'97 Cuts

[Danielsmusic]

I lost my #41 in 1997. That's it. That's all I know. What actually happened in the 1997 cuts? I keep hearing references to them, but I'm not sure what all really happened. Could someone please explain?

[jesi2282]

The 1997-1998 service cuts was caused by insufficient funding and carried out by the CTA in three phases. It also forced Metra raise fares.

Here are only some of the 97'/98' service cuts:

#7 Harrison (Weekend Service)

#8 Halsted (Owl Service)

#12 Roosevelt (Owl Service)

#16 Lake

#17 Westchester (Midday Service)

#24 Wentworth (Extension to 103rd/Weekend Service)

#29 State (Owl Service)

#31 31st

#31A West 31st

#39 Pershing (Weekend Service)

#41 Elston/Clybourn

#42 Halsted-Downtown

#52 Kedzie/California (Owl Service)

#54 Cicero (Owl Service)

#56 Milwaukee (Owl Service)

#59 59th/61st (Sunday Service)

#86 Narragansett/Ridgeland (Weekend Service)

#96 Lunt (Weekend Service)

#110 Marquette

#131 Washington

[geneking7320]

The 1997-1998 service cuts was caused by insufficient funding and carried out by the CTA in three phases. It also forced Metra raise fares.

Here are only some of the 97'/98' service cuts:

#7 Harrison (Weekend Service)

#8 Halsted (Owl Service)

#12 Roosevelt (Owl Service)

#16 Lake

#17 Westchester (Midday Service)

#24 Wentworth (Extension to 103rd/Weekend Service)

#29 State (Owl Service)

#31 31st

#31A West 31st

#39 Pershing (Weekend Service)

#41 Elston/Clybourn

#42 Halsted-Downtown

#52 Kedzie/California (Owl Service)

#54 Cicero (Owl Service)

#56 Milwaukee (Owl Service)

#59 59th/61st (Sunday Service)

#86 Narragansett/Ridgeland (Weekend Service)

#96 Lunt (Weekend Service)

#110 Marquette

#131 Washington

Does anyone remember when the 48 South Damen service was reduced?

[rmadisonwi]

Out of curiosity, when the #17 midday service was eliminated, is that when Pace started the #317, or had they been operating the route on top of CTA service for a while?

[busfan2847]

Out of curiosity, when the #17 midday service was eliminated, is that when Pace started the #317, or had they been operating the route on top of CTA service for a while?

Pace started the 317 when cta cut the weekend service on the 17 (2/2/92). This was extended to midday weekdays when cta cut midday service on 4/26/98. They did not operate on top of the cta service.

[busfan2847]

Does anyone remember when the 48 South Damen service was reduced?

Full history for the 48 South Damen

48 South Damen

CCRy

Streetcar 1/7/17, Extension Bus 48A 8/12/46, Bus 1/26/48

Streetcar route existed from 47th to 74th St. Route from 47th to 63rd opened 1/7/17, extended to 69th 12/28/30 and to 74th 2/15/31. An extension bus route 48A was created 8/12/46 between 74th and 87th, combined with main route 1/26/48 when main route was converted to buses as 48. Renumbered 50A 1952. Extended from 47th via Damen viaduct to Archer 2/11/62. Service cut back again to 47th except for RH from 5/24/64, Su service after 1pm withdrawn. Eve service withdrawn 9/9/73. Su service w 8/5/73. 50A renumbered 48 6/2/75. Saturday service w 9/13/81. Reduced to RH only 12/28/97.

[Busjack]

Out of curiosity, when the #17 midday service was eliminated, is that when Pace started the #317, or had they been operating the route on top of CTA service for a while?

Chicago Transit and Railfan has it running only when 17 wasn't.

As far as what happened, while there is always a constraint on resources, this was not a Doomsday, but the implementation of a Booz-Allen consulting plan on how to run the system more efficiently (you don't hear anything like that today). The hallmarks were:

• Dividing the bus system into primary and secondary, and putting full service only on the primary routes, usually on the 1-mile grid streets. (Since those routes were the ones with remaining Sunday service, they tended not to be affected by the Doomsday plans 10 years later.)
  
• Owl service only where there was demand, and then only every 30 minutes. For instance, N77 Belmont was cut back to Central.
  
• Eliminating duplication between CTA and Pace by letting Pace have the outer city routes (49A-349, 56A-270) and CTA only furnishing supplemental service (49A during the rush hour, 56A only alternate buses). Pace also picked up the Saturday 204 and the 317 runs noted above. Of course, current CTA thinking is exactly the opposite.
  
• Routes superseded by the Orange Line were finally eliminated (such as 42 and 164).
  

As previously mentioned, Booz-Allen also recommended something other than a 40 foot bus for the NW side and SW side feeders to the Blue and Orange Lines. Nothing came of that.

Also, about this time, the idea of 24 hour L service on all routes went out the window (there was 24 hour service briefly on the Green Line after it reopened) and conductors were eliminated.

David Mosena was the CTA President for a short time while this was happening, and then went to the Museum of Science and Industry. Political rumor was that he was installed as the hatchetman, and when the restructuring was done, was moved aside and the political plum was given to Kruesi.

[busfan2847]

The full list of changes for the three phases (long). For the second phase cta listed the times of service eliminated and for the third phase the times service remained!

5th October 2007

To Our Customers: These changes are unfortunately necessary to balance our budget, control costs, and strengthen our core system. State and Federal aid have drastically declined over the past several years, forcing us to make some difficult choices.

We have cut administrative costs by $62 million, but as ridership has declined 30% in 10 years, we must also eliminate the least-used service. Every neighborhood will continue to have access to service, and we hope you will be able to use the alternative services identified.

Ten Bus Routes Discontinued

#16 Lake try the Green Line or #20 Madison.

#31 31st try the #35 35th and various north-south bus routes.

#32 West 31st try the #60 Blue Island/26th and various north-south bus routes.

#41 Elston/Clybourn try the #56 Milwaukee, #56A North Milwaukee, #125 Water Tower Express, Blue Line, and numerous northwest and Loop buses. See also the weekday reroute of #73 Armitage below.

#42 Halsted/Archer try the #8 Halsted, #62 Archer, and Orange Line.

#99 Stevenson Express try the #62 Archer, #62H Archer/Harlem, #63W West 63rd, #386 Harlem, and Orange Line.

#104 Pullman/Altgeld try the #34 South Michigan.

#110 Marquette try the #63 63rd and #67 67th-69th-71st.

#131 Washington try the Green Line or #20 Madison.

#164 Narragansett Express try the #62 Archer, #62H Archer/Harlem, #63W West 63rd, #386 Harlem, and Orange Line.

Weekend Service Eliminated on Eight Routes

#7 Harrison on weekends try Blue Line branch to Forest Park, #12 Roosevelt, #126 Jackson

#24 Wentworth on weekends try Red Line, #8A South Halsted, #29 State, #112 Vincennes/111th

#39 Pershing on weekends try #35 35th or #43 43rd

#49A South Western on weekends try Pace #349 along same street

#59 59th/61st on Sundays only try #55 Garfield or #63 63rd

#86 Narragansett/Ridgeland on weekends try #91 Austin or Pace #311 Oak Park

#96 Lunt on weekends try Pace #290 Touhy

#204 Dodge: The current schedule of Saturday service on Route #204 will be operated by Pace on Saturdays, with no change to weekday service.

28th Dec 1997

BUS WEEKDAY

Route # Hours Eliminated/Change to Route

1 Indiana/Hyde Park 5-6 AM, 7 PM-MN

4 Cottage Grove Rerouted 7 PM-6 AM via Michigan, 35th (northbound routing via 35th, Indiana, 31st, Michigan)

8A South Halsted 5-6 AM, 8 PM-1:30 AM, Extend 9AM-2PM to 127th

20 Madison Extended during AM & PM peak to Columbus/South Water

43 43rd 7 PM - MN

48 South Damen 5-6AM, 9AM-2PM, 6-7PM

49A South Western 4:30-6AM, 9AM-2PM, 7PM-2AM

50 Damen 4:30-5AM, 10PM-12:30AM

51 51st 4:30-6AM, 8PM-MN, Extend to Lake Park terminal at 47th via Hyde Park, Lake Park

54A North Cicero/Skokie B.5-6AM, 10AM-2PM, 6-8PM

73 Armitage 4-5 AM, 8 PM-1:30 AM

75 74th/75th 4:30-6AM, 10PM-12:30AM

76 Diversey 11 PM-MN

78 Montrose 4:30-5AM, 10PM-12:30AM

80 Irving Park MN-1 AM

90 Harlem 11 PM-1:30 AM

91 Austin 10 PM-1 AM

92 Foster 3:30-4 AM, MN-1 AM

93 North California 5:30-6 AM, 7-10 PM

94 South California 10 PM-12:30 AM

95E 93rd/95th Eliminated North of 92nd/Buffalo

95W 95th MN to 2 AM

96 Lunt 7-9:30 PM, Eliminated South of Devon/Kedzie

97 Skokie 10 PM-12:30 AM

100 Jeffery Manor Express 9AM-3PM, 7-9:30PM, Extended to 112th/Avenue B via 95th, Jeffery, Van Vlissingen, 100th, Torrence, 106th, Avenue C, and 112th, returning via 112th, Avenue B, 106th, Torrence, 100th, Van Vlissingen, Jeffery, and 95th.

106 103rd/106th renamed E. 103rd 4:30-5 AM, Elim. East of 103rd/Stony Isl.

108 Halsted/95th 9AM-2PM, 8PM-6AM

126 Jackson MN to 1:30 AM

152 Addison 4:30-5 AM, 10PM-1AM

BUS WEEKEND

Eliminated/ Change of Route

Route # Saturday Sunday

1 Indiana/Hyde Park Eliminated Eliminated

4 Cottage Grove Rerouted Rerouted

via Michigan, 35th (northbound routing via 35th, Indiana, 31st, Michigan)

8A South Halsted 5-6 AM, 8 PM-1:30 AM 5:30-8 AM, 8 PM-1:30 AM

Extend to 127th Extend to 127th

43 43rd 7 PM - MN 6:30 to 9 AM

50 Damen 4:30-6AM, 10PM-12:30AM 5:30-8AM, 10PM-12:30AM

51 51st 4:30-6AM, 8PM-MN 8PM-MN

Extend Extend

to Lake Park terminal at 47th via Hyde Park, Lake Park .

53A South Pulaski 8 PM to MN 8 PM to MN

73 Armitage 4-6 AM, 7 PM-1:30 AM 4:30-7 AM, 7-9 PM

75 74th/75th 4:30-6AM, 10PM-MN 4:30-6AM, 10PM-MN

76 Diversey 5-6 AM, 8 PM-MN 8 PM-MN

78 Montrose 4:30-6AM, 10PM-12:30AM 4:30-7AM, 10PM-12:30AM

80 Irving Park MN-1 AM MN-1 AM

84 Peterson 8 to 10 PM 6-8 AM, 8-10 PM

90 Harlem 9 to 10:30 PM 9 to 10:30 PM

91 Austin 10 PM-1 AM 10 PM-1 AM

92 Foster 8 PM to MN 3:30-6 AM, 8PM-MN

93 North California 5:30-7 AM, 7-10 PM

94 South California 5:30-6 AM, 9-9:30 PM 5:30-7 AM, 9-9:30 PM

95E 93rd/95th Eliminated part Eliminated part (North of 92nd/Buffalo)

95W 95th MN to 2 AM MN to 2 AM

97 Skokie 5-7 AM, 10-11:30 PM 6:30-7 AM, 10-11:30 PM

106 103rd/106th renamed E. 103rd 4:30-5 AM

Eliminated part Eliminated part (East of 103rd/Stony Isl.)

108 Halsted/95th Eliminated Eliminated

126 Jackson 4-6 AM, 11 PM to 2 AM 5-6 AM, 11 PM-1:30 AM

152 Addison 5:30-6 AM, 8-10PM 7-8 AM, 8-10PM

April 26, 1998

The following rail lines and bus routes have new hours of operation, listed below, effective Sunday, April 26, 1998.

Rail Service

Cermak (Douglas) branch of Blue Line will operate Weekdays 4am - 1am only,

no weekend service at stations from Polk through 54/Cermak.

At other times use #12 Roosevelt, #18 16th-18th, #21 Cermak, #60 Blue Island/26th, and North-south bus routes to and from these and the Forest Park (Congress) branch of the Blue Line in the Eisenhower Expressway.

Green Line will operate Weekdays 4am - 1am, Saturdays 6am - 1am, and

Sundays 7am - 1am.

At other times use Red Line; Blue Line, Forest Park (Congress) branch; #N4 Cottage Grove; #N20 Madison.

Purple Line will operate Weekdays 5am - 1am, Saturdays 6am - 2am , and

Sundays 7am - 2am.

At other times use #N201 Central/Sherman (new overnight service), which is an accessible bus route

Bus Service

WeekENDS Only

#3 King Drive Weekday No Change, Saturday No Change, Sunday 8am - 12mn At other times use Red Line, Green Line, #4 Cottage Grove, #29 State

#25 West Cermak Weekday No Change, Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 6pm At other times use Pace routes 304 or 322.

WeekDAYS Only

#7 Harrison will operate 6am - 7pm At other times use #12 Roosevelt, #126 Jackson, or Blue Line Forest Park (Congress) branch.

#17 Westchester will operate 6am - 9am and 2pm - 7pm At other times use Pace routes 301, 303, 310, or 317.

#24 Wentworth will operate 5am - 8pm and is eliminated south of 79th (terminal is shared with route #8A at 79th near Red Line), except #24 will continue to serve Simeon High School at 83rd/Vincennes during start and end of school days At other times use Red Line, Metra Rock Island Line, #112 Vincennes/111th, #8A South Halsted, #9 Ashland, #29 State, #79 79th, #87 87th, #95W 95th, #103 West 103rd.

#37 Sedgwick/Ogden will operate 6am - 10am and 2pm - 6pm At other times use Brown Line, Blue Line, #7 Harrison, #12 Roosevelt.

#86 Narragansett/Ridgeland will not operate south of the Green Line station at Ridgeland and Lake (South Boulevard in Oak Park). CTA suggests #91 Austin, Pace #311, and Pace #315.

#120 NW/Wacker Express will operate 6:45am - 9am and 4:15pm - 6pm

#121 Union/Wacker Express will operate 6:45am - 9am and 4pm - 6pm

#122 Illinois Center/NW Express will operate 7:30am - 9am and 4pm - 5:45pm

#123 Illinois Center/Union Express will operate 7:15am - 9am and 4pm - 5:15pm

#125 Water Tower Express will operate 7am - 9am and 3pm - 7pm At other times use #151 Sheridan, #156 LaSalle, or #157 Streeterville.

#127 NW/Madison will operate 7am - 9am and 4pm - 5:35pm

#129 NW/Franklin will operate 6:55am - 9am and 4pm - 5pm

#157 Streeterville will operate 6:20am - 7pm At other times use #3 King Drive, #20 Madison, #56 Milwaukee, #60 Blue Island/26th, #146 Marine/Michigan, #147 Outer Drive Express, or #151 Sheridan.

ALL DAYS of Operation for Routes 6 through 201 below

ROUTE NAME WEEKDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

#6 Jeffery 4:20am - 12mn 6:25am - 12mn 6:45am - 12mn

#8 Halsted 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#11 Lincoln 6am - 7pm 8am - 5pm 8am - 5pm

also, #11 Lincoln will not operate south of North Avenue at any time.

#12 Roosevelt 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#18 16th/18th 6-9am & 2-6pm 7am - 6pm 8am - 6pm

#21 Cermak 4:10am - 11pm 4:15am - 11pm 5:55am - 11pm

#28 Stony Island 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#29 State 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#35 35th 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#44 Wallace/Racine Unchanged 8am - 6pm 9am - 6pm

also, #44 Wallace/Racine will not operate north of Archer/Canal at any time.This means the weekday terminal of route 44 will be Halsted on the Orange Line, via Wallace, 26th, Canal, and Archer.Saturday and Sunday operation will continue to end at Cermak-Chinatown on the Red Line.

#47 47th 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#52 Kedzie/California 4am - 11pm 5am - 11pm 6am - 11pm

#54 Cicero 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#54B South Cicero 4:30am - 11pm 5am - 11pm 7:40am - 7pm

#56 Milwaukee 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#57 Laramie 6am - 7pm 7am - 6pm 9am - 6pm

#65 Grand 5am - 7pm 5am - 7pm 7am - 7pm

#72 North 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#82 Kimball/Homan 4:40am - 12mn 4:50am - 12mn 6:15am - 12mn

#85 Central 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#119 Michigan/119th 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#201 Central/Sherman 5:30am - 7pm 10am - 5pm See below

also New #N201 Overnight service every day between Central Station on the Purple Line (which is closed overnight) and Granville Station on the Red Line (which is accessible).This overnight service runs 1am - 5:30am 1am - 5:30am 2am - 6:30am

Route SHORTENINGS, Owl Period Only for routes 4 through 151 below

#N4 Cottage Grove operates overnight (1am - 4am) north of 59th Street only.

#N9 Ashland operates overnight between Red Line stations at North/Clybourn and 95th/Dan Ryan.

#N53 Pulaski operates overnight between Irving Park and Harrison.

#N62 Archer operates overnight east of Cicero only, using turnaround at Midway Orange Line station, served overnight by #N63 63rd only. Also #N62 is rerouted via Halsted and Roosevelt between Halsted/Archer and Roosevelt/State.

#N66 Chicago operates overnight east of Pulaski only.

#N77 Belmont operates overnight east of Central only.

#N87 87th operates overnight between Western and State only.

#N151 Sheridan operates overnight south of Lawrence Avenue only.

Also, there is no longer downtown operation at any time on routes #12 Roosevelt and #72 North. The operation of #12 Roosevelt (when lakefront museums are closed) will be via Roosevelt, Indiana, 14th, and Michigan.

Route EXTENSIONS, Owl Period Only for routes 20 through 201 below

#N20 Madison is extended overnight to Harlem/Lake

Green Line station via Austin and Lake.

#N60 Blue Island/26th is extended overnight to 54th/Cermak Blue Line station via Cicero and Cermak.

#N201 Central/Sherman New Overnight service Every day between

Central/Purple Line station and Granville/Red Line station.

[Danielsmusic]

Also, there is no longer downtown operation at any time on routes #12 Roosevelt and #72 North.

Did the 72 used to go downtown?

[Busjack]

Did the 72 used to go downtown?

At one point, the night buses went to the State/Washington pulse point. The 1995 map I have confirms that. But, as the prior post indicates, the 72 owl was eventually discontinued.

[jajuan]

The full list of changes for the three phases (long). For the second phase cta listed the times of service eliminated and for the third phase the times service remained!

5th October 2007

To Our Customers: These changes are unfortunately necessary to balance our budget, control costs, and strengthen our core system. State and Federal aid have drastically declined over the past several years, forcing us to make some difficult choices.

We have cut administrative costs by $62 million, but as ridership has declined 30% in 10 years, we must also eliminate the least-used service. Every neighborhood will continue to have access to service, and we hope you will be able to use the alternative services identified.

Ten Bus Routes Discontinued

#16 Lake try the Green Line or #20 Madison.

#31 31st try the #35 35th and various north-south bus routes.

#32 West 31st try the #60 Blue Island/26th and various north-south bus routes.

#41 Elston/Clybourn try the #56 Milwaukee, #56A North Milwaukee, #125 Water Tower Express, Blue Line, and numerous northwest and Loop buses. See also the weekday reroute of #73 Armitage below.

#42 Halsted/Archer try the #8 Halsted, #62 Archer, and Orange Line.

#99 Stevenson Express try the #62 Archer, #62H Archer/Harlem, #63W West 63rd, #386 Harlem, and Orange Line.

#104 Pullman/Altgeld try the #34 South Michigan.

#110 Marquette try the #63 63rd and #67 67th-69th-71st.

#131 Washington try the Green Line or #20 Madison.

#164 Narragansett Express try the #62 Archer, #62H Archer/Harlem, #63W West 63rd, #386 Harlem, and Orange Line.

Weekend Service Eliminated on Eight Routes

#7 Harrison on weekends try Blue Line branch to Forest Park, #12 Roosevelt, #126 Jackson

#24 Wentworth on weekends try Red Line, #8A South Halsted, #29 State, #112 Vincennes/111th

#39 Pershing on weekends try #35 35th or #43 43rd

#49A South Western on weekends try Pace #349 along same street

#59 59th/61st on Sundays only try #55 Garfield or #63 63rd

#86 Narragansett/Ridgeland on weekends try #91 Austin or Pace #311 Oak Park

#96 Lunt on weekends try Pace #290 Touhy

#204 Dodge: The current schedule of Saturday service on Route #204 will be operated by Pace on Saturdays, with no change to weekday service.

28th Dec 1997

BUS WEEKDAY

Route # Hours Eliminated/Change to Route

1 Indiana/Hyde Park 5-6 AM, 7 PM-MN

4 Cottage Grove Rerouted 7 PM-6 AM via Michigan, 35th (northbound routing via 35th, Indiana, 31st, Michigan)

8A South Halsted 5-6 AM, 8 PM-1:30 AM, Extend 9AM-2PM to 127th

20 Madison Extended during AM & PM peak to Columbus/South Water

43 43rd 7 PM - MN

48 South Damen 5-6AM, 9AM-2PM, 6-7PM

49A South Western 4:30-6AM, 9AM-2PM, 7PM-2AM

50 Damen 4:30-5AM, 10PM-12:30AM

51 51st 4:30-6AM, 8PM-MN, Extend to Lake Park terminal at 47th via Hyde Park, Lake Park

54A North Cicero/Skokie B.5-6AM, 10AM-2PM, 6-8PM

73 Armitage 4-5 AM, 8 PM-1:30 AM

75 74th/75th 4:30-6AM, 10PM-12:30AM

76 Diversey 11 PM-MN

78 Montrose 4:30-5AM, 10PM-12:30AM

80 Irving Park MN-1 AM

90 Harlem 11 PM-1:30 AM

91 Austin 10 PM-1 AM

92 Foster 3:30-4 AM, MN-1 AM

93 North California 5:30-6 AM, 7-10 PM

94 South California 10 PM-12:30 AM

95E 93rd/95th Eliminated North of 92nd/Buffalo

95W 95th MN to 2 AM

96 Lunt 7-9:30 PM, Eliminated South of Devon/Kedzie

97 Skokie 10 PM-12:30 AM

100 Jeffery Manor Express 9AM-3PM, 7-9:30PM, Extended to 112th/Avenue B via 95th, Jeffery, Van Vlissingen, 100th, Torrence, 106th, Avenue C, and 112th, returning via 112th, Avenue B, 106th, Torrence, 100th, Van Vlissingen, Jeffery, and 95th.

106 103rd/106th renamed E. 103rd 4:30-5 AM, Elim. East of 103rd/Stony Isl.

108 Halsted/95th 9AM-2PM, 8PM-6AM

126 Jackson MN to 1:30 AM

152 Addison 4:30-5 AM, 10PM-1AM

BUS WEEKEND

Eliminated/ Change of Route

Route # Saturday Sunday

1 Indiana/Hyde Park Eliminated Eliminated

4 Cottage Grove Rerouted Rerouted

via Michigan, 35th (northbound routing via 35th, Indiana, 31st, Michigan)

8A South Halsted 5-6 AM, 8 PM-1:30 AM 5:30-8 AM, 8 PM-1:30 AM

Extend to 127th Extend to 127th

43 43rd 7 PM - MN 6:30 to 9 AM

50 Damen 4:30-6AM, 10PM-12:30AM 5:30-8AM, 10PM-12:30AM

51 51st 4:30-6AM, 8PM-MN 8PM-MN

Extend Extend

to Lake Park terminal at 47th via Hyde Park, Lake Park .

53A South Pulaski 8 PM to MN 8 PM to MN

73 Armitage 4-6 AM, 7 PM-1:30 AM 4:30-7 AM, 7-9 PM

75 74th/75th 4:30-6AM, 10PM-MN 4:30-6AM, 10PM-MN

76 Diversey 5-6 AM, 8 PM-MN 8 PM-MN

78 Montrose 4:30-6AM, 10PM-12:30AM 4:30-7AM, 10PM-12:30AM

80 Irving Park MN-1 AM MN-1 AM

84 Peterson 8 to 10 PM 6-8 AM, 8-10 PM

90 Harlem 9 to 10:30 PM 9 to 10:30 PM

91 Austin 10 PM-1 AM 10 PM-1 AM

92 Foster 8 PM to MN 3:30-6 AM, 8PM-MN

93 North California 5:30-7 AM, 7-10 PM

94 South California 5:30-6 AM, 9-9:30 PM 5:30-7 AM, 9-9:30 PM

95E 93rd/95th Eliminated part Eliminated part (North of 92nd/Buffalo)

95W 95th MN to 2 AM MN to 2 AM

97 Skokie 5-7 AM, 10-11:30 PM 6:30-7 AM, 10-11:30 PM

106 103rd/106th renamed E. 103rd 4:30-5 AM

Eliminated part Eliminated part (East of 103rd/Stony Isl.)

108 Halsted/95th Eliminated Eliminated

126 Jackson 4-6 AM, 11 PM to 2 AM 5-6 AM, 11 PM-1:30 AM

152 Addison 5:30-6 AM, 8-10PM 7-8 AM, 8-10PM

April 26, 1998

The following rail lines and bus routes have new hours of operation, listed below, effective Sunday, April 26, 1998.

Rail Service

Cermak (Douglas) branch of Blue Line will operate Weekdays 4am - 1am only,

no weekend service at stations from Polk through 54/Cermak.

At other times use #12 Roosevelt, #18 16th-18th, #21 Cermak, #60 Blue Island/26th, and North-south bus routes to and from these and the Forest Park (Congress) branch of the Blue Line in the Eisenhower Expressway.

Green Line will operate Weekdays 4am - 1am, Saturdays 6am - 1am, and

Sundays 7am - 1am.

At other times use Red Line; Blue Line, Forest Park (Congress) branch; #N4 Cottage Grove; #N20 Madison.

Purple Line will operate Weekdays 5am - 1am, Saturdays 6am - 2am , and

Sundays 7am - 2am.

At other times use #N201 Central/Sherman (new overnight service), which is an accessible bus route

Bus Service

WeekENDS Only

#3 King Drive Weekday No Change, Saturday No Change, Sunday 8am - 12mn At other times use Red Line, Green Line, #4 Cottage Grove, #29 State

#25 West Cermak Weekday No Change, Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 6pm At other times use Pace routes 304 or 322.

WeekDAYS Only

#7 Harrison will operate 6am - 7pm At other times use #12 Roosevelt, #126 Jackson, or Blue Line Forest Park (Congress) branch.

#17 Westchester will operate 6am - 9am and 2pm - 7pm At other times use Pace routes 301, 303, 310, or 317.

#24 Wentworth will operate 5am - 8pm and is eliminated south of 79th (terminal is shared with route #8A at 79th near Red Line), except #24 will continue to serve Simeon High School at 83rd/Vincennes during start and end of school days At other times use Red Line, Metra Rock Island Line, #112 Vincennes/111th, #8A South Halsted, #9 Ashland, #29 State, #79 79th, #87 87th, #95W 95th, #103 West 103rd.

#37 Sedgwick/Ogden will operate 6am - 10am and 2pm - 6pm At other times use Brown Line, Blue Line, #7 Harrison, #12 Roosevelt.

#86 Narragansett/Ridgeland will not operate south of the Green Line station at Ridgeland and Lake (South Boulevard in Oak Park). CTA suggests #91 Austin, Pace #311, and Pace #315.

#120 NW/Wacker Express will operate 6:45am - 9am and 4:15pm - 6pm

#121 Union/Wacker Express will operate 6:45am - 9am and 4pm - 6pm

#122 Illinois Center/NW Express will operate 7:30am - 9am and 4pm - 5:45pm

#123 Illinois Center/Union Express will operate 7:15am - 9am and 4pm - 5:15pm

#125 Water Tower Express will operate 7am - 9am and 3pm - 7pm At other times use #151 Sheridan, #156 LaSalle, or #157 Streeterville.

#127 NW/Madison will operate 7am - 9am and 4pm - 5:35pm

#129 NW/Franklin will operate 6:55am - 9am and 4pm - 5pm

#157 Streeterville will operate 6:20am - 7pm At other times use #3 King Drive, #20 Madison, #56 Milwaukee, #60 Blue Island/26th, #146 Marine/Michigan, #147 Outer Drive Express, or #151 Sheridan.

ALL DAYS of Operation for Routes 6 through 201 below

ROUTE NAME WEEKDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

#6 Jeffery 4:20am - 12mn 6:25am - 12mn 6:45am - 12mn

#8 Halsted 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#11 Lincoln 6am - 7pm 8am - 5pm 8am - 5pm

also, #11 Lincoln will not operate south of North Avenue at any time.

#12 Roosevelt 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#18 16th/18th 6-9am & 2-6pm 7am - 6pm 8am - 6pm

#21 Cermak 4:10am - 11pm 4:15am - 11pm 5:55am - 11pm

#28 Stony Island 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#29 State 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#35 35th 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#44 Wallace/Racine Unchanged 8am - 6pm 9am - 6pm

also, #44 Wallace/Racine will not operate north of Archer/Canal at any time.This means the weekday terminal of route 44 will be Halsted on the Orange Line, via Wallace, 26th, Canal, and Archer.Saturday and Sunday operation will continue to end at Cermak-Chinatown on the Red Line.

#47 47th 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#52 Kedzie/California 4am - 11pm 5am - 11pm 6am - 11pm

#54 Cicero 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#54B South Cicero 4:30am - 11pm 5am - 11pm 7:40am - 7pm

#56 Milwaukee 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#57 Laramie 6am - 7pm 7am - 6pm 9am - 6pm

#65 Grand 5am - 7pm 5am - 7pm 7am - 7pm

#72 North 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#82 Kimball/Homan 4:40am - 12mn 4:50am - 12mn 6:15am - 12mn

#85 Central 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#119 Michigan/119th 4am - 1am 4am - 1am 4am - 1am

#201 Central/Sherman 5:30am - 7pm 10am - 5pm See below

also New #N201 Overnight service every day between Central Station on the Purple Line (which is closed overnight) and Granville Station on the Red Line (which is accessible).This overnight service runs 1am - 5:30am 1am - 5:30am 2am - 6:30am

Route SHORTENINGS, Owl Period Only for routes 4 through 151 below

#N4 Cottage Grove operates overnight (1am - 4am) north of 59th Street only.

#N9 Ashland operates overnight between Red Line stations at North/Clybourn and 95th/Dan Ryan.

#N53 Pulaski operates overnight between Irving Park and Harrison.

#N62 Archer operates overnight east of Cicero only, using turnaround at Midway Orange Line station, served overnight by #N63 63rd only. Also #N62 is rerouted via Halsted and Roosevelt between Halsted/Archer and Roosevelt/State.

#N66 Chicago operates overnight east of Pulaski only.

#N77 Belmont operates overnight east of Central only.

#N87 87th operates overnight between Western and State only.

#N151 Sheridan operates overnight south of Lawrence Avenue only.

Also, there is no longer downtown operation at any time on routes #12 Roosevelt and #72 North. The operation of #12 Roosevelt (when lakefront museums are closed) will be via Roosevelt, Indiana, 14th, and Michigan.

Route EXTENSIONS, Owl Period Only for routes 20 through 201 below

#N20 Madison is extended overnight to Harlem/Lake

Green Line station via Austin and Lake.

#N60 Blue Island/26th is extended overnight to 54th/Cermak Blue Line station via Cicero and Cermak.

#N201 Central/Sherman New Overnight service Every day between

Central/Purple Line station and Granville/Red Line station.

Thanks for the detailed reminder. I remember most of this but a lot of it I wouldn't have remembered.