Articles filed under Metra
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Chicago teen struck and killed by commuter trainMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - A 17-year-old Chicago high school student was struck by a commuter train and killed on the city's Northwest Side as he made his way to school Friday. The Chicago Sun-Tim...
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Editorial: Transit task force on right track about payMar 05, 2014 4:00 am - Should regional public transit board members be paid for their services? The ethics working group of the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force, at least prelim...
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Negotiations with tollway whittled cost from moving pipelineMar 03, 2014 4:30 am - Oh to be in the room when Northwest Cook County mayors learned it would cost millions to move a water pipe in the way of I-90 expansion. “We were knocked head over heels...
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Man jumps on top of Metra train in ChicagoFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Metra officials said morning service was delayed Monday when a man climbed on top of a train in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the man climbed on the inbou...
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Metra's Milwaukee North line deemed slowest during January weather woesFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - Metra riders all suffered with delays during the polar vortex and other weather misery in January, but some suffered more than others. Trains on the Milwaukee District N...
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Outspoken RTA chairman exiting in JuneFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - With the Regional Transportation Authority under scrutiny by a state panel, its Chairman John S. Gates announced Wednesday he won't seek re-election when his term expire...
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Metra's new chairman lays out agendaFeb 17, 2014 3:30 am - How does a bicycle-riding, bow tie-wearing, Rahm Emanuel appointee who lives in Lincoln Park fit as chairman of an agency considered to be suburban turf? Like a glove, M...
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Metra commuters in Naperville list their complaintsFeb 11, 2014 4:30 am - Switching problems, frozen brake shoes, snowed-in train yards and jammed doors were all among causes of cold-weather train delays explained to Metra riders Monday night ...
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Oberman picked to chair Metra boardFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Metra's board got a fresh start Tuesday with the appointment of Chicago attorney and former Alderman Martin Oberman as chairman. Oberman is known as an independent refor...
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Transit agencies on defensive at state hearingFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - Lawmakers put transit leaders under the microscope at a Monday hearing over a scathing RTA report late last year and more recent weather-related Metra delays. The confid...