Articles filed under Metra
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Should RTA borrow to fix its transit systems?Sep 14, 2012 6:57 pm - As sales tax revenues that pay for public transit continue to surge upward, should the extra money go to capital needs — new buses and fixing track — or operating costs ...
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Fracas over money leads to RTA gridlockSep 14, 2012 6:15 pm - Old rivalries between the suburbs and Chicago erupted Friday as Regional Transportation Authority leaders feuded over who should get $6 million — Pace, Metra or the CTA....
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Metra parking lot more expensive for Prospect HeightsSep 11, 2012 5:29 pm - The city of Prospect Heights will continue to lease land from ComEd for the Metra parking lot at 55 S. Wolf Road, at least until 2015, but the utility won’t get the kind...
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Girl injured in Elgin Metra crash Saturday nightSep 09, 2012 10:34 am - A South Elgin man faces a number of charges after the car he was driving went off the road and collided with a Metra train late Saturday, severely injuring his 14-month-...
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Truck accident in Des Plaines delays Metra trainsSep 07, 2012 9:02 pm - A 30-foot box truck carrying office furniture overturned on train tracks in Des Plaines Friday night, causing Metra trains to be delayed and traffic in the area to be di...
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Chicago cost-cutter picked to watch transitSep 05, 2012 6:30 pm - Editor's note: The salary reported below has been corrected from what was first reported. A former city of Chicago executive with a track record of trimming fat wil...
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New coating for Wheeling Metra parking lotsSep 05, 2012 4:40 pm - The three Metra parking lots in Wheeling will be sealcoated. The village trustees agreed to the work at their meeting on Tuesday night. The work will cost the village ro...
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Pedestrian bridge proposed for Mundelein downtown near commuter train stationAug 28, 2012 9:10 am - A pedestrian bridge could become part of Mundelein’s long-awaited downtown redevelopment. The bridge — proposed to go over the Canadian National Railway tracks near McKi...
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Lolla’s hot music equals slower trainsAug 03, 2012 3:26 pm - Metra trains will operate at a Grateful Dead rather than a Red Hot Chili Peppers tempo over the weekend. In other words, crowds of Lollapalooza fans boarding trains and ...
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Elgin man killed by train returning from fishing tripJul 31, 2012 4:00 pm - The Elgin resident struck and killed by a train Monday night was apparently returning from a fishing trip, according to Metra officials. Metra spokeswoman Meg Reile said...