Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra to hold public hearing in Arlington HeightsOct 23, 2012 2:26 pm - Metra will be hosting a series of public hearings to gain input on capital funding priorities. For North and Northwest suburban Cook County residents, a hearing will be ...
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Furor over paratransit ‘limousine’ comment buildsOct 23, 2012 10:39 am - The Regional Transportation Authority is expected to get an earful Wednesday from transit riders with disabilities who say they are angry and offended because of comment...
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Plane lands on I-94 near RacineOct 22, 2012 7:59 pm - A twin-engine aircraft attempting to land at an airport near Racine, Wis., ended up landing on I-94 Monday evening, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The...
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Hanover Park to host transit service study open houseOct 22, 2012 8:51 am - Hanover Park will host an open house on the village’s County Farm Road Transit Service Study at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at village hall, 2121 Lake St., Hanover Park...
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Roadwork a drag on Libertyville businessesOct 22, 2012 5:30 am - As road projects unfold, those who deal with the delays and inconveniences are told to imagine how much better traffic will flow when the work is complete. That often is...
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About a dozen hurt in Michigan train derailmentOct 21, 2012 1:24 pm - NILES, Mich. — About a dozen passengers and crew on an Amtrak train from Chicago to Pontiac, north of Detroit, were injured Sunday when two of its locomotives and one or...
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X-ray body scanners at O'Hare being replacedOct 19, 2012 1:00 pm - O'Hare International Airport and other major airports nationwide have been removing the controversial X-ray body scanners and replacing them with machines that use elect...
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Moving Picture: Pace driver lifts passengers’ spiritsOct 19, 2012 10:29 am - Michael Brown of Des Plaines really does whistle while he works. Brown drives a 40-foot-long, 280-horsepower bus on Pace Route 290 through some of the most diverse neig...
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Amtrak train set to hit 110 mph in test runOct 19, 2012 8:00 am - For the first time on a key Midwestern route between Chicago and St. Louis, an Amtrak passenger train topped 110 mph Friday, ripping through fog-shrouded farm fields an...
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Truck dumps candy on Jane Addams TollwayOct 18, 2012 12:15 pm - A semi-truck driver who nodded off behind the wheel while westbound on the Jane Addams Tollway Thursday morning dumped his load of candy all over the highway, authoritie...