Articles filed under Metra
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Toll hikes could cost you an extra $182 a yearAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - What could the Illinois tollway's proposed increase mean for average commuters? With proposed rates going up by 35 cents at half the toll plazas in the area, that could ...
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New RTA senior fare cards in the mailAug 01, 2011 12:00 am - New transit identification cards for seniors issued by the Regional Transportation Authority should be trickling into mailboxes this week. The RTA began mailing two type...
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Metra: Capital fund in worse shape than operating fundJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - Possible Metra fare increases and service cuts inspired Friday’s hearing, but in the end state Sen. Susan Garrett was more upset about a potential $7.3 billion deficit i...
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Don’t cut trains or raise faresJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - What Metra does not need is a fare increase. It’s already $9 round trip from Arlington Heights and $13 round trip from Crystal Lake to Chicago. It’s ridiculously expensi...
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Metra train kills pedestrian in NapervilleJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - An inbound Metra train struck and killed a pedestrian Friday afternoon in Naperville. The accident, which caused several delays and cancellations for the Burlington Nor...
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Venting about higher tolls, fewer trainsJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Has the train left the station on Metra fare hikes and service cuts? Are we on the road to a toll increase? Cliched puns are my only comfort as I contemplate shelling ou...
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Metra leaders must think ‘value’Jul 19, 2011 3:00 am - If there is good news in the prospect of service and rate changes at Metra, it is that nothing will be done at least until fall. That provides a little time for the tran...
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Roselle man killed by trainJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Roselle man was struck and killed by a train Wednesday night — only a block from the nursing and rehab facility where he lived, authorities said Friday. Ro...
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Metra eyes ticket price hikes, train cutbacksJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Enjoy your current Metra fares and schedules while you can — fewer trains and ticket price hikes appear possible in the near future. Metra administrators outlined some ...
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Keeping eyes on road harder than it seemsJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. Freaked out by a seminar on distracted driving and the frightening number of deaths and injuries it causes, I promised to put down...