Second Metropolis: Pragmatic Pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Modern-day American border guard Shawn Carter works for the Chicago Transit Authority. His first morning of work at the Western Brown Line El station, a few days before the November 9 anniversary of the so-called Western defeat of Communism, he was shocked to find a massive intact section of the Berlin Wall five yards from his post. read more
The ArchitectsNewspaper Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
If there was any question Howard Roberts’ resignation yesterday was forced, it can be put to rest, as his replacement atop New York City Transit, the MTA division that runs the subways and buses, was announced today. Thomas Prendergast will be returning to the agency—after a hiatus atop Vancouver’s public transit system—where he used to [...]
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
I photographed this silent digital video after work one evening in April of 2007. Another day was ending at the intersection of West Devon and North Glenwood Avenue in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, as two Chicago Transit Authority 1990's era GMC RTS model transit buses pass each other.
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
This is indeed one of My all time personal favorites in My collection of bus photos I had taken over the course of time. I took this photo on a hot summer morning in July of 1985. An era was in the process of winding down at the Chicago Transit Authority's bus terminal loop at South Kedzie Avenue and West 63rd Place. I photographed this mid 1960's era CTA Flxible 40 foot transit bus waiting for departure....
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
A Chicago Transit Authority employee suffered electrical burns on CTA train tracks near the Sedgwick station this afternoon. Service along the Brown Line was shut down in both directions between all Loop stations and the Fullerton station while CTA personnel assess the situation, an agency spokeswoman said. The employee's condition was unknown, but a Chicago Fire Department spokesman said the victim...
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Hello everybody! Welcome aboard Eddie's Railfan Page from the city of Chicago Illinois. This is an old photo taken of Me way back in April of 1986. I don't remember the location of this pedestrian overpass bridge at one of the many Chicago Transit Authority elevated rapid transit stations, but I do remember that I was having a wonderful time riding with My fellow railfans aboard a chartered CTA railfan...
THE METHODS REPORTER (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The Chicago Transit Authority held the second of three public hearings Monday night on its proposed 2010 budget, which includes fare increases and service cuts. abclocal.go.com (Like this story? Click the headline to vote it up on WindyCitizen.com)
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
I took this photo on Sunday, March 17th 1985. During 1985 and 1986, the Illinois Railway Museum operated a late winter / early springtime series of fantrips billed as "The Snowflake Special". Both the 1985 and 1986 fantrips utilized 8 car trains of 1950's era 6000 series rapid transit cars built by the St. Louis Car Company, from salvaged electrical components acquired from scrapped CTA PCC...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Those CTA tunnels are getting a whole lot noisier.
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
A toddler had a scary close call tonight after she fell from her stroller and off a train platform at a Rogers Park Chicago Transit Authority "L" station. The girl, who is believed to be about 18 months old, did not touch the tracks and was pulled to safety before a train arrived, Chicago police said. The incident happened at about 6:25 p.m. the Red Line's Morse Avenue stop in the 1300 block...
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
I took this photo on an Illinois Railway Museum sponsored fantrip over the Chicago Transit Authority's rapid transit lines in April of 1986. The excursion was billed as " The Snowflake Special" and utilized an 8 car train of 1950's era 6000 series rapid transit cars that were built by the St. Louis Car Company. The Snowflake Special chartered excursion train, is seen performing a photo runby...
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
In April of 1986, the Illinois Railway Museum sponsored a chartered fantrip over the Chicago Transit Authority's rapid transit rail lines around the city of Chicago Illinois. The trip was billed as "The Snowflake Special", and utilized an 8 car train of 1950's era CTA lightweight 6000 series rapid transit cars that were operating in their final decade of service. One of the sidelines to this...
Ednotes Online - The Blog (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
"In what can only be described as a stunning upset, two Chicago public schools teachers, Lois Ashford (O'Keefe Elementary School) and Jay Rehak (Whitney Young High School) decisively defeated two incumbents to win seats on the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund (CTPF) in an election held in all Chicago public schools and most of the city's charter schools on October 30, 2009."...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Rick Nelson and Claude Peck dispense unasked-for advice about clothing, etiquette, culture, relationships, grooming and more.
Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
I took this photo on an April 1986 chartered fantrip over the Chicago Transit Authority's rapid transit system. The chartered excursion was sponsored by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union Illinois, and was billed as "The Snowfalke Special". The rapid transit cars that are seen here were built during the 1950's by the St. Louis Car Company using components from scrapped CTA PCC electric...
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