Articles filed under Metra
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Trains delayed more than 3 hours after crashOct 29, 2013 6:03 pm - Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest Line stopped for more than three hours during Tuesday evening’s rush hour after a train struck and killed a pedestrian in Par...
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New coffee shop coming to Arlington Park Metra stationOct 28, 2013 5:32 pm - A new coffee shop will be coming to the Arlington Park Metra station, but it will be familiar to frequent commuters around the suburbs. Morning Blend, which has location...
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Are suburbs getting short end of transit stick?Oct 28, 2013 5:00 am - If you pay $4.50 in tax for a sweater at Oakbrook Center, should some of that money go toward a midmorning Metra train on the BNSF? Or should a portion pay for a faster ...
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Truck driver cited in Bartlett train derailmentOct 23, 2013 12:50 pm - A Pennsylvania truck driver has been issued two citations in connection with Monday’s Metra train derailment in Bartlett, officials said Wednesday. Volodimyr Matkivski, ...
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Metra’s insurance expert out after Clifford severance dealOct 22, 2013 6:09 pm - A key player in the Metra board’s much-criticized payout to outgoing CEO Alex Clifford is leaving the agency. Chief Audit and Compliance Officer Rick Capra has submitted...
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Images: Train Strikes Semi in BartlettOct 21, 2013 4:00 pm - ...
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Metra trains to roll through Bartlett normally TuesdayOct 21, 2013 4:00 pm - Crash Monday sent two people to hospital
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Metra up to full steam, facing financial crossroadsOct 18, 2013 11:00 am - New board directors at Metra, up to full strength after an exodus this summer, waded into funding issues Friday after a budget presentation that projected no fare increa...
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Task force: transit agencies selfish, scandal-riddenOct 16, 2013 2:00 pm - Systemic corruption, turf wars and inefficiencies are dragging down the region's transit agencies, a scathing report by a state task force concludes. “Portions of the tr...
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Bartlett Metra parking lot partly closed Oct. 17-25Oct 15, 2013 4:13 pm - A portion of the Bartlett Metra commuter parking lot will be closed from Thursday, Oct. 17, until Friday, Oct. 25, for concrete work, resurfacing and restriping. Commute...