Marni Pyke
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Transportation agencies convene for Earth DayApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Talk about green - both the cash and environmental kind - dominated a rare gathering of transportation agencies Thursday. Although the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra a...
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CN in hot water for underreporting crossing blockagesApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Federal regulators called the Canadian National Railway on the carpet for not informing them of more than 1,400 incidents where trains blocked crossings for more than 10...
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Saving energy at home could get easier with new grant programApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - A $25 million federal grant for the Chicago region aims to help homeowners and businesses save both energy and cash. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning along w...
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New tollway head reaches out to community to set agendaApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's new chief is bringing in some outside consultants to assist in developing a plan for the agency's future. But these consultan...
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Congressman: 110 mph high-speed rail really isn't that fastApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Critics rained turkeys and dogs on the Midwest high speed rail parade at a congressional hearing Tuesday. The region received about $2.6 billion out of $8 billion in eco...
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CN warning system failed in fatal crossing collisionApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - With no safety gates or lights to warn her, Katie Lunn had no chance as a speeding Amtrak train approached her SUV Friday. The young Naperville dance teacher died after ...
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Runway tweaks mainly affect international flightsApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A change in runway use at O'Hare International Airport will be on the radar screen of pilots next month, but passengers shouldn't notice major differences, Federal Aviat...
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Toll hike to fix, extend roads not a done dealApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Don't chuck that I-PASS out of the window yet. Reports that the Illinois State Tollway Authority was poised to raise tolls to pay for new construction are incorrect, Ill...
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New law aimed at giving pedestrians greater protectionApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - As a driver, have you ever coasted through a crosswalk without realizing it was a crosswalk? As a pedestrian, have you ever been annoyed waiting at a crosswalk for cars ...
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Upgrades planned for Metra's UP West lineApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Improvements to Metra's Union Pacific West Line this spring and summer run the gamut from expediting freight trains to stopping pedestrians from zipping around lowered c...