Marni Pyke
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Surveillance video shows CTA Blue Line crashMar 25, 2014 1:01 am - In case of an emergency, a CTA train operator can push a red button to trigger powerful electromagnetic brakes that could have stopped the lead car of a Blue Line train ...
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Acting RTA chief aims for policy over politicsMar 24, 2014 5:00 am - It's not the most optimal time to lead the Regional Transportation Authority. A powerful state panel is wondering if the agency even needs to exist. The RTA has drawn a...
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Safety systems, operator scrutinized after CTA crashMar 24, 2014 1:00 am - An automatic braking system like one scheduled to be installed by next year on some railroads might have helped stop a CTA train Monday morning from taking a bizarre lea...
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Metra considers cameras at gate crossingsMar 22, 2014 1:01 am - Metra could install surveillance cameras at dangerous railway crossings as a deterrent to drivers who ignore lowered gates and warning bells. The move comes after three ...
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Lombard pedestrian tunnel work to start soonMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - Lombard's no-frills Metra station will receive a makeover starting this spring with a pedestrian underpass plus canopies and shelters on the platforms. Metra directors F...
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Dillard 'looking forward, not backward' after lossMar 20, 2014 5:00 am - Kirk Dillard has some “what ifs” but says he has no regrets as he prepares to return to life as a private citizen. The longtime DuPage County lawmaker lost his bid for g...
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Metropolis Strategies will exit in MayMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - After 15 years of advocating for change and reforms in transportation, planning and justice issues, Metropolis Strategies will end its mission in May. The civic group, f...
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Dillard says he's a 'winner no matter what'Mar 18, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard risked it all to be Illinois' next governor. The unlucky toss of the dice cost the longtime political fixture his state senate seat but he was un...
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Snow-blocked sidewalks upset suburbanitesMar 17, 2014 5:00 am - Nothing like hitting a nerve. Last week's column about pedestrians in peril on unshoveled sidewalks provoked an avalanche of articulate emails. Let's start with Nancy Jo...
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Merge transit agencies into one, task force members sayMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - Creating a single superagency to oversee transit in the region appears to be the consensus of a state task force responsible for reforms at the RTA, Metra, Pace and CTA....