Why don't they just say "free rides"? After all, that is what they really are. Nobody is standing around collecting pennies and denying anybody without...
Not Chicago Transit, but a human interest story worth sharing for those interested in rail transportation: Huge wave flung train like a toy Cleanup effort a...
Aircraft are/will not be allowed supersonic operation over populated areas (just about everywhere). The FAA/DOD ran a test in the early 1960s over Chicago and...
CTA can't just say "free rides" because the CTA act specifcally lists who can be carried free, namely cops, firemen, public health nurses, children under 7,...
Since the CTA spent 33.8 million on rebuilding the connector. Does any one know when it will be place into revenue service? I had a lengthy discussion with a...
... My understanding is that would require a change in state law. But I've always wondered why the Illinois Restaurant Association couldn't just make a $2000...
... This was done in earlier years. Fares were paid for in advance by beer distributors. Perhaps they stopped giving CTA money for this? ... I assume you'd be...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Jan 1, 2005 6:01 pm
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I think at one point they actually used to count the passengers by collecting the penny and registering the fare. But I seem to remember even bus drivers more...
... I've ridden many times in the "penny ride" period and was NEVER asked to pay a penny. Realistically, it's always been a free ride thing, just advertized ...
In today's Kenosha News "Voice of the People" section (letters to the editor) on the editorial page: "Let METRA Fund its expansion project" Why should we pay...
List After what happened to the bus driver at CUS last summer - he got fired for waving a couple people on board as supervision held him at Union Station to...
Well, I think just out of not being cared for, there were some weak spots through the structure, worse than the rest of the remaining original Met track. I...
It may be coded that way, but that's obviously for regular service. There are often times that people are carried for free on CTA, and those exceptions are...
... Can you be more specific about this bridge: Over the south branch, or over one of the freight railroads after they attempted yet again to pass a high load ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Jan 1, 2005 8:50 pm
19148
... Oddly enough, the Milwaukee Road never closed large numbers of Chicago stations. I suppose one or two were closed at some point. The only stations I recall...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Jan 1, 2005 8:52 pm
19149
I would not be so certain that the "same people" built all of the Met. First of all, west of Western Av on Douglas was not part of the original contracts to...
The Logan Square structure between Western and Damen had rather major changes made to it in the early 1900's when the MILW was put on an embankment, and the L...
Boy, you do sure take the circuitous route from Clark/Lake! That's quite a trip. Wonder how many other people might be able to say that they walked upstairs...
Tony, exceptions are made, but most are "ad hoc" and on a local level. And most are not really "free". For instance, if a bus shuttle replaces L service, in...
The bridge closing in 1958 was the Lake St bridge over the river. They were working on the center locks. Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably...
If you put in a route that would make it beneficial to use the Cermak branch of the Blue Line in on the RTA Tripsweb, it does show the when the trains to ...
Correct - as far as I know MILW never closed any city stations on the existing lines. But they did close three lines. The Dunning Branch, the Evanston Branch,...
I have an answer to those slow zones-------get the Chevy Suburban out! When CTA had the Evanston Express running non stop from Merchandise Mart to Howard...
The CTA New Year's Eve fare is nominally one cent to comply with the Metropolitan Transit Act (1945) which proscribes free riding (with specified exceptions,...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Jan 1, 2005 11:36 pm
19158
For $1.75 you probably can find out what happens. (No, I don't aim to try it!) —a message from Roy G. Benedict Publishers’ Services copy | research...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Jan 1, 2005 11:38 pm
19159
On Sat, 2005-01-01 at 17:36:32 -0600, Roy G. Benedict proclaimed... ... i've never been charged the $0.01 on new years....
Your point is well taken that the Milwaukee Road escaped in-city station closings circa the 1950s. On the other hand, it had discontinued all suburban service...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Jan 2, 2005 12:33 am
19161
List The Lake Shore discontinued a surburban service? I'd like to know more about that. Was this prior to 1914 when LS&MS actually became part of the "new" New...
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