Articles filed under Metra
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Metra CEO gets pay increase of $11,600Feb 21, 2024 6:58 pm - Metra directors approved a 3.7% salary increase for Executive Director Jim Derwinski Wednesday, which brings his earnings to $325,825 annually. The action comes as Chicag...
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Following death of Barrington High student, District 220 plans more safety educationFeb 07, 2024 8:22 pm - Barrington Unit School District 220 will provide more train and pedestrian safety education, Superintendent Craig Winkelman said Tuesday in comments about the death of a ...
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How Barrington parents, village officials are trying to make train crossing safer after tragic accidentFeb 07, 2024 9:34 am - Roma Khan was in mourning after 17-year-old student Marin Lacson was struck and killed by a train while walking to Barrington High School on Jan. 25. Four days later, Khan turned her grief into action when she created the Barrington Student Safety Organization. Within a day, 200 others had joined the group.
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Metra still having problems with Ventra appFeb 02, 2024 9:16 pm - Metra riders experienced a commuting version of the movie “Groundhog Day” Friday with a repeat of glitches on the Ventra app. The agency was optimistic the app would wor...
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Report of vehicle on tracks in Barrington causes Metra delaysFeb 01, 2024 10:38 am - Reports of a vehicle on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line tracks in Barrington caused a brief delay for some Thursday morning commuters. But it turns out that althou...
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New fares, new zones, machines selling tickets: Here’s what Metra’s major changes meanJan 29, 2024 6:24 am - Thursday marks an epic shift in how Metra does business.The commuter railroad will slim its 10-zone system to four and shake up fares in the process. It also will end in-person ticket sales and expand the reduced fare program.
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‘Our whole community is devastated’: Barrington student killed crossing downtown tracksJan 26, 2024 6:54 am - A Barrington High School student was killed Thursday morning when she was struck by a Metra train as she walked to school through the village’s downtown, officials said. ...
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Body found in Lisle Metra stationJan 18, 2024 7:47 pm - A man’s body was found Thursday morning inside the Metra depot at the Lisle train station. A customer noticed the body near an elevator and notified a ticket agent, who c...
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Storm forces more than 1,000 flight cancellations at O’Hare, Midway, delays Metra trainsJan 12, 2024 10:18 am - A winter storm Friday punished air travelers and commuters with widespread flight cancellations and delays. Over 1,060 flights were canceled at the O’Hare and Midway airp...
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Metra kicks off machine-only ticket sales at BNSF stationsJan 08, 2024 9:06 pm - Metra’s shift from humans to machines selling train tickets at stations on the BNSF Line Monday left a number of veteran commuters unfazed during the morning rush. “I buy...