Marni Pyke
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Watchdog: FAA ill-prepared for repeat of Aurora sabotageSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - If sabotage that took out a major air traffic control center in Aurora last year occurs again somewhere in the U.S., the Federal Aviation Administration will still be ha...
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Pyke: Should two operators be required on crude oil trains?Sep 28, 2015 5:30 am - Suburbanites who fear a train carrying crude oil could derail in their neighborhood aren't alone. Conductors and engineers from across the U.S. spent a day here recently...
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Why you might have Wi-Fi on your Metra train soonSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Rejoice cautiously, smartphone users - Metra is inching toward a Wi-Fi solution with a pilot program on 10 rail cars debuting later this year. The railroad has talked ab...
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Big closures this weekend should make you think twice about driving downtownSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Some major expressway hiccups will coincide with a busy Chicago weekend as Cubs fans converge on the city. The Illinois Department of Transportation is installing steel ...
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Would you pay for fast lane on tollways?Sep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Are you willing to pay for life in the fast lane? Known as congestion pricing or express toll lanes, it's an idea state Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn called...
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Route 53 schism confronts tollway boardSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois toll directors got an earful on both sides of the Route 53 extension plan at a Thursday meeting. Since 2011, the tollway has studied extending Route 53 into Lak...
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Is the Illiana Expressway project officially scuttled?Sep 22, 2015 1:00 am - The Federal Highway Administration has dropped its objections to a judge's ruling against the Illiana Expressway, which could mean the end of the road for the controvers...
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Drivers cautious on new 'diverging diamond' at Route 59 and I-88Sep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Talk about a learning curve. Naperville's diverging diamond interchange at Route 59 and the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) went live Monday with 182,000 cars and trucks...
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Metra threatens shutdown if safety deadline isn't extendedSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Every commuter's nightmare could occur in 2016 with a threatened Metra shutdown if Congress doesn't extend the deadline to install a new braking system. Known as Positiv...
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Metra says yes to small pets on all weekend trainsSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Metra directors will get a paws up from furry riders after voting Monday to expand a pilot project to allow small pets in carriers on all train lines on weekends. The ch...