Some Red Line riders on the North Side will soon be faced with longer trips to their trains thanks to rolling closings at seven stations on the north end of the CTA's busiest line. Those stations are targeted for repairs and upgrades that will full story ![]()

As the Chicago Transit Authority prepares to pull the plug on the south branch of the Red Line until October, the agency is rolling out plans that will hopefully ease the overhaul's inconvenience to riders. The Tribune reminds us that as of Friday, there are just 86 days until the CTA shuts down Red Line service between the southernmost stop at 95th/Dan Ryan and the...
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The Chicago Transit Authority is putting $20 million worth of improvements into a train line that stretches into the west and south sides of the city.Click to Continue »
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The day is almost here. The five-month-long shutdown of the Red Line's southern branch starts Sunday, at which point service between the 95th Street/Dan Ryan and the Cermak/Chinatown stations will grind to a halt. (See our handy guide to surviving the CTA Red Line south branch shutdown below.) May 19 marks the start of the Chicago Transit Authority's effective gutting of the...
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9 stations to get high-definition equipmentMetra Electric District Line customers may feel more at ease this summer with the installation of high-definition video surveillance cameras at nine stations.
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One car of a CTA Red Line train derailed this morning near Armitage Avenue, halting Red Line and Brown Line trains in both directions, officials said. There were no reports of injuries.
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By Thomas J. MorganBOSTON, Mass -- The Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority has altered subway schedules as a result of the twin explosions Monday that left two dead and at least 22 injured near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The MBTA said the Green Line is terminating service between Kenmore and Park Street Stations and temporarily suspending B- and C-Line...
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Transit Authority is putting $20 million worth of improvements into a train line that stretches into the west and south sides of the city. read more
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Some riders grapple with new routes Sunday as line shuts down for 5 months Marie Drake was already displeased Sunday morning when she boarded a free shuttle bus near the 63rd Street Red Line station. The Chicago Transit Authority, she said, hadn't done enough to explain the five-month shutdown of the Red Line's Dan Ryan branch that had started just hours earlier.
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Red Line shutdown to displace customers for 5 monthsAttention CTA riders: Metra has its eyes on you when the Red Line shuts down the South Side branch May 19 for major reconstruction.
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