The new rail cars by Bombardier Transit Corp. were pulled from tracks last December after flaws were discovered in Chinese-manufactured parts in the cars' rail truck assemblies. more ›

The Illinois Rail Museum will host a fundraiser Sunday, March 28, with a chartered ride on nearly every rail line of the CTA, as well as "non-revenue" lines and rail yards, on a four car train of 2200-series cars built by Budd, the oldest CTA cars in service. (Just like riding the Blue Line to work!) Those cars are scheduled for retirement, to be replaced by 5000-series cars. The event, which costs $42 a ticket, will raise funds to pay for indoor storage of the IRM's cream-and-green 2000 series L cars from the 1960s. more ›