Articles filed under Metra
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Marketing pitch urges commuters to ‘Choose Metra’Feb 16, 2013 7:00 am - They won’t promise to help you lose weight or attract members of the opposite sex, but Metra officials do hope to pack additional riders in rail cars by selling a more r...
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Metra 10-ride passes spike by 11 percent todayFeb 01, 2013 4:00 am - Metra riders who buy 10-ride passes will pay from $2.75 to $9.25 more today following a fare increase approved late last year. The 11 percent jump should net Metra about...
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Editorial missed mark on Metra raisesJan 29, 2013 4:00 am - Your Jan. 23 editorial, “Metra raises out of sync with fare hikes” is long on hyperbole and short on the facts. I take particular exception to your statement that the Me...
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Why Metra approved raises for some employeesJan 28, 2013 3:45 am - Who'd have thought exorcising the past would be so expensive. Since a financial scandal erupted at Metra in spring 2010, officials have called in powerful forces to clea...
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Car breaks down on tracks, struck by trainJan 25, 2013 4:54 pm - An outbound Metra train struck an unoccupied car near the Des Plaines train station during the Friday evening rush hour, authorities said. The vehicle broke down as it w...
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Wi-Fi train hasn’t left the Metra stationJan 19, 2013 5:00 am - Offering free Wi-Fi on Metra trains is proving to be an elusive and time-consuming goal. In 2011, Metra administrators asked wireless providers to submit proposals to pr...
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RTA mum on harassment complaintJan 17, 2013 4:57 pm - Regional Transportation Authority officials circled the wagons around Executive Director Joseph Costello after a report surfaced he had been subject to a sexual harassme...
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Metra gives 299 workers raises of up to 33 percentJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - Bumps of up to 33% come just before rate hikes
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RTA vote allows CTA borrowingJan 16, 2013 10:59 am - A vote by RTA directors Wednesday ended the latest transit funding crisis, giving the CTA a green light to borrow $1 billion over the next three years for improvements. ...
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Metra train strikes car in Arlington HeightsJan 07, 2013 3:52 pm - A Metra train struck a car in Arlington Heights Monday afternoon, temporarily stopping trains on the Union Pacific Northwest Line in both directions. The minor crash too...