CTA Alerts
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CTA launches RSS feeds for every train and bus line
Probably the best thing to come out of the launch of a new Web site for the Chicago Transit Authority is an RSS feed for every train line and bus line in the system. It's a veritable orgy of orange icons — you can subscribe to all sorts of breakdowns: All Alerts, which includes planned…
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Election Night Chicago CTA Bus Route Changes
From our friends at the Chicago Transit Authority: Bus Routes The bus reroutes listed below are short-term reroutes during the election night rally at Grant Park. For ongoing long-term reroutes, please see the Bus Customer Alerts page. Note: Reroute details are subject to change as circumstances require. Nov 3 – 5 10am Mon to…
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ctatweet.com: Unofficial Twitter tracker for the Chicago Transit Authority
Guest post — Dan O’Neil Today is the launch of a new Web site, CTA Tweet, an unofficial Twitter tracker for the Chicago Transit Authority. We also started a series of Twitter accounts for each train line and the bus system as a whole. There are two things you can do with CTA Tweet: 1.…
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Purple Line Train Derailed North of Howard
Users on CTA Alerts are reporting that a Purple Line train derailed north of Howard this evening. Purple Line service is suspended, with shuttle buses taking its place. As of 11:16 PM, this information is not confirmed by the CTA. UPDATE: Story confirmed: Red Line Back To Normal After Overnight Derailment. Derailment occurred at about…
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After the alert > fire at Madison and California
After the alert, originally uploaded by juggernautco. On November 20, 2007, CTA_HQ posted an alert that "Due to a fire activity at Madison and California, the #20 Madison buses are being temporarily rerouted." I was driving nearby there the next day, so thought I’d investigate. Sure enough, the charred truth was there to see.