Articles filed under Metra
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Tickets? Metra working toward an app for thatJan 17, 2014 4:57 pm - Coming this fall, Metra riders could buy tickets on trains using their smartphones and an app. Metra planners said Friday they were preparing to send out a request to fi...
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Metra rethinking its police departmentJan 17, 2014 3:41 pm - Noting that their police force could do better, Metra directors said at a Friday meeting they are looking for a modernized, efficient department in the future. The agenc...
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UP apologizes: ‘Our performance was unacceptable’Jan 17, 2014 8:56 am - A Union Pacific executive apologized Friday at a Metra meeting for stranding passengers and other messups during the “polar vortex” earlier in the month. “I could not b...
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Metra hires firm for police chief transitionJan 16, 2014 5:15 pm - Metra will pay $100,000 over two months to Chicago-based security firm Hillard Heintze as part of a transition of its police force that includes an interim chief. The ag...
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RTA chief wants review of Metra after ‘polar vortex’ messJan 15, 2014 10:14 am - Saying he’s underwhelmed by Metra’s handling of the extreme weather last week, RTA Chairman John Gates asked staff to scrutinize the agency’s performance and see if pena...
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Metra offers mea culpa as riders continue to face problemsJan 14, 2014 5:32 pm - Metra riders thought they were out of the frying pan of service problems caused by extreme cold last week, but some feel they’re now in the fire with overcrowded trains....
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Improve your winter driving IQJan 13, 2014 4:30 am - Oh, those treacherous winter commutes in my old hatchback, creeping along icy roads, fearful of getting stuck. Good thing I've got my trusty Subaru with its anti-lock br...
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Iced-up switches a pain in the caboose, Metra saysJan 10, 2014 4:30 am - The process of manually extracting ice from railway switches moves at a glacial pace, Metra officials said Thursday following a demonstration to explain train delays and...
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Editorial: Metra meets a challenge but has work to doJan 09, 2014 4:00 am - Metra officials emphasized this week that they did the best they could under extreme conditions, and no one will deny that the conditions the railroad faced were extreme...
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Wednesday brings less commuting chaos, but Metra delays continueJan 08, 2014 7:56 am - Problems with switches that transfer trains from track to track continued to plague Metra during Wednesday’s afternoon rush hour although not to the extent of meltdowns ...