with all the problems that using the CTA entails (trains that never come, never-ending slow zones, endless waiting making me late for work, trains on fire, and i’m not even going to start with the busses), this is a brief summation of why i don’t habitually drive to work: 0825: Ready to leave. Schedule after […]
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mmm. CTA chief warns of fare hikes, service cuts: must be summertime! “I can say that shortfall will cause us to raise fares. It will cause us to cut back significantly on service,” Huberman said. “There is no other way to get around $110 million.” … No frontline jobs like those held by bus drivers, […]
ctaalerts: Blue [line subway] at 6mph Div[ision] -> Grand until furth notice. Dear All Chicago Mayoral Candidates: I’ll vote for whichever one of you will let me punch Frank Kruesi in the face. love, –sabrina
Snow on the abandoned platform Originally uploaded by sldownard.
i just got to work. i was supposed to be here at 0930, but unfortunately, the blue line caught on fire, and my train (standing room only, sardine commuters!) was stopped in the tunnel for half an hour. it was evidently an electrical fire as they had to depower the line because — as the […]
