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  2. New York City Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in ...

  3. 2023 Chicago train crash - Wikipedia

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    At 10:39 a.m. local time (07:50 UTC) on November 16, 2023, a Yellow Line passenger train, carrying 30 passengers and 1 operator, approaching its terminal at Howard station at 26.9 mph (43.3 km/h) collided with stopped snow-removal equipment, carrying 6 employees, on the southern track. [2] [3] The front car of the two-car train was partially ...

  4. The Loop (CTA) - Wikipedia

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    The Loop (historically Union Loop) is the 1.79-mile-long (2.88 km) circuit of elevated rail that forms the hub of the Chicago "L" system in the United States. As of 2022, the branch served 31,893 passengers every weekday. [2] The Loop is so named because the elevated tracks loop around a rectangle formed by Lake Street (north side), Wabash ...

  5. Stock Yards branch - Wikipedia

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    Stock Yards branch. The Stock Yards branch was a rapid transit line which was part of the Chicago 'L' system from 1908 to 1957. The branch served the Union Stock Yards and the Canaryville neighborhood of Chicago and consisted of eight elevated stations. It opened on April 8, 1908, and closed on October 6, 1957.

  6. Jackson station (CTA Blue Line) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago 'L' rapid transit station. Station platform with the stairs to the Red Line Jackson station. General information. Location. 328 South Dearborn Street. Chicago, Illinois 60604. Coordinates. 41°52′41″N 87°37′45″W  / . 41.878183°N 87.629296°W.

  7. New York City Subway - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, [14] an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). [15]

  8. 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 ...

  9. Metra Police Department - Wikipedia

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    metra .com /metra-police-department. The Metra Police Department was created to protect the eleven rail lines and 242 stations in metropolitan Chicago 's commuter rail system, Metra. [2] The primary function of the Metra Police Department is to protect Metra passengers, employees, assets (trains and stations), enforce criminal laws, traffic ...