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CTA Green, Orange Line trains standing in South Loop due to reported track fire
ABC 7 Chicago· 1 day agoCTA Green and Orange Line trains are standing in the South Loop due to a report of a minor fire at...
CTA cancels ‘Rave Train’ event on the Brown Line this weekend
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCHICAGO — The Chicago Transit Authority has put the kibosh on a “Rave Train” event that was...
Chicago Hits Average Weekday Ridership of 1M in May
Metro Magazine· 7 days agoThe Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) provided 27.7 million train and bus rides in May, bringing the weekday ridership ...
New Argonne/MIT study makes the case for properly funding the CTA
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoThe Chicago Transit Authority’s decline remains one of the city’s biggest concerns. Getting the CTA back on its feet ...
CTA, Metra, Pace may soon offer a combined day pass
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoA new day pass may soon be available to Chicago commuters for access across the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and ...
CTA Second Chance trainees say they faced discipline after complaining of burns from caustic...
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoThe approximately 240 people working in the program don’t get health insurance or paid sick time and...
CTA, Metra and Pace mull day pass for all 3 systems
Crain s Chicago Business· 5 days agoYesterday, the Metra board agreed on a measure allowing commuters to pay between $10 and $16 for unlimited rides during a selected day across Metra, the Chicago Transit ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Metra — ‘The way to really fly’ — turns 40
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTrains have carried people in and around Chicago since Oct. 25, 1848, when the Galena and Chicago...
Railfan Road: Chicago’s Cicero Avenue - Trains
Trains.com· 1 day agoRoosevelt Road used to be THE Chicago railfan road. On less than a mile of viaducts just south of downtown, fans could catch passenger trains to and from...
Metra 'boondoggle' is textbook case of mismanaging taxpayer money
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoFor your background, the Chicago regional transit system is facing a steep $730 million fiscal cliff in fiscal year 2026, which starts a year from July ...