Articles filed under Metra
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Congress lurches toward transportation cash crisisMar 26, 2012 6:12 pm - New switching equipment on Metra’s Milwaukee District Line to reduce delays, refurbished CTA Red Line stations and buses for Pace’s I-55 shuttle are among the projects i...
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When do all commuters get a softer seat?Mar 19, 2012 2:27 pm - Metra Electric Line riders can look forward to a comfier ride later this year when the agency rolls out 160 new Highliner cars. So what about the remaining commuters bou...
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Arlington Heights train death ruled suicideMar 17, 2012 9:00 pm - The office of the Cook County medical examiner has ruled the death of a pedestrian who was hit by an express Metra train in Arlington Heights on Friday a suicide. A repo...
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Pedestrian killed by train in Arlington HeightsMar 16, 2012 10:28 pm - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a commuter train Friday evening in downtown Arlington Heights. Police received the call of a person being struck at 5:17 p.m. Metra...
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Metra goes plastic at downtown stationsMar 09, 2012 11:03 am - Metra riders who’ve had to wait in line to buy tickets at Chicago Union Station while watching CTA customers zip through purchases at nearby automated machines just got ...
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Proposed gas tax hike aimed at helping transitFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Better transit means cleaner air, less traffic and faster commutes, which is why drivers should help subsidize it with a higher gas tax, transportation groups said Wedne...
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Metra plans for next Union Station service disruptionFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - If you’ve ever tried and failed to understand what the announcer is saying about delayed Metra trains at Chicago’s Union Station — you’re not alone. Metra is working on ...
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Metra puts a fifth lobbyist on the payrollFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Two months after deciding to pay four state and federal lobbyists $624,000 over two years, Metra officials signed up another lobbying firm for $138,000 on Friday. Raucci...
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Report: Bartlett train derailment caused by broken railFeb 08, 2012 11:00 pm - A Federal Railroad Administration rail accident report brought up at Tuesday’s Bartlett village board meeting shows that a November train derailment in the village was c...
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Palatine driver cited in minor collision with Metra trainFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - A 52-year-old Palatine woman has been cited with disobeying a railroad signal after a Metra train hit her vehicle late Thursday night. The woman, who was the sole occupa...