CTA PRESIDENT'S REPORT to CHICAGO TRANSIT BOARD February 9, 2011 Slide #2 Historic Blizzard Four pictures show the severity of the February 1st blizzard. Three photos are of the street and one is of a train pulling into a CTA rail station. Slide #3 Blizzard Preparations A timeline is presented and Tuesday is highlighted. Two pictures show trains running. Below the pictures, it states that we offered earlier rush hour service. Slide #4 Blizzard Response Sleet trains dispatched. Non-service cars ran all night Rail switch heaters activated Staff removed snow from switches and substations A timeline is presented and Tuesday/Wednesday are highlighted. There are two pictures. One shows snow melting on the rails. The other picture shows CTA’s sleet fighter. Slide #5 Blizzard Response A timeline is presented and Wednesday is highlighted. One picture shows a crew clearing snow off the platform at Belmont station. Below the picture, it states that teams removed snow from platforms. Slide #6 Blizzard Response A timeline is presented and Wednesday is highlighted. There are two pictures below the timeline. One shows a diesel locomotive clearing snow. The other picture shows a bus driver clearing snow from the vicinity of his bus. Below the picture, it states that we were fighting the storm. Slide #7 Blizzard Response A timeline is presented and Thursday -- Tuesday is highlighted. There are two pictures below the timeline. One shows a team of people clearing snow from the entrance to a station. The other picture show President Rodriguez addressing a group of volunteers. Below the picture, it states that volunteers shoveled bus stops and rail stations. Slide #8 Thank You CTA Two pictures show CTA employees with vests on shoveling snow. One picture shows a CTA employee clearing snow with a snow-blower. Slide #9 Welcome National Able Network! Picture shows CTA’s headquarters with National Able Network’s logo on the bottom right hand corner. Slide #10 Amendment to CTA’s Capital Improvement Program Picture shows a bas garage. On the top right hand corner of the picture, it states that the Capital Improvement Program includes receipt of $37.4 million in grant funding for a bus facilities rehabilitation program.