Articles filed under Metra
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Metra: Officers were justified in using Taser on manJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - A Bloomingdale man claims Metra police used excessive force when they subdued him with a Taser earlier this week during a dispute on a Milwaukee West Line train. Ryan Hu...
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Planners hope federal funding will help ease local freight gridlockJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - After years of short-term extensions, Congress is talking about a multiyear transportation funding bill that could help the Chicago region untie its freight gridlock, pl...
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Braking deadline looms for Metra, other agenciesJun 24, 2015 1:00 am - Metra and most other railroads won't meet a Dec. 31 deadline to install an automatic braking system known as positive train control, industry executives told Congress We...
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Advice for returning to suburbs after rally? Patience.Jun 18, 2015 1:00 am - Fans on a high from watching the Blackhawks hoist the Stanley Cup downtown should probably keep expectations low for getting home quickly on public transit. Metra added ...
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Metra OKs pet pilot project on Rock Island lineJun 17, 2015 1:00 am - Yorkies yes. Irish wolfhounds no. Metra directors voted 8-2 Wednesday to allow small pets in carriers on the Rock Island Line for a three-month pilot project. At the end...
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Metra scrutinizing $7.5 million Hastert got for Oswego extensionJun 15, 2015 5:30 am - Among all the flak flying around former Speaker Dennis Hastert, one piece of significant news emerged unrelated to his indictment for lying to the FBI. Metra Chairman Ma...
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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...