Articles filed under Metra
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Former railroad czar to head Chicago metropolitan planning boardJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - The region's new chief planner, a rail expert, will have his hands full tackling the complicated knot that ties up freight and commuter trains here and across the nation...
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Metra riders get CPR training ThursdayJun 03, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders will get a life and death experience Thursday as the agency collaborates with the American Heart Association and Northwestern Medicine to give first-aid tra...
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Libertyville working to make downtown more transit friendlyJun 01, 2015 5:30 am - Given its popularity, no one is suggesting downtown Libertyville needs to go into makeover mode, but village officials want to ensure future plans focus on the Metra com...
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Metra trains back on schedule after Arlington Heights truck crashJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - Metra trains along the Union Pacific Northwest Line are back on schedule after earlier delays caused by a truck becoming wedged in an underpass in Arlington Heights, off...
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Will Kendall County pay to extend Metra to Oswego?May 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Pyke: Metra spending $500,000 on BNSF study
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Metra months away on ticket appMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders anxious to get their fingers working on a smartphone ticket app will need to wait until fall. Planners said there are a lot of intricacies still to work out...
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Stopping train derailments here: Pricey brake system months, years awayMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - With speed emerging as a possible cause of the fatal Amtrak derailment Tuesday in Philadelphia, many freight and passenger railroads including Metra are at least months ...
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Watch for traffic issues around Union StationMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders can expect traffic angst around Union Station Friday with lane closures to allow for construction of a new transit center. The transit center will be locate...
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Crystal Lake man, 44, dies after struck by Metra trainMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - A 44-year-old Crystal Lake man has died after he was struck early Saturday morning by an eastbound Metra train near the Pingree Road station in Crystal Lake, authorities...
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Transit best bet to avoid fumbles during the NFL draftApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - Football-Palooza in Chicago with the NFL draft downtown means traffic tweaks on some major arteries, especially for suburbanites used to taking Congress Parkway. The cit...