Articles filed under Metra
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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 ...
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Police car hit by train, no one injuredJan 07, 2014 12:08 pm - A Metra train struck an unmarked Lake County sheriff’s squad car late Monday, but no one was hurt, police said. The accident happened about 10:20 p.m. near Route 134 an...
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Metra expects normal service today, but delays likelyJan 07, 2014 9:30 am - We did the best we could, Metra officials said Tuesday, when asked about gripes from riders over canceled trains and mega-delays during the region's big chill. Thousands...
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Experts predict: BoltBus, transit reform, airlines wars on tap for 2014Jan 06, 2014 4:30 am - Goodbye, quiet 2013. What a boring year. All we had to talk about was a Metra leadership crisis, a scandalous RTA report, sequester fallout at airports and control towe...
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Mt. Prospect selling parking passes for Metra lotsJan 03, 2014 4:56 pm - Mount Prospect will implement “Easy Park” March 1 in its parking lots for Metra commuters. Rather than paying at the parking machine each day, commuters will have the op...