It snowed. Yep, stop the presses....white stuff is on the ground. Today at Montrose I nearly slipped into the train on approach. Not a single bit of effort was...
1926 South Shore car to leave town News Dispatch, IN MICHIGAN CITY, IN - A piece of local history will be leaving Michigan City for good. The Northern Indiana...
OK check out this e-bay item. What's the story? CTA transfer issued between the end of Skokie L service and the adsorption of CMC? What's the west od Des...
... It really doesn't help the cause when misinformation gets posted as fact. The locomotive (power car) was tested to 165MPH (FRA's required 10% above...
... regarding the practices of transit agencies ;-) ... than in Japan. ... Actually funding isn't a big issue as these train make money hand over fist (why JR...
Was issued on the Skokie motor bus, which replaced the Niles Center 'L'. Was used to transfer to the CTA, elevated or bus, or CMC at Howard Street for...
I agree that one locomotive would not offer much service; and present Midwest [lines] would not support those speeds. However, once PTC is installed on the...
Sounds like the MNDot. We had a covering of snow Sunday morning. My suburb had the streets salted and were fine. MNDot, our tinkertoy department of...
Catching up: The case against "continuous riders" In the last couple of weeks a couple of big CTA stories broke that I didn't get a chance to cover or comment...
<http://chicagoweekly.net/2008/11/20/next-stop-the-future-of-the-cta-on-the-south-side/> So does anyone care to comment on the "gold" line? Is Mike still on ...
Here is the kicker in this deal - if you have a pass of any sort, there is really nothing CTA can say against "continuous riding". Now back in the days before...
... the kind of ... graduates who have NO ... view is to do away ... little children! ... Actually very easily - the cop asks the person to see his pass. If he...
Actually, the first step should be to check for prior outstanding warrants. R, JG ... From: Andre Kristopans <ajk100@...> Subject: [CHICAGOTRANSIT]...
What is the standard for allowing a police officer to run a warrant check on some ID? Wouldn't any detainee be checkable? R, JG ... From: Eric Pancer...
... In the current police state, probably. MY question is this: why am I under suspicion for riding the train? Is CTA actively gathering real-time evidence...
Does Metra have enough equipment to operate the "Gold" line on ten minute headways? If they don't how many more cars would be needed? Gene King ... ...
... warrant check on ... You're not a detainee of any sort if the police or CTA simply ask to see your CTA pass. I don't even think they could ask to see your...
With all due respect, but with no undue respect (You know what I mean there, right?), anyone out in public who is suspected of a crime can be detained and...
... mean there, right?), anyone out in public who is suspected of a crime can be detained and have his ID checked. Once the cop has the ID, running it is...
Please forword the stimulus action to all aboard? Rick Harnish Midwest High Speed Rail Association PO Box 805877 Chicago, IL 60680 773-334-6758 Join us at...
According to the following press release, E. Hunter Harrison has made it affordable for Amtrak to stay on the Saint Charles Air Line, thank goodness. Now we...
See my response, not that you haven't read my comments before. ... From: Eric Pancer <epancer@...> Subject: [CHICAGOTRANSIT] Re: The Future of the CTA on...
... New York City police have been running a series of sting operations where the police "lose" a wallet or other property in public locations including...
NYPD has been using stings to catch pickpockets in the subways for years. But to use a sting to find out if someone is a good Samaritan is not only crazy but...
... NYC would permit such a sting, legal or not. R, JG ... nypd_says_ operation_ lucky_bag_ stings_hav. html I think the vague writing in that article has...
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