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CTA to resume Yellow Line operations on Friday, ending 50-day shutdown

CTA to resume Yellow Line operations on Friday, ending 50-day shutdown CHICAGO — Service on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Yellow Line — the 4.7-mile route colloquially known as the Skokie Swift — will resume Friday, Jan. 5, ending a 50-day suspension following a...

CTA: No timetable for reopening of Yellow Line

CTA: No timetable for reopening of Yellow Line The Chicago Transit Authority said Wednesday that there is still no timetable for the reopening of the Yellow Line following a November crash that left 19 people hospitalized. Responding to an inquiry from NBC Chicago, a...

FRA’s train crew size rule moves forward

FRA’s train crew size rule moves forward The Federal Railroad Administration has submitted its final rule on train crew staffing to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, with the final rule potentially being released in March, according to OMB’s...

C3RS: Railroad Safety Revisited—or Not

C3RS: Railroad Safety Revisited—or Not As we approach the one-year anniversary of the devastating train derailment that thrust the small community of East Palestine, Ohio, and its people into the media, it’s fair to ask, what is the status of America’s Class I...