For example, between Garfield and 59th Street, trains can go only 15 miles per hour, when they should be able to travel at least 55 miles an hour between most stops. Officials decided to shut down the southern end of the Red Line completely for five months next year, rather than do t...
Following the stabbing, the Chicago Transit Authority said southbound Red Line trains were rerouted from the subway to the elevated tracks between the Fullerton and Cermak stops. Red Line trains stopped at Armitage, Sedgwick, Chicago/Franklin, Merchandise Mart, Clark/Lake, State/Lake, Washington/...
Starting in Spring 2013, the CTA will rebuild the tracks along the south Red Line, from Cermak-Chinatown to 95th/Dan Ryan—a project that will provide faster, more comfortable and more reliable service for Red Line riders. To complete the work as quickly
Red and Purple line trains share tracks btwn Thorndale and Belmont. Purple Line Express trains continue to make only express stops between Howard and Belmont. Accessibility Alerts1 79thRed Line Sun, Feb 2 2025 - 3:32 AM to TBDElevator at 79th Temporarily Out-of-ServiceElevator Status ...
Stone mosaics dress up Chicago transit stops Focuses on Studio E's design and installation of a granite mosaic of the baseball team White Sox emblem for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) at the Sox 35th Street Red Line station. Organization of the "Renew the Blue" program for the... J...
The $2.1 billion first phase calls for reconstructing the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr stations, the four oldest stops on the Red Line. Additionally, a rail bypass will be built north of the Belmont station to unclog a century-old junction where Red, Purple an...
Purple Line Express trains continue to make only express stops between Howard and Belmont. Accessibility Alerts 1 79thRed Line Sun, Feb 2 2025 - 3:32 AM to TBDElevator at 79th Temporarily Out-of-Service Elevator Status The elevator at 79th (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due...
Both the train and bus are in-service vehicles that operate as part of regular service; therefore, they cannot dwell at stations/stops for long periods of time. While every effort is made to accommodate riders, space is limited and boarding is not guaranteed. ...
In Chicago, officials said Tuesday that they planned to use $153 million for projects like creating the first 10 miles of lanes dedicated to faster buses that make fewer stops and set off sensors that lengthen green traffic lights and shorten red ones. To discourage driving downtown, meters an...