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Forest Park Review
New transit agency pushes alternative to O’Hare Flyer
The newly formed Northern Illinois Transit Agency, NITA, hosted an open house at Union Station Oct. 14, both to answer questions and to gather public input. The event, one of several planned by NITA and Metra over the next month, took place as opposition is stiffening to a proposed privately funded rapid rail route that would run high speed trains from downtown Chicago to O’Hare Airport through Forest Park and River Forest.
Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Block Club Chicago
Drivers Have Blocked A Bike Lane By The Main Post Office For Years — Despite Free Parking Nearby
SOUTH LOOP — Drivers consistently pull into the wide stretch of pavement along Harrison Street, flip on their hazard lights and head into the main post office. Others park and stay behind the wheel. Every so often, a bicyclist or scooter rider comes along and swerves into traffic to...
metro-magazine.com
Chicago, Charlotte Transit Agencies Expand Rider Support Programs
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) are expanding their customer-facing support programs, introducing specialized personnel to assist riders, address safety concerns, and improve the transit experience. While the programs serve different purposes, both agencies are emphasizing a visible, service-oriented approach to supporting passengers alongside existing...
NBC Chicago
First part of new tollway in Chicago suburbs opens to traffic
The first portion of a new tollway in the western suburbs opened to drivers and truckers early Saturday, marking a major milestone in the years-long project near O'Hare International Airport. The stretch is part of the new Interstate 490 that will eventually connect the Jane Addams Tollway near Des Plaines...
Progressive Rail Roading
CTA launches Safe Ride Specialist program
The Chicago Transit Authority this month launched the Safe Ride Specialist pilot program, which places teams trained in de-escalation on CTA trains and across major stations and bus terminals. The specialists are one component of the CTA's comprehensive safety approach; the teams work in coordination with police, security and front...
Trains.com
FRA to conduct environmental review for planned Amtrak maintenance facility
CHICAGO — The Federal Railroad Administration will conduct a more complete environmental assessment of Amtrak’s proposed new Chicago-area maintenance facility, stepping back from an earlier decision excluding the project from review. Environmental concerns regarding the Canal Street site, a former Union Pacific intermodal yard, have been one facet of strong public opposition since the Midwest [...] Read More...
aroundptown.com
Public Encouraged to Vote Forest Hill Flyover for America’s Best Transportation Project
CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public that just a few weeks remain to vote for the Forest Hill Flyover as the top transportation project in the nation. The win would bring Illinois national recognition and $10,000 in prize money that IDOT will award to...
NBC Chicago
First part of new tollway in Chicago suburbs opens this weekend
The first stretch of a new tollway in the western suburbs will open to drivers and truckers this weekend, with the years-long project near O'Hare International Airport "finally coming into focus." The stretch is part of the new Interstate 490, that, once fully constructed, would connect the Jane Addams Tollway...
NBC Chicago
Westbound I-80 reopens in south suburbs after trailers detach from semi in crash
Two trailers detached from a semi-truck that struck a concrete barrier on I-80 in the south suburbs of Chicago, prompting a complete shutdown of westbound lanes for several hours on Friday. Around 11:30 a.m., a semi-truck driver struck the concrete barrier dividing westbound and eastbound traffic on I-80 near La...
american-rails.com
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Steam Roster
Patrick Dorin tabulated the steam locomotives still on the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern in the final decade, and the archive roster supplies the construction numbers, class dimensions, and dispositions for those same engines. The table counts 244 frames. A 2-8-0 later rebuilt as an 0-8-0 is the same locomotive. The road numbers are the 1909 numbers. Switchers built as 0-6-0s are 64. Switchers built as 0-8-0s are 37. Consolidations are 67. The one Mogul and the 75 Mikados make up the rest.