Ring in the New Year with Free Rides on CTA - Press Releases - News - CTA
6 days ago · CTA will be offering the New Year’s Eve Free Rides program for our customers again this year, in partnership with sponsor Miller Lite. The free rides will be available on both CTA trains and buses from 10 p.m. Tuesday, December 31 until 4 a.m. Wednesday, January 1. The Miller Lite Free Rides program encourages Chicago residents to celebrate the New Year in a safe and reliable way.
CTA Meets Record-Breaking Workforce Milestone: Training 200 …
Dec 19, 2024 · This fall, CTA successfully restored pre-pandemic service levels with a 20% boost in scheduled weekly roundtrips across all eight rail lines. When compared to the Spring 2024 schedule, the system now provides over 1,200 additional weekly rail trips—enhancing service frequency and delivering shorter wait times and more convenient travel ...
Man shot on CTA platform in downtown Chicago - CBS Chicago - CBS News
Dec 24, 2024 · CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was critically wounded in a shooting at Loop CTA 'L' stop in broad daylight Tuesday morning. It was not clear late Tuesday what led up to the Christmas Eve shooting. But ...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...