Articles filed under Metra
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Rotary clubs lead effort to prevent suicides by train in Northwest suburbsFeb 21, 2018 4:18 am - Suicide prevention signs have gone up at stations along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the Northwest suburbs, part of an effort to encourage people needing help...
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Metra looking to buy used locomotives to help reduce delaysFeb 21, 2018 12:00 am - Metra riders could get a push from a fleet of previously used locomotives the agency is eying to purchase this year. Metra directors Wednesday authorized executives to n...
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Buffalo Grove police to spread kindness FridayFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - Police officers from Buffalo Grove and the Canadian National Railway will be handing out free coffee and other items Friday morning at the Buffalo Grove Train Depot, 825...
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Could Des Plaines get another Metra station?Feb 14, 2018 4:33 am - Des Plaines could be getting another Metra station that would give riders a direct trip to O'Hare International Airport and Union Station in Chicago. City officials are ...
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Buffalo Grove seeks advice on spurring development by Metra stopFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - The village of Buffalo Grove and developers have long seen the area around the Prairie View Metra station as ripe for development, but the vision has fallen short due to...
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Man hit by train in North Chicago identifiedFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - A pedestrian struck by a Metra train Tuesday night at the North Chicago commuter station has been identified as Tracey Currie, 29, of North Chicago. An autopsy revealed ...
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'Crazy.' 'Ridiculous.' Metra riders not happy with another fare hikeJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Metra riders greeted the fourth fare increase in as many years with glum faces and wishes for improved service even as agency leaders warn more pain could come if aid do...
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Wheaton reopening part of fire-damaged Metra station MondayJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - A waiting area inside the downtown Wheaton Metra station is set to reopen to commuters Monday morning, but the rest of the fire-damaged building could remain off-limits ...
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What Metra's proposed fare restructuring could mean for youJan 22, 2018 4:30 am - After months of studying how to redo its decades-old fare system, Metra has produced a smorgasbord of ideas that range from a one-day pass to consolidating its outermost...
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Glen Ellyn to study new Metra train station, pedestrian tunnelJan 19, 2018 4:36 am - Glen Ellyn trustees have agreed to a further study into a major reconstruction of the downtown Metra station site that would replace the 1960s-era depot, build a pedestr...