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    Michigan North-South Rail Passenger Project

    A friend of mine regularly vacations in north central Wisconsin, at a cabin located less than a half hour drive from the UP. It's a popular area of several small towns known for forest/fishing/summer recreation (and, now, some winter too with noted snowmobile trails) for people from the...
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    Greyhound sounding Chicago alarm

    A month to month lease extension has been tentatively agreed upon. https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/15/greyhound-extending-lease-at-west-loop-station-just-as-it-was-set-to-close/ https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/10/17/chicago-greyhound-bus-station-lease-renewed
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    Greyhound sounding Chicago alarm

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/13/the-end-of-chicagos-greyhound-station-could-be-gary-indianas-gain-analysis-shows/ While Gary Metro isn't adequate or equipped as a major intercity hub, it has also been recently used as the transfer point for South Shore Line's bus bridge, while that...
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    Greyhound sounding Chicago alarm

    But, meanwhile, the jockeying for position has continued: https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2024/09/19/greyhound-bus-union-station-amtrak
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    Greyhound sounding Chicago alarm

    https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/greyhound-chicago-bus-station-west-loop-09202024/amp/
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    CTA Ventra

    Some of your answers are here. https://www.transitchicago.com/reduced-fare-programs/ I would note that those using the reduced fare passes will often mention it first to a bus driver or get the attention of an L station attendant, to ensure that they are charged correctly and let through...
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    Greyhound sounding Chicago alarm

    Some interesting angles in this article about how a challenge to service conditions affect pasengers' real lives and transportation options. https://abc7chicago.com/post/expected-closure-chicago-greyhound-bus-station-harrison-street-south-loop-could-affect-women-seeking-abortions-il/15275036/...
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    Height clearances at Chicago Union Station

    Until more of the long vacant property was built upon in recent years, one might have proposed the old Grand Central Station site as a possible location for an alternate Amtrak terminal. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Station_(Chicago)
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    Height clearances at Chicago Union Station

    I just don't see where a station could be relocated in the West Loop. Or why. What was once Skid Row and a meat market district is now all entertainment and tech companies, along with entire blocks of fairly new housing. At one time there was some talk of the old post office being...
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    Is Chicago transit ready for the DNC?

    I'm not entirely sure this entire video is exactly what is says, but it is a fun watch of bus operations in Chicago during the DNC, including some convention shuttles. The community section of this content creator's youtube page also has some good pictures of the bus shuttles during the...
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    Is Chicago transit ready for the DNC?

    Protests cause Metra to shut entrances at Ogilvie and Union Stations. https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgntv.com/news/democratic-national-convention-chicago-2024/chicago-police-prepare-for-more-protests-on-day-2-of-the-dnc/amp/
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    Is Chicago transit ready for the DNC?

    I'm surprised protesters are not going to the plaza there, as it seems to be just outside the secured area, yet a place that those attending the convention are encouraged to use.
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    Is Chicago transit ready for the DNC?

    Airport management is the City of Chicago Department of Aviation. So, this would amount to a black eye against the mayor (who appoints the commissioner and to whom this department head reports to) in his city's major convention. (Not a political statement against the mayor, to be clear...
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    Greyhound sounding Chicago alarm

    I don't think there have been any overnight restrictions at Chicago Greyhound, providing passengers are ticketed. With buses, effectively, arriving and departing at all hours of the day it would be difficult to restrict. I've even arrived in the 4 A.M. Hour to meet an acquaintance whose bus was...
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