CTA Meets Record-Breaking Workforce Milestone: Training 200 …
Dec 19, 2024 · In its commitment to deliver more frequent and reliable bus and rail service this year, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) celebrated two major milestones today –the training and qualifying of more than 200 new rail operators and the hiring of more than 1,000 new bus operators in 2024, of which more than 850 have entered service. CTA President Dorval R. …
CTA Officially Secures $1.9B in Federal Funding for Red Line …
Dec 18, 2024 · Local and federal officials had been racing to finalize funding for the Red Line Extension before the end of the Biden administration. The $1.9 billion in federal transit grant money will help fulfill a decades-old promise to extend the heavily used train line past 95th Street, down to 130th Street.
CTA locks down Red Line extension funding before Trump takes …
Dec 19, 2024 · CTA locks down Red Line extension funding before Trump takes office ... Durbin’s news release states the “funding agreement will contractually obligate $1.9 billion in federal funding to the ...
News/informational articles - CTA - Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders will see more scheduled bus service across the region, beginning with the start of service on Sunday, December 22— the final step in meeting the agency’s goal of providing pre-pandemic scheduled service hours by the end of 2024.
Extreme cold causes morning delays on Metra, CTA trains due ... - CBS News
Dec 12, 2024 · CHICAGO (CBS) — Thursday's extreme cold impacted the morning commute for many people in the Chicago area, as trains on five Metra lines and one CTA line came to a temporary halt because of breaks...
Attacks on CTA operators snapshot of a key transit challenge
Nov 4, 2024 · In 2023, there were 90 major assaults on CTA workers: 52 on bus employees and 38 on rail workers, federal data shows. Across both bus and rail, it was the highest number of major attacks on...
Chicago CTA train crash investigation underway; 38 injured – NBC Chicago
Nov 17, 2023 · It's one of the largest CTA train crashes in decades, NBC5 Investigates found. According to the Chicago Fire Department, the crash happened at 7519 N. Paulina, between Evanston and Chicago's...
CTA Train Crash: 38 injured after Yellow Line collision near Howard ...
Nov 16, 2023 · Red line service temporarily suspended between Howard and Thorndale, CTA says. Chicago fire officials said 38 people were hurt, 3 critically, in a crash involving a CTA Yellow Line train near...
Live Blog: 23 hospitalized, service disrupted after CTA train crash
Nov 16, 2023 · Here are the latest CTA service updates: -Red Line service is suspended between Howard and Thorndale because of the collision. -All service on the Yellow and Purple lines remains suspended.
CTA bomb threat: Some trains, buses affected while Chicago …
Oct 26, 2023 · CTA bus and train service was affected Thursday as Chicago police bomb technicians investigated a suspicious object on the North Side.