No Headline Daily Herald Reports Posted 11/30/2004 Name-calling is offensive I take offense to being called ignorant by Marie Harris ("After the election,...
A few years back, Metra raised fares about 5% to provide more money for expansion. Did not hurt ridership and since then, about $135 million has been raised. A...
OK, so if suburban Cook wants more public tranist, let them come up with a concrete plan, along with the budget necessary to operate that service, and lobby...
As with all things, you can have all the reasonable or hyper rules, regulations, and laws that you want. Ultimately, a prudential decision needs to made as to...
I think within a half mile walking distance is a reasonable goal (a mile grid in other words). But if at all possible a mile grid both NS and EW, if the street...
... I did. ... It's not a particularly effective form of influence. Do something now: Write a letter to Daley holding him responsible for the shennanigans....
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Dec 1, 2004 7:14 pm
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... The Dan Ryan "L" stations are generally at 1-mile intervals. Nearby riders within walking distance generally have greater than 1/2 mile walk, given that ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Dec 1, 2004 7:21 pm
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Yep. Caught on at Midway too, and presumably does at other terminals if it's not practice for a train to be immediately started up and all the doors opened. ...
Tony, I know you are being sarcastic. I am not happy. I would bed happy if cta would have received their proper funding from the state and city. I would also...
Well, I suppose if you wanted a transit system that is inefficient, too expensive operationally, unfriendly to urban lifestyles, those things might be...
... The hardest part about hourly headways is connections. If one has to transfer to a second or third route which is also on a hourly headway, then it can be...
... Conductors were a novelty? No, those guys did actual work. CTA isn't Lindenwold. I don't feel it was adequately redesigned for one man operation, and I...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Dec 2, 2004 12:16 am
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It's probably a dumb "zero tolerance policy" with the officers being told to give no warnings and use no discretion. I suppose they at least can't be accused...
... What really never made any sense was designing the 3200's for one man right handed operation to be used with left hand platforms on the Midway line....
OK I take what I say. Bikes should be totatlly banned from our trains. They are dangerous, and someone is going to get if no one has already, seriously hurt....
Hi Y'All, Here in DC, all the Metrorail cars have an arrangement with a swinging door that can be locked across the aisle creating a full-width cab wih door...
... Same as CTA 3200's. I was just saying it should have been some sort of pocket door (I suppose with another shield over the motorman's controls) so any cab ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Dec 2, 2004 1:34 am
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Hi Y'All, No, all operating controls on WMATA cars are on the right side only. Only the door controls are duplicated on the left side. In ATO mode the operator...
Daley (R.Mayor of Chicago, to be renamed Daleysville) not only didn't do a damn thing about one man operation, he encoraged it. Daley said that "cta has lost...
On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 17:16:54 -0600, ibilldavis@... proclaimed... ... Damn, get over it. Be happy that you still have a job and CTA hasn't moved to NPO...
On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 20:43:33 -0600, ibilldavis@... proclaimed... ... Oh yea, that's a bad thing. Ya know, especially when half of the bus drivers ...
Some (actually many) years ago, the CTA went on strike. A few trains ran with management at the controls. The cars were more packed then the Tokyo subway....
The tracks are grade separated at this point. Getting a pickup up there took some doing. From the RailMishaps list. www.RAILChicago.com Man killed by Amtrak...
Chicago Tribune: Santa gets the ax as CTA cancels holiday tradition http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0412010098dec01,1,2005074.story Santa...
... I'd rather see a cop on every train. ... Agreed. Perhaps the same should be done to the state law makers who refused to give CTA more funding. ... Although...
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