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  2. Pace (transit) - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .pacebus .com. Pace is the suburban bus and regional paratransit division of the Regional Transportation Authority serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to the CTA, Metra, and Pace. The various agencies providing bus service in the Chicago ...

  3. Chicago (band) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1967. The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority (after the city's mass transit agency [1]) in 1968, then shortened the name in 1969. Self-described as a " rock and roll band with horns ," their songs often also combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop ...

  4. Grand station (CTA Red Line) - Wikipedia

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    The first stop north of the Chicago River on the Red Line, Grand station is located in the River North neighborhood of the city. More specifically, it lies underneath North State Street at its intersection with Grand Avenue. Due to its central location, it serves a number of landmarks in Chicago, including Navy Pier and the Magnificent Mile to ...

  5. Joliet Transportation Center - Wikipedia

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    The Joliet Transportation Center is a multimodal mass transit center linking passenger bus routes, two Metra commuter lines, and Amtrak passenger trains in the city of Joliet, Illinois. It has replaced Joliet Union Station as the commuter and passenger train station serving Joliet. Union Station ceased to provide train service in September 2014 ...

  6. Cumberland station (CTA) - Wikipedia

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    Cumberland is part of the CTA's Blue Line, which runs from O'Hare Airport to downtown Chicago and Forest Park. It is the third inbound station from O'Hare on the Blue Line and is situated between the Rosemont and Harlem stations. Blue Line trains serve Cumberland 24 hours a day every day; trains operate roughly every 7 to 10 minutes during rush ...

  7. List of Chicago "L" stations - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 759,866 passengers ride the "L", [1] making it the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway. [2]

  8. 1950 Chicago streetcar crash - Wikipedia

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    50. Damage. $150,000 (estimated to be approximately $1,750,000 in 2022) The 1950 CTA Streetcar Crash, also known as the Green Hornet Streetcar Disaster, occurred on May 25, 1950, when a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) streetcar collided with a gasoline truck in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] The resulting explosion killed 34 people and ...

  9. Green Line (CTA) - Wikipedia

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    Green Line (CTA) A Cottage Grove-bound Green Line train of 5000-series cars approaching the Roosevelt station. The Green Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is the only completely elevated route in the "L" system.