Marni Pyke
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Metra investigates Monday morning network outage, service back for afternoon rushFeb 26, 2024 4:07 pm - A network outage disrupted service on six of its train lines Monday morning. “This morning we experienced a network outage that affected Positive Train Control (PTC) and...
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The Central Tri-State Tollway is getting smarter with addition of digital messagingFeb 26, 2024 5:30 am - Beaten down by continual construction on the Central Tri-State Tollway? There is digital light at the end of the tunnel coming this year as the tollway begins to install...
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Metra buying two-car trainsets that run on batteries, not dieselFeb 23, 2024 1:09 pm - Battery-operated railcars are coming to Metra in a few years, making the commuter railroad among the first in the U.S. to use the new technology. Metra board directors on...
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‘We regret it deeply’: Ventra app’s creators accept blame as Metra questions fare collection meltdownFeb 21, 2024 7:09 pm - Cubic executives took full responsibility for the Feb. 1 meltdown of the Ventra fare-collection app at a Wednesday Metra board meeting. The app, designed by Cubic, crashe...
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Metra CEO gets pay increase of $11,600Feb 21, 2024 7:07 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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‘It’s very dangerous’: Residents lobby for traffic light amid rise in fatal crashes across IllinoisFeb 19, 2024 6:35 am - Deadly traffic crashes increased 2.5% last year, Illinois Department of Transportation preliminary data showed Friday. IDOT reported 1,176 fatal collisions in 2023, 29 mo...
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O’Hare lands $40 million from feds for Terminal 3 makeoverFeb 16, 2024 7:08 pm - Chicago secured $40 million in federal aid to spruce up O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 3 Thursday, just weeks before construction kicks off. The $200 million ren...
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Giannoulias: Nixing or keeping senior road test is up to lawmakersFeb 14, 2024 1:54 pm - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said Wednesday he is staying neutral on the question of whether the state should end road exams for seniors. Two lawmakers recently i...
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‘We move the country’: Labor actions by ride-share drivers, flight attendants hit O’Hare and U.S. this weekFeb 13, 2024 9:04 am - Ride-share drivers will strike at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday on the heels of a picket by flight attendants Tuesday. The labor actions aren’t connected, althou...
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Is road test for seniors on the way out? Legislation seeks changesFeb 12, 2024 5:00 am - Legislation that could end or ease a requirement for senior drivers to undergo road tests is percolating in Springfield with bipartisan support. “What we have in place to...