Articles filed under Metra
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Oak Forest Metra station to get $1.3 million grantAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation and Metra have received a $1.3 million federal grant to modernize the Oak Forest rail station. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says the m...
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Metra lobbying, fare plans deliver all the shock riders needAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - How thoughtful that Metra plans to install defibrillators on all of its commuter trains. And how fitting that the agency’s defib announcement was made a few days ago in ...
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Metra will crack down on conductorsAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - There are no decisions yet on whether to go with fare hikes, service cuts or both, but Metra directors did agree Friday it’s time to crack down on conductors who don’t c...
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Is the Fritos Rock Island Line coming? Metra looks at naming rightsAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Wanted: A corporation that likes trains and has a few million dollars to spare. Metra directors agreed Friday to see if there’s a business out there willing to trade cas...
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Toll hikes could cost you an extra $182 a yearAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - What could the Illinois tollway's proposed increase mean for average commuters? With proposed rates going up by 35 cents at half the toll plazas in the area, that could ...
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New RTA senior fare cards in the mailAug 01, 2011 12:00 am - New transit identification cards for seniors issued by the Regional Transportation Authority should be trickling into mailboxes this week. The RTA began mailing two type...
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Metra: Capital fund in worse shape than operating fundJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - Possible Metra fare increases and service cuts inspired Friday’s hearing, but in the end state Sen. Susan Garrett was more upset about a potential $7.3 billion deficit i...
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Don’t cut trains or raise faresJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - What Metra does not need is a fare increase. It’s already $9 round trip from Arlington Heights and $13 round trip from Crystal Lake to Chicago. It’s ridiculously expensi...
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Metra train kills pedestrian in NapervilleJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - An inbound Metra train struck and killed a pedestrian Friday afternoon in Naperville. The accident, which caused several delays and cancellations for the Burlington Nor...
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Venting about higher tolls, fewer trainsJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Has the train left the station on Metra fare hikes and service cuts? Are we on the road to a toll increase? Cliched puns are my only comfort as I contemplate shelling ou...