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Goodbye Warm Weather As CTA Turns On 'L' Platform Heat Lamps

By Dong Jin Oh | October 25, 2016 5:20am
 A heat lamp keeps CTA customers waiting at the station warm.
A heat lamp keeps CTA customers waiting at the station warm.
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CHICAGO — As the Windy City prepares for another long, cold and snowy winter, daily CTA commuters can't help but ask: When are those heat lamps going to start working again?

Good news: Although the heat lamps are labeled to work between Nov. 1 and March 31, the heaters are already warming up the platforms, according to CTA spokesperson Irene Ferradaz.

The heat lamps usually start operating mid-October and get turned off around March 31, Ferradaz said.

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