Articles filed under Metra
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Acting RTA chief aims for policy over politicsMar 24, 2014 5:00 am - It's not the most optimal time to lead the Regional Transportation Authority. A powerful state panel is wondering if the agency even needs to exist. The RTA has drawn a...
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Metra considers cameras at gate crossingsMar 22, 2014 1:01 am - Metra could install surveillance cameras at dangerous railway crossings as a deterrent to drivers who ignore lowered gates and warning bells. The move comes after three ...
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Lombard pedestrian tunnel work to start soonMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - Lombard's no-frills Metra station will receive a makeover starting this spring with a pedestrian underpass plus canopies and shelters on the platforms. Metra directors F...
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Barrington board approves work at train stationMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - The plan to renovate and beautify the area around the Barrington Metra station this summer was approved by the Barrington village board Monday night at a cost 14 percent...
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Pedestrian killed by train in PalatineMar 16, 2014 1:00 am - Metra trains between Harvard and Chicago were delayed Sunday after a pedestrian was struck and killed by an outbound train northwest of downtown Palatine. Metra confir...
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Metra talks funding, projects with DuPage officialsMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - Before a strategy can be developed to improve how mass transit is funded, Metra Chairman Martin Oberman says the six counties in the region must work in a unified way. "...
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Chicago teen struck and killed by commuter trainMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - A 17-year-old Chicago high school student was struck by a commuter train and killed on the city's Northwest Side as he made his way to school Friday. The Chicago Sun-Tim...
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Editorial: Transit task force on right track about payMar 05, 2014 4:00 am - Should regional public transit board members be paid for their services? The ethics working group of the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force, at least prelim...
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Negotiations with tollway whittled cost from moving pipelineMar 03, 2014 4:30 am - Oh to be in the room when Northwest Cook County mayors learned it would cost millions to move a water pipe in the way of I-90 expansion. “We were knocked head over heels...
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Man jumps on top of Metra train in ChicagoFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Metra officials said morning service was delayed Monday when a man climbed on top of a train in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the man climbed on the inbou...