Flu Season!

OK, Sound-Off has sat here lifeless for awhile. We sincerely apologize to anyone who reads and actually likes us. Flu season has kept this blog inactive....oh, the wonderful flu!!!

However, we have a new look that we said was coming soon.

More articles are pending such as the CTA Budget mess. When the word "mess" is used, we mean a REAL MESS! We want to get it right, so lots of research is happening to bring out the true facts.

In the meantime, use this as an open place to post anything you want to see and so on.
We're back and we're better!

Red Line Disruptions

Back in October of 2006, a fire started at 630 Wabash, forcing the Red Line to be disrupted for up to three days. The Chicago Fire Department thought the fire would be controlled in a short time, but quickly found that the fire was not going to give up easily.

Before everyone knew it, the fire was designated as a 511. Special alarms were called beyond this per expert reports. Riders on the Red Line found themselves in a situation that was confusing , unorganized, and frustrating. These riders were forced to take shuttle buses, or call friends & family for rides home. Those who did not opt for either of the latter chose to walk.

Everyone who walked, walked to other bus stops or just hoofed it period. One would suspect however, that something is funny here. Something just isn't right.....

Call this a paranoid observation without merit, or call it something to think about, but the day before the big 511 at 630 Wabash, there was another fire that affected the Red Line tracks.
Rumor has it that the day before that....there was yet another fire near the Red Line tracks.
Get what is being suggested yet? Is it? Was it? Please say it wasn't arson!

Overall, it has to be admitted that the CTA did a half decent job in assissting all the riders on the Red Line!

More Abuse on The CTA

Yet one more CTA bus driver is said to be accused of being verbally abusive, even threatening to riders.

About three or four weeks ago, riders on bus# 6850 (81W) Lawrence state that they boarded at the Cumberland Blue Line station, and were shocked when the driver passed up two stops when a rightly irate rider made it known in little more than a firm voice that he and his companion wanted off because the driver passed up their stop.

The driver pulled over to let them off, and while the riders were exiting the bus....at least seven riders witnessed the driver with arm# 2540 swear at and verbally threaten the riders with bodily harm while using racial slurs.

One passenger says, "I avoid taking this bus after work because the driver scares me. I think he has a mental problem or something because i've watched him burp out loud like a pig, and have seen him swing like a banshee through the bus on the overhead handrails. " "He's really weird".

Other riders stated that they also have heard and seen "very worrying behavior" from this driver many times. One rider stated that among the last people to exit the bus well into Harwood Heights was someone who the driver told "People just like to start trouble with me" and the rider stated while exiting "Maybe it has something to do with your behavior" the driver replied "Ya think so?".

Maybe this driver will be investigated and terminated....it appears that he should seek serious, intensive, help!