Following the very successful operation of NYCTA's historic bus fleet in revenue service operation last December, CTA has decided to go them one better this...
I was thinking about where the driver relief points or pull in and pull out streets would be, for the CTA routes recently reassigned to different garages....
... Staffers at CTA told me six weeks ago that top management had asked them what the policy should be. They sent it back up the ladder, saying it's not their...
You're going to think this is a ghoulish post ... This morning, several northbound Metra trains on UP-North were delayed for a very long time because of an...
... Well, there are several different stages to this. First, the impact. At this point there is no certainty that the person is actually dead. Some people have...
... the ... to ... No argument here. In the typical situation, though, this stage is perhaps 5-10 minutes. ... pushed. ... No quibbling with the principle....
While waiting on a Red Line train at the Clark Junction yesterday I noticed a Red Line marked train coming off the Brown line branch go ahead of us , does this...
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 7:55 AM, nextstopchicago ... While most of us play lawyers here, can we not play crime scene investigators? Do you know exactly what...
http://www.chestertontribune.com/Northwest%20Indiana/3312%20higher_gas_prices_expected_to_bo.htm Higher gas prices expected to boost South Shore ridership By...
Been in Paris for a couple of days on business but really struck by 2 signs that the EU is taking hold. 1. The latest Paris buses are MANs not the traditional...
... it's ... should ... investigators? ... engineer ... They may have done so. My instinct is that bringing a grief counselor and/or a new engineer may...
Somewhat off-topic, from McClatchy, whose nation/world bureau is top- notch: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/200/story/32402.html The longtime president of a...
... I often say, that my definition of hypocrisy, is when people ride public transportation to what basically is a celebration of America's love affair with...
... It's not an advocacy group nor a consumer organization, but a social and recreational society with several hundred members who pay dues of $4 per week via...
In some cases a highway could be closed for more than two hours depending on the nature of the accident and following investigation by various agencies. Often...
... engineer has no control to prevent it is at best traumatizing. It is a pity that the media cannot be more objective but then again, when has the media...
... Irony, maybe, but not hypocrisy. Surely people are allowed to choose whatever mode they find most efficient and appealing, and it may differ from trip to...
... Whoa there. You really need to be empathetic on this issue. I've had conversations with engineers who have been in the cab to witness a suicide by his...
... had ... suicide ... who ... experience, very ... emotional ... Well you're right. I do need to be more empathetic. I've had discussions with soldiers as...
... It's not at all different. After a crisis, people express doubt and wonder if the crisis could have been avoided if they had made a different decision, but...
Illinois cops aren't too excessive about "accident investigantions", but in Nevada they tend to get really carried away. I was involved in several examples...
... There was a series called "The Tube" here in the UK that chronicled various aspects of the Underground. One episode that I caught involved the story of a...
... What astounds me is that someone who had just declared bankrupcy was elected president of a group that entrusted its president with control over such a...
... investigantions", but ... evening ... with ... is ... there ... Interesting. ... is ... train ... welded ... I'm going to try to remember to listen for...
MAJOR changes this past month, mostly connected with the route shifts of March 23rd. 800-809: no changes 900-909: no changes 1000-2029 (20 delivered): ...