Today in Chicago History: ‘A slow-motion horror’ in the Loop kills 11 in CTA derailment during rush hour
1977: A bystander called it “a slow-motion horror.” The Tribune called it the worst crash in Chicago Transit Authority ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
2 men stabbed on CTA platform in downtown Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two men were stabbed at a Chicago Transit Authority platform in downtown Chicago Thursday night. Just after ...
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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 ...
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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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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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CTA Says Federal Funding for Red Line Extension Still Expected Despite Freeze
The Chicago Transit Authority says the $1.9 billion in federal funding it’s been promised for the Red Line Extension should ...
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 ...
Investigators blame 2023 Chicago train crash on brakes and slick tracks
Federal investigators say an “aggressive” deceleration, a disabled braking system and slippery tracks are to blame for a 2023 Chicago train crash that left dozens of people injured.