Articles filed under Metra
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Coronavirus: What O'Hare, Metra, CTA are doing amid COVID-19 fearsMar 02, 2020 4:30 am - The idea of a coronavirus outbreak shutting down airports, trains and buses — as occurred in Wuhan, China, in January — seems improbable in the suburbs. But as the world...
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Editorial: Why do drivers still go around train gates?Mar 01, 2020 10:00 pm - A lowered gate with lights flashing and horns sounding at a railroad crossing screams an immediate and obvious warning that can mean the difference between life and deat...
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Where the sidewalk ends might be far from your Metra station, study findsFeb 17, 2020 4:30 am - So you've found that suburban dream home: four bedrooms, a big lot, granite countertops and - ta-da - "walk to Metra," the advertisement says. Better walk the walk befor...
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Pedestrian struck by Metra train near WheatonJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - Trains were halted and delayed after a pedestrian was struck by a Metra train near Wheaton. Train No. 53 struck a pedestrian around 6:15 p.m., according to a tweet from ...
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A freight train blocked traffic for 7 hours. Grayslake leaders call it a 'significant problem.'Jan 23, 2020 12:00 am - A freight train that stalled in Grayslake early Thursday blocked vehicle traffic at two crossings with state highways for nearly seven hours, creating extensive and frus...
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Have you waited a long time at a freight train crossing? The feds want to hear about it.Jan 20, 2020 4:30 am - Fuming in the idling car while an interminable freight train steals 20 minutes you'll never get back? Get revenge - or at least get on the record - by reporting the dela...
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Metra's goal in 2020 - get tough on fare evasionJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - Metra scofflaws who try to cheat the system should watch out in the coming weeks as the railroad cracks down on fare evasion. Facing a $4 million dip in anticipated pass...
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Metra UP West trains running again after crash in LombardJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Metra UP West trains are running again and the Finley Road crossing is open after a train collided with a vehicle in Lombard earlier this morning. No injuries were repor...
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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 ...