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ThisTrainWillGoExpress @this_express

Over 30 years of riding the CTA on a daily basis- keep your car if possible

Joined December 2019
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Apparently @MELANIATRUMP has been spending time in Chicago! #Halloween
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Rush hour @cta Style @CTAFails @DoorProblem
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youtu.be/8e0ZIh_p1WA In a cost cutting move CTA eliminated conductors on all trains in 1997; it’s been a decent into chaos, crime & violence ever since. @cta BRING THEM BACK as a real first step in doing SOMETHING productive!@CTAFails @PersonTracks @transit_tweets

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CTA Leaders Vow To Fix Unreliable Service With More Hiring, Improved Train And Bus Tracking - and a 33% raise for CTA President! blockclubchicago.org/2022/07…

CTA Leaders Vow To Fix Unreliable Service With More Hiring, Improved Train And Bus Tracking

CHICAGO — CTA leaders said they are "aggressively" working to improve CTA service and restore Chicagoans' faith in the city's public transit system amid

blockclubchicago.org
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chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12… @cta @DoorProblem @SzbornakDorothy @CTAFails

CTA President Dorval Carter receives 33% raise — to $350K

The CTA board said Carter has been a “rockstar” leading the agency during the pandemic and said the raise also reflects the enormity of challenges ahead.

chicago.suntimes.com
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Good thing he just acknowledged how bad CTA service is or this might have been an 100% raise
Let’s push hard for the return of conductors - “the eyes and ears of the trains” chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/… #sanity #safety @cta @CTAFails @SzbornakDorothy @DoorProblem

CTA union leader demands return of conductors and CTA’s own police unit to combat crime surge

Eric Dixon, president of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union Local 308, argued that crime on the CTA would remain “out of control” until conductors return — at least on subway trains.

chicago.suntimes.com
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Truth -in print! Any comment @cta ? Thoughts @SzbornakDorothy @DoorProblem @CTAFails ? blockclubchicago.org/2022/03…

Smoking, Urination And 'Unruly Behavior' Is On The Rise On Trains, CTA Riders Say. But Will Private...

CHICAGO — When Max Merkow steps onto the train for his morning commute, most days he's hit with clouds of weed and cigarette smoke. “People have gotten

blockclubchicago.org
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Rush hour @cta style! @CTAFails @DoorProblem @SzbornakDorothy
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Update!
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Replying to @RuPaulsDragRace
@RuPaulsDragRace watching for the first time - enthralled. She’s trying to put it all together in her head…she’s like, “Are they boys????” Followed by, “Ok, they’re all boys…do they know they’re boys???” As soon as it was over, she was like, “Let’s watch another one!!!!!”
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“I like her!”
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Happy SiblingsDay! #NationalSiblingDay
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When you are still expected to go into work and @cta is the only way there
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ThisTrainWillGoExpress retweeted
CTA’s Door Problem (usually at Jarvis)@DoorProblem
15 Jan 2020
Replying to @BetsyTweets @cta
I’m everywhere! Like God. And STARBUCKS! But you can’t get to church OR a coffee shop. Because, ME! More powerful than Jesus AND caffeine!
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ThisTrainWillGoExpress retweeted
CTA’s Door Problem (usually at Jarvis)@DoorProblem
21 Dec 2019
Replying to @cta @Allstate
If Santa rode the blue line, Christmas would be two days late.
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ThisTrainWillGoExpress retweeted
CTA’s Door Problem (usually at Jarvis)@DoorProblem
20 Dec 2019
Replying to @cta @kwpittm @jessieohh4
I’m certain that, if the CTA wasn’t beleaguered with multiple daily delays, patience around the holiday train would abound. The frustration is not about Santa, but about the never ending delays and packed trains. Running the holiday train @ rush only adds to that wild frustration
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Rush hour, CTA style
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Let me add it changed to 29 after I took the photo- I shit you not
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It should be a requirement to not have a car and truly rely on this “service” - when you truly rely on it you will then truly understand the outrage of so many
cta@cta
11 Dec 2019
Replying to @DukeGasum
We frequently use our service. We're constantly working to make travel reliable for riders. If you'd like to vocalize your experience, we encourage you to come to our board meetings, which are open to the public: transitchicago.com/board/
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Packed 36 Bus last night when Red Line stopped. Again.
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