http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/ The Chicago Transit mailing list. Devoted to the discussion of trains, buses, transit, urban traffic infrastructure issues, the Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:33:38 GMT Snatch N. Grabster http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48060 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48060 Let's not forget Galewood. When these statistical boundaries were drawn up in the 1920s, this area was largely undeveloped. This was once farmland and later Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:10:15 GMT Adam & Laura Eyring http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48059 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48059 Reminds me of where my dad lives, just NW of Dempster and East Prairie Rd. It's essentially Skokie, but the mailing address uses "Evanston, IL 60203." Adam Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:36:34 GMT Eric Pancer http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48058 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48058 ... No, there are no public restrooms throughout the system. - Eric Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:07:13 GMT shortchi http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48057 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48057 For details, go to: http://www.busconexpo.com/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:26:13 GMT Thomas Quimby http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48056 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48056 There used to be a photography magazine that sold press credentials. I don`t remember the name of this magazine, I haven`t seen it at any newsstand in quite a Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:25:57 GMT Richie Kinnee http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48055 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48055 Is there bathrooms at the stations? Is there a list where they are? Any Help? Thanks Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:33:51 GMT Al Reinschmidt http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48054 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48054 ... However given that VRE has received enough of its new Gallery IV cars to be able to sell their Kawasaki bi levels to MARC I wonder if a few of the ex Metra Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:48:56 GMT Edward Robert Sirovy http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48053 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48053 Metra cannot buy back cars that other carriers are still using. Metra has no out of service equipment. They were in a great hurry to get rid of it. But Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:32:33 GMT Robert J. Matter http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48052 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48052 ... Smoking used to be tolerated on the South Shore in the vestibules at the ends of the cars. The vestibules are separated from the passenger compartments by Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:54:32 GMT Adam H. Kerman http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48051 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48051 Who remembers smoking on transit? I recall only smoking cars on commuter rail, with the exception of the Highliners. Was there ever smoking allowed on board Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:46:44 GMT railchicago@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48050 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48050 Private Metra car 'elegant way to ride' LAKE FOREST | Group has been paying extra for luxury commute since 1929 September 3, 2008 Pioneer Press As the 7:20 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:53:39 GMT Chris Hansen http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48049 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48049 ... The obvious answer is to get yourself or A.N. Other press credentials. This is relatively easy: someone who writes for a newsletter of some sort or a Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:59:15 GMT roygbenedict@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48048 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48048 Bill is right, it is 57th St. that I had in mind. ROY G. BENEDICT | Publishers' services PO Box 368, River Grove IL 60171 ? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:47:09 GMT Adam H. Kerman http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48047 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48047 That's outrageous, Charles. What do you want us to do? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:25:13 GMT roygbenedict@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48046 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/48046 The NICTD "Service Advisory" was most recently updated at 1:47PM today, less than 24 hours after Bill wrote the message below. I look at the update note and