CTA

CTA Blue Line upgrade announced

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Transit Authority officials announced details Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, of a four-year, $492 million plan to upgrade the CTA Blue Line.

CTA adjusts fare payment options

The Chicago Transit Authority moved Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, to restore and retain, for now, use of magnetic strip cards in CTA vending machines, after two days of only offering its new Ventra fare payment system.

CTA taps PB for construction management

Parsons Brinckerhoff said Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has awarded it a to provide construction management services for transit projects throughout the CTA system.

CTA OKs car overhaul contracts

Chicago Transit Authority’s Board of Directors has approved two contracts purchasing replacement and upgrade parts for CTA’s 2100-series rail car fleet, totaling about $166 million.

For CTA 7000 Series, improved seating

As part of a continuing plan to modernize its railcar fleet, the Chicago Transit Authority has developed a new railcar seating configuration for its next generation of railcars, the 7000 Series, that it plans to purchase and introduce as early as 2016.