Articles filed under Metra
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Machines that don't give change add $152,000 to Illinois tollway coffersJan 06, 2020 4:30 am - Keeping the change from cash-paying customers is adding up for the Illinois tollway. The agency pocketed about $152,000 extra in 2019 from people without I-PASS accounts...
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Transportation experts' 2020 forecast: More roadwork, more scooters, more transit ridersDec 30, 2019 4:30 am - E-scooters in the suburbs, a beatdown on double-parking delivery trucks and Metra in the driver's seat on UP tracks? If our prognosticators say it's going to happen, it ...
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UP no longer wants to run lines for MetraDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - Will 2020 be the year Metra begins operating three Union Pacific Railroad commuter routes in its own right? Freight railroad Union Pacific currently runs commuter trains...
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Metra to herald 2020 with free rides on New Year's EveDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - New Year's Eve revelers who want to celebrate the end of the decade safely will get a bonus from Metra Dec. 31. Officials announced Wednesday that passengers can ride fr...
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Pedestrian killed by Metra train in Arlington HeightsDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by an inbound Metra train at the station at Arlington Park this morning. Metra officials said they were notified of the incident just ...
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Report paints dire picture of services for disabled and elderly transit ridersDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - People with disabilities and the elderly are often "stranded and isolated" in their homes because of meager transit options, a Metropolitan Planning Council report finds...
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Police: Man arrested after carrying shotgun onto train in ElburnNov 30, 2019 12:00 am - A Chicago man has been arrested after authorities say he carried an unloaded shotgun onto a Metra train in Elburn. Elburn police said in a news release that they were ca...
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Glen Ellyn formally unveils $14.4M grant to replace Metra stationNov 25, 2019 12:00 am - After the morning rush Monday, it was still a tight squeeze inside Glen Ellyn's Metra station when village officials made the case for replacing the outdated depot. The ...
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Glen Ellyn to celebrate $14.4M grant for Metra station projectNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn officials and lawmakers will gather Monday to celebrate a $14.4 million infusion of federal funds into plans to build a new Metra station and a pedestrian tun...
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Give Metra control of Union Station, Lipinski saysNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Amtrak should give up control of Union Station in light of some "disastrous" mishaps, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski said Wednesday at an oversight hearing. "Improvements must b...