CTA Bus Really Needs a Bath

On a bus (CTA #22) trying to look outside:  Wish they'd give these buses a good washing -- maybe once a year at least  :-)

CTA EL Station Rehab

Background info on EL Station rehab:
https://loopchicago.com/in-the-loop/new-state-and-lake-cta-l-station-designs-unveiled/

Like It This Way ...

1. I cross the street
2. I reach the bus-stop
3. Immediately a bus pulls over to pick me up.

What timing! Thank you CTA ! 😉

QR Code Fail

It's bad enough you see these things all over the place -- usually without any indication of what they're going to do. Here, not only do you have the usual enigma but you're required to choose your operating system before taking the plunge.

More Divine Intervention for the Chicago Cubs

As seen on the Blue Line this morning. The South Siders might have difficulties with this.

Flatbed CTA Buses

The Sun-Times writes:

CTA L cars could become more like cattle cars if the transit agency goes ahead with plans to remove seats on some L cars in the next few months to squeeze in all the riders leaving their cars home and turning to mass transit.

What's next? Flatbed CTA buses?

Leo's Limo

The world-famous limousine that shuttles Leo back and forth from work every day. (Also known at the #8 Halsted Bus -- chauffeur-driven service courtesy of the CTA).

CTA EL Train Crash : Feb. 4, 1977

Thirty years ago, I had a part-time job at Carson, Pirie, Scott in Chicago. It was a Friday night and I had just gotten off of work, walking down Michigan Avenue to catch the 151 Bus.

When I got to the corner of Lake & Michigan, I looked west and saw the most incredible thing: a CTA EL train dangling from the overhead tracks all the way to the ground. There were police cars, fire trucks and ambulances all over the place. Huge spotlights shone on the train.

It was an incredible sight -- something you'd see in a Hollywood disaster movie but it was all too real. One of the great people working at Carson, Pirie Scott was in that train and while she survived, she was unable to ever come back to work.

I was reminded of that scene by a report on WBBM Radio. They have an article about it on their site. Chicago-l.org also had an informative page on the accident.

It's something I'll never forget.

Go Bears! (CTA Bus Edition)

Go Bears! Next Stop, Miami. (CTA Bus Edition)