Articles filed under Metra
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Stopping train derailments here: Pricey brake system months, years awayMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - With speed emerging as a possible cause of the fatal Amtrak derailment Tuesday in Philadelphia, many freight and passenger railroads including Metra are at least months ...
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Watch for traffic issues around Union StationMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - Metra riders can expect traffic angst around Union Station Friday with lane closures to allow for construction of a new transit center. The transit center will be locate...
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Crystal Lake man, 44, dies after struck by Metra trainMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - A 44-year-old Crystal Lake man has died after he was struck early Saturday morning by an eastbound Metra train near the Pingree Road station in Crystal Lake, authorities...
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Transit best bet to avoid fumbles during the NFL draftApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - Football-Palooza in Chicago with the NFL draft downtown means traffic tweaks on some major arteries, especially for suburbanites used to taking Congress Parkway. The cit...
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'Brain' of Metra train crash-prevention system approved for $80 millionApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - A crash-prevention system for trains isn't cheap, as an $80 million contract approved by Metra directors Wednesday showed. Metra board directors hired Parsons Transporta...
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Metra tries to put a price on riders' prioritiesApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - With riders seeking improvements on every rail line, Metra board members Wednesday hired consultants to put hard numbers on the ideas on a growing wish list. Aecom Techn...
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Metra train strikes pedestrian near WheatonApr 21, 2015 1:00 am - A Metra train on the Union Pacific/West Line was stopped Tuesday evening near Wheaton after striking a pedestrian. The accident between the Wheaton and Winfield stations...
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Metra adopts confidential close-call disclosure planApr 16, 2015 1:00 am - Metra, railroad and federal leaders expect to prevent close calls with a new confidential reporting system administrated by NASA. A joint agreement between Metra, labor ...
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$7 million slated to fix Union Station train crowdingApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - Hundreds of trains fly through the suburbs only to crawl into Chicago's Union Station because of limited capacity at the historical terminal. To speed up the journey, th...
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Man killed when struck by Metra train in PalatineApr 05, 2015 1:00 am - A 30-year-old man was killed Saturday night when a Metra train struck him after he apparently walked onto the tracks just west of downtown Palatine, authorities said. Pa...