CTA, Pace get jolt to electric bus fleets with new state EPA grant to buy 57 battery-powered vehicles
A $58 million grant from the state's environmental protection agency is bankrolling 27 new electric buses for Pace and 30 for the CTA — more than doubling the number in the city and suburbs, Gov. JB ...
Labor groups back transit reform giving RTA expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace
Legislators have until the end of May to hammer out a solution to a fiscal crisis that public transit leaders say could lead to massive fare hikes and a 40% reduction in train and bus service.
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Probable causes of CTA Yellow Line crash revealed by NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board released findings from its investigation into the CTA Yellow Line crash that left 19 wounded in 2023.
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Opinion: We've given the Legislature a blueprint to meet public transit challenges
A new bill aims to provide more efficient and reliable transit and dodge a fiscal crisis, write the Illinois AFL-CIO and ...
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Labor Coalition Announces Public Transit Reform Bill, Calling for Big Changes but Not a Merger
State lawmakers debating the future of Chicago-area transit have a new proposal to mull over, after a labor-backed coalition ...
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Probable cause of CTA Yellow Line crash revealed by NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board released findings from its investigation into the CTA Yellow Line crash that left 19 ...
NTSB report on 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash blames 'aggressive' braking, slippery tracks
The National Transportation Safety Board has wrapped up its report on the 2023 CTA Yellow Line train crash that injured dozens of people.
NTSB says reduced braking performance, leaves on tracks were to blame for 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash
The two-car train crashed into a snow plow around 10:30 a.m. Nov. 17, 2023, on the main tracks adjacent to the Howard rail ...