Articles filed under Metra
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Transit predictions for 2021: Air travel rebounds, Metra has 'existentialist' crisisDec 28, 2020 4:30 am - Uncertain what 2021 will bring after a year of empty Metra trains, roads, airports and state coffers, thanks to COVID-19? Fear not. Five experts have gazed into their cr...
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Set a place for Zoom: Many suburbanites will forgo traditional Thanksgiving trips this yearNov 23, 2020 4:30 am - Traditionally, this is the week Curt Alliaume packs his family into the car and steers toward Washington, D.C., for a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings — includi...
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Pedestrian struck and killed by train in ElmhurstNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train Wednesday evening in Elmhurst. Officials said Elmhurst firefighters and police responded to the scene at North Haven...
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With COVID-19, taking shelter gets complicated for chilly Metra ridersNov 16, 2020 4:30 am - Here's another COVID-19 mind bender for public health officials with winter on the doorstep: How do you keep public transit riders safe from the elements - and socially ...
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How Metra may fill its budget hole if there's no federal rescueOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - Service cuts are an option if no federal aid emerges for Metra, Union Pacific employees verifying tickets behind plexiglass creates "a mess," but a massively complicated...
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Metra sues Union Pacific, wants conductors back walking trainsOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - Metra and Union Pacific Railroad are on a collision course, with the commuter agency asking the courts to order the freight giant to have conductors resume collecting fa...
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Traffic, crashes and congestion rebounding after COVID-19 spring slumpOct 12, 2020 5:30 am - Trucks are up, cars are down. Lower income earners take the most daily trips. More people died in vehicle crashes this year than in 2019. And, yes, folks are driving fas...
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Huntley may get a Metra or Amtrak stop with new passenger rail projectOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - After multiple false-starts, Huntley is on track to get a Metra or an Amtrak stop as plans to reconnect Chicago and Rockford by train move forward for the first time in ...
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Metra won't raise fares but needs to cover $70 million gapOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Even with running trains on reduced schedules, Metra faces a $70 million shortfall next year, officials said Tuesday before releasing a preliminary 2021 budget of $700 m...
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Barrington officials: New rule for gas on trains has 'quite acute' potential for catastropheOct 05, 2020 5:30 am - A new player, liquefied natural gas, has joined the list of hazardous materials cruising through Illinois by train - a move the federal government says is safe but raise...