The CTA has taken almost 200 articulated buses out of service as a safety precaution due to serious cracks found in the chassis of one vehicle, transit officials said today.The sidelining of the ...

The CTA does utilize articulated buses by another manufacturer, New Flyer of America, Inc. Those will remain in service. There have been no accidents or injuries related to the problem, the CTA said.

The Chicago Transit Authority is moving ahead with its second stimulus fund project with the purchase of 58 articulated hybrid buses. The $49 million contract with New Flyer Industries ensures ...

Six years ago this month, the CTA proudly displayed the first of its newly purchased fleet of articulated buses. Made by North American Bus Industries, the CTA bought 226 of them at over $400,000 ...

CTA bus customers are advised to avoid rush-hour travel starting Friday, ride trains instead or be prepared to wait longer for crowded buses to arrive as the result of safety problems sidelining ...

When officials spot higher than normal ridership levels, the CTA can either deploy 60-foot articulated buses or add extra standard 40-foot buses to a route to increase service.

The CTA is primed for a major expansion of its electric bus experiment now that it can use an $8.1 million federal grant to buy as many as 27 zero-emission “green machines,” the Chicago Sun ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --In an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, the CTA is now allowing riders to board buses through the rear door, to minimize contact with drivers. Buses also will be allowed to ...

April 10, 2009 (CHICAGO) The buses are expected to be delivered this fall from a Canadian company. The CTA took over 200 of the so-called articulated busses off the road in February because of a ...

(Crain's) -- The Chicago Transit Authority is using $49 million in stimulus funds to buy 58 "accordion-style" hybrid buses. CTA is buying the articulated buses from New Flyer Industries Inc., a ...

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