buy 57 battery-powered vehicles
A $58 million grant from the state's environmental protection agency is bankrolling 27 new electric buses for Pace and 30 for ...
State grant will help CTA, Pace more than double electric bus fleets
A $58 million grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will help bankroll the purchase of dozens of new ...
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NTSB report says wheel slide led to collision between CTA train, snow removal machine
Wheel slide, reflecting a trio of factors, led to the collision between a Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line train and a ...
Labor groups back transit reform giving RTA expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace
Legislators have until the end of May to hammer out a solution to a fiscal crisis that public transit leaders say could lead to massive fare hikes and a 40% reduction in train and bus service.
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Opinion: We've given the Legislature a blueprint to meet public transit challenges
A new bill aims to provide more efficient and reliable transit and dodge a fiscal crisis, write the Illinois AFL-CIO and ...
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Labor Coalition Announces Public Transit Reform Bill, Calling for Big Changes but Not a Merger
State lawmakers debating the future of Chicago-area transit have a new proposal to mull over, after a labor-backed coalition ...
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Investigators blame 2023 Chicago train crash on high speed limit, brakes and slick tracks
A CTA train heading toward downtown crashed into a slow-moving snow plow that was on the rails on Nov. 16, 2023. Thirty-eight ...
NTSB report on 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash blames 'aggressive' braking, slippery tracks
The National Transportation Safety Board has wrapped up its report on the 2023 CTA Yellow Line train crash that injured dozens of people.
NTSB says reduced braking performance, leaves on tracks were to blame for 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash
The two-car train crashed into a snow plow around 10:30 a.m. Nov. 17, 2023, on the main tracks adjacent to the Howard rail ...
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Investigators blame 2023 Yellow Line crash on high speed limit, brakes and slick tracks
Federal investigators say a high speed limit, a disabled braking system and slippery tracks are to blame for a 2023 Chicago ...
CTA Yellow Line crash blamed on high speed limit, brakes: NTSB
Federal investigators say a high speed limit, a disabled braking system and slippery tracks are to blame for a 2023 Chicago train crash that left dozens of people injured. A National Transportation ...