Re: articulated L cars http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/series-e331-takes-act-concept-forward.html#.T7LOgcWw2o0.email ... This message...
http://www.hybridcars.com/news/hybrid-diesel-electric-buses-coming-chicago-45910.html Hybrid Diesel-Electric Buses Coming To Chicago PUBLISHED MAY 15, 2012 BY...
On last week's trip to the Magic Kingdom, I learned first hand what the future might be like if all future highway construction in Illinois will be tolled....
With two days of Disney monorails under my belt, I must say there is no future IMHO for monorails. What turns me off you ask....the evacuation plan. Should...
I know I'm not the only one here who likes to play history detective: Calumet 412, a Chicago history blog at calumet412.tumblr.com has this photo today,...
After reading the Metra's announcement and posts on this site regarding the closing of Metra Electric stations during NATO weekend, I get the idea that one or...
This should improve Chicago Detroit running time and reliability. <http://www.fra.dot.gov/roa/press_releases/fp_FRA%2018-12.shtml> U.S. Transportation...
I could not have named the design firm, but it was known at the time that the Kennedy and Dan Ryan stations (subway and outdoor) and the 2200-series cars were...
A number of fellows forwarded on the above-titled Email -- for which we are all grateful. Sean remarked that "There's an interesting exclusion in the photo ...
I'm working on a map for an academic book about the Calumet region. Thinking about the period 1955-65, what suburban rail service would have been available to...
Hi Folks; While riding the Red Line yesterday south of 51st street I saw what appeared to be a Metra Electric car [close to the frontage road] pointed south a...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-cta-nabi-lawsuit-0508-20120508,0,4548309.story Bill Vandervoort, Chicago, IL Visit the Chicago Transit &...
In late 1930 and early 1931, it appears the City was thisclose to starting construction on the State Street subway, which was intended to be the first of...
Numerically, not anecdotally: It does cost time for the operator to walk across the cab. Just seconds per station, but when you multiply by the number of...
As with previous posters, I assumed that we were not talking about off-street terminals, but only what you might call line hauls. 80th and Vincennes was both...
Regarding the nickname "Shoreliners" on the CSS: Until just a day or two ago I had not heard this name used. Although CSS (OK, really NICTD) may not have a...
Andre Kristopans posted the following on another Yahoo transit group (Philly_Traction). I'm not sure if he still posts or reads here, but I think this is...
I'm way behind on writing about transit. Florence Boone died last Sunday, age 93. She was Glencoe village president in the '70's and '80's. She's partly...
.... "What we’re hearing is that the CTA, RTA, and most other local agencies have been told to wait for the Secret Service announcement, before revealing...
Hi All; IIRC the Orange Line stations from Roosevelt through Pulaski are all island stations. CTA likely from the beginning designed the line to be OPTO and...
Captivating subject line, right? I was riding a Red line this morning at 8:35am from Sheridan and around Fullerton, the entire train seems to have lost it's ...
In a recent Email, Adam Kerman stated (referring to the use of "Highliners" when referring to the new EMUS on Metra Electric): "Everything about applying the...
IMHO space for a third express track should have been designed into the Dan Ryan and Kennedy expressway lines. That there is more space in the Congress median...
