Articles filed under Metra
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Pace would drop routes and transfer fees but boost electric buses under new budgetOct 17, 2022 5:30 am - There's much to unpack in Pace's 2023 proposed budget — from building an electric bus fleet to cutting 69 routes that were suspended when COVID-19 struck. Here's a look...
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Krishnamoorthi asks feds for new study of train merger that would include suburban crossingsOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has formally asked federal regulators to conduct a Chicago area-specific review of a massive railway merger proposal. Without a localized s...
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Metra may keep $100 Super Saver pass as board balks at return to zoned systemOct 12, 2022 1:00 am - Metra could retain a popular, pandemic-inspired $100 unlimited travel monthly pass for the foreseeable future after board directors rebuffed reverting to a zoned system ...
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Lombard man killed by Metra train in ElmhurstOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - A Lombard man died after being struck by a Metra train Monday afternoon in Elmhurst, the Elmhurst Police Department said Tuesday. Rashad Oliver, 31, was found dead by p...
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Freight railroad merger draws fiery comments on Day 1 of federal hearingSep 28, 2022 1:00 am - Supporters and opponents of a merger between the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern freight railroads laid out vastly diverging scenarios at a federal hearing Wed...
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Metra billboard sparks grim interpretation on social mediaSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - For nearly three decades, millions of gridlocked motorists inching along the Ohio Street feeder ramp toward the Kennedy Expressway have glanced up to see a Metra billboa...
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Woman struck by Metra train in Mount Prospect identifiedSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect woman has been identified as the person struck and killed Tuesday evening by a Metra train in the village's downtown. Police said a preliminary investig...
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Train strikes, kills pedestrian in Mount ProspectSep 20, 2022 1:00 am - A woman died after she was struck by a Metra train Tuesday evening in Mount Prospect. Shortly before 5:20 p.m., Train No. 633 hit the woman at the Mount Prospect statio...
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Metra service to return to normal after labor agreement reachedSep 15, 2022 1:00 am - It's all back to normal on Metra, officials said Thursday, after the resolution of a labor dispute between freight railroads and the workers that maintain the tracks and...
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'What we can control, we will': Metra preps for strike that could halt UP, BNSFSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - Metra expects Milwaukee District trains will run Friday along with three other lines, but the popular Union Pacific and BNSF routes will be sidelined if freight rail wor...