Article: Speeding up the CTA: an aggressive track improvement program is bringing faster service to thousands of Chicago transit users.(Chicago Transit Authority)

Article: CTA continues aggressive slow zone elimination plan.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  May 1, 2008 ;     606 words ......that will reduce slow zones on a total of 8...sections of the Brown Line. Under the terms...slow zone on the Brown Line between the Belmont...and eliminating slow zones and improve the...track replacements, slow zones currently occupy...the work on ...

Article: CTA three-track work to be completed by yearend.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  June 1, 2008 ;     208 words ......the Belmont and Fullerton Brown Line stations, allowing the agency...in an effort to prevent slow zones along the Loop elevated...nearly 600 feet of existing slow zones and help to prevent future slow zones. The project is scheduled...

Article: CTA opens new Brown Line Diversey stationhouse.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  September 1, 2008 ;     304 words ......opening of the newly-renovated Diversey Brown Line stationhouse. The new stationhouse, which...facility that opened for service on the Brown Line in 1900, is located on the south side...station out of 18 renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion project, is newly...

Article: CTA opens stations, removes Red Line slow orders.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  January 1, 2008 ;     543 words ......the Montrose and Addison Brown Line station to mark the re-opening...stations included in the Brown Line capacity-expansion project...northbound and southbound slow zones have been eliminated on the...to eliminate 2.5 miles of slow zones from Clark/Division to ...

Article: CTA lifts restrictions on 25,000 feet of track.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  December 1, 2007 ;     189 words ......rail tie replacement work to eliminate slow zones in the Red Line's State Street subway...from Diversey to Southport. Also, the Brown Line Montrose and Addison stations reopened...modernize and increase capacity on the Brown Line.

Article: CTA to repackage, rebid Brown Line construction.(Industry Today)
Railway Track and Structures;  July 1, 2004 ;     251 words ......rebid construction work for the CTA's Brown Line Capacity Expansion project. The project...addition, the project will enhance the Brown Line's power distribution system, signal and...operational flexibility at key locations. The Brown Line project was previously advertised and...

Article: CTA 2003 budget includes rail capital improvements. (Industry Today).(Chicago Transit Authority)(Brief Article)
Railway Track and Structures;  November 1, 2002 ;     154 words ......plan are: * Ongoing rehabilitation of the Cermak (Douglas) Branch of the Blue Line. * The Brown Line Capacity Expansion, which will eliminate slow zones, as well as make the CTA accessible to all customers, in accordance with the Americans with...

Article: CTA's repairs drive slow zones down to 10 percent.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  October 1, 2008 ;     306 words ......Authority President Ron Huberman said that slow zones on CTA's rail system have been reduced to...agency launched an ambitious plan to eliminate slow zones in the State Street and Dearborn subways and...the Blue Line. A total of 141,577 feet of slow zones have been removed from a ...

Article: CTA travel times improve due to slow zone elimination.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  January 1, 2009 ;     242 words ......improved as a result of an aggressive plan to eliminate slow zones. Slow zones now exist on only 6.8 percent of the rail system...2007. Since that time, a total of 183,000 feet of slow zones have been removed from a high of 263,526 feet. The...

Article: CTA selects contractor for eight Brown Line stations.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  October 1, 2005 ;     335 words ......two construction contracts for eight Brown Line stations to be reconstructed as part...completed by the end of 2009. The Brown Line capacity expansion project includes: the rehabilitation of 18 Brown Line stations; lengthening station platforms...

Article: CTA Brown Line wins full-funding.
Railway Track and Structures;  December 1, 2003 ;     105 words ......a Full Funding Grant Agreement for the Renovation of CTA's Brown Line L Line. The Full Funding Grant Agreement guarantees that the...increased approximately 83 percent since 1979. Currently, Brown Line stations can accommodate trains with a maximum of six cars...

Article: CTA begins next phase of slow zone reduction work.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  November 1, 2007 ;     258 words ......and eliminate more than 25,000 feet of slow zones. The work is part of an aggressive plan to eliminate slow zones on the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line...336 feet of northbound and southbound slow zones in the Blue Line subway from Damen to...

Article: Lighting a torch for growth: CTA's capital investment projects will help maintain a state of good repair and enhance service for a growing ridership that may include Olympians in 2016.(Chicago Transit Authority)
Railway Age;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......million project will eliminate slow zones when upgrades to bi-directional...is scheduled for 2008. * Brown Line capacity improvement. The Brown Line, which runs between downtown...trains have included stops at Brown Line stations from Belmont to...

Article: CTA moves to next phase of Brown Line construction.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
Railway Track and Structures;  March 1, 2008 ;     210 words ......Belmont and Fullerton stations due to construction for the Brown Line capacity expansion project. To help ease the impact, the CTA will begin operating eight-car trains on the Brown Line during morning and evening rush hours, nearly 18 months...the safety and reliability of the system and reduce ...