Marni Pyke
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Mice under the hood and other winter car issuesJan 20, 2014 4:15 am - Cheer up. I know we've got potholes everywhere, switch failures on Metra and more bad weather on the way, but the Chicago Auto Show is coming Feb. 8 and, after that, spr...
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Tickets? Metra working toward an app for thatJan 17, 2014 4:57 pm - Coming this fall, Metra riders could buy tickets on trains using their smartphones and an app. Metra planners said Friday they were preparing to send out a request to fi...
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Metra rethinking its police departmentJan 17, 2014 3:41 pm - Noting that their police force could do better, Metra directors said at a Friday meeting they are looking for a modernized, efficient department in the future. The agenc...
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UP apologizes: ‘Our performance was unacceptable’Jan 17, 2014 8:56 am - A Union Pacific executive apologized Friday at a Metra meeting for stranding passengers and other messups during the “polar vortex” earlier in the month. “I could not b...
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Metra hires firm for police chief transitionJan 16, 2014 5:15 pm - Metra will pay $100,000 over two months to Chicago-based security firm Hillard Heintze as part of a transition of its police force that includes an interim chief. The ag...
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Change in store for coin buckets on tollwayJan 16, 2014 3:00 pm - The Illinois tollway may kick the bucket. Despite the prevalence of I-PASS technology, the tollway still operates 103 coin machines on ramps throughout its system. The t...
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Will $600,000 sell suburbs on transit?Jan 15, 2014 12:09 pm - RTA leaders hope $600,000 will sell DuPage County commuters on transit. The agency will be buying radio ads and paying a consulting firm to coordinate a marketing campai...
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RTA chief wants review of Metra after ‘polar vortex’ messJan 15, 2014 10:14 am - Saying he’s underwhelmed by Metra’s handling of the extreme weather last week, RTA Chairman John Gates asked staff to scrutinize the agency’s performance and see if pena...
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Metra offers mea culpa as riders continue to face problemsJan 14, 2014 5:32 pm - Metra riders thought they were out of the frying pan of service problems caused by extreme cold last week, but some feel they’re now in the fire with overcrowded trains....
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Rocky roads! How to navigate pothole territory safelyJan 13, 2014 11:00 am - The car in front of you suddenly lurches into the next lane. Drunken driver? Spilled coffee? This week, the most likely answer is potholes as the dreaded freeze/thaw cyc...