Articles filed under Metra
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Elgin engineer operates his last train after 42 yearsJul 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Train 2231 pulled into the Elgin Depot Tuesday night just after 6 p.m., setting off a handful of small dynamite “torpedoes,” adding loud bangs to the sounds of its own w...
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Traveling over the holiday? Watch for schedule changes July 3, 4Jun 29, 2012 6:15 pm - Although the Fourth of July is a time to remember the Founding Fathers, it is also the time of year when one’s schedule is thrown off course by changing departure times ...
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Seniors ride free program to cut off enrollmentJun 27, 2012 3:39 pm - The cancellation of a state program that determines eligibility for low-income seniors and disabled individuals to travel free on public transit means no more new riders...
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Man on bike killed while crossing tracks in Hanover ParkJun 25, 2012 7:00 pm - Editor's note: This story was updated to remove a comment from a Metra spokesperson about activated lights at the crossing. There are no lights or gates at this pede...
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Winchester Road crossing to closeJun 24, 2012 4:45 pm - The Canadian National Railroad crossing on Winchester Road west of Route 45 in Libertyville will close for scheduled repairs for a week beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, June...
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What’s old is new at Grayslake Metra station: Pay boxes replace machines for daily parking feesJun 23, 2012 7:55 am - Grayslake has turned back the clock at the village’s Metra commuter rail station on Lake Street. Automated machines were installed at the depot 10 years ago to accept da...
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Train hits man in AuroraJun 16, 2012 7:59 pm - A pedestrian was hit by an inbound Metra train Saturday afternoon in Aurora, a Metra spokeswoman said. The man was hit about 4:25 p.m. near 233 N. Broadway, shortly afte...
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Man killed by train early Friday in Round LakeJun 15, 2012 6:30 pm - A man with a bicycle was fatally struck by a freight train near the Metra station in Round Lake on Railroad Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. Friday. The man did not have identi...
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Satisfaction doesn’t come cheap for transit ridersJun 11, 2012 1:41 pm - A majority of transit riders are satisfied with Metra, Pace and CTA service, according to a survey that cost about $435,000 and took three years to generate. More than ...
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Police ID man hit by train in GenevaJun 11, 2012 12:46 pm - Geneva police have identified the man who was struck and killed by a freight train Saturday morning as Patrick M. Flynn, 40, of the 500 block of Linden Court, Geneva. Bu...