Articles filed under Metra
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Round Lake Beach Fireside Chat to feature Metra chairmanOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Metra board chairman Norman Carlson will be the guest next week when the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center hosts its monthly Fireside Chat. The evening begins at ...
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Work beginning Thursday on downtown Libertyville Metra stationOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Installation of construction fencing around the perimeter of the downtown Libertyville Metra station will begin Thursday, preventing public access to the building and di...
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Goodbye, SUV: Metra video of staged crash shows why trains always winOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - It was a setup and no one was harmed - but the video of a Metra locomotive pounding into an SUV and tossing it like a toy still evokes a wince. Officials with the commut...
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Dolton man charged with beating Metra conductor in Wood DaleSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - A Dolton man is being held on $30,000 bail after being accused of punching a Metra conductor in the face Friday morning. Keimon Snow, 24, of the 15000 block of Chicago R...
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Editorial: User-based pay system will get Metra only so farSep 12, 2018 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, the Metra board gave its ridership the gift of a year off from fare hikes. Yet, board members bemoaned the financial situation Metra finds itself in and wo...
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No Metra fare hike, but service cuts loom without state aidSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Metra leaders gave riders a 2019 fare-hike holiday Wednesday but promised doomsday-scenario downsizing unless state funding materializes. That could mean eliminating sta...
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Route 45 closed in Libertyville; railroad bridge retaining wall collapsesSep 03, 2018 1:00 am - A retaining wall on Route 45 in Libertyville collapsed overnight, one day after the Lake County Sheriff's Department shut down the roadway in both directions. The retai...
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Pedestrian fatally struck by Metra train near Wheaton stopSep 02, 2018 1:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by an inbound Metra train Sunday afternoon in Wheaton, officials said. The person, who has not been identified, was hit about 3 p.m. n...
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Lipinski fed up with Metra BNSF Line problems, wants 'results'Aug 29, 2018 1:00 am - After thousands of his constituents who use Metra's BNSF Line sweated through another service meltdown Monday at Union Station, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski delivered a rare r...
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Metra expected to be back to normal Tuesday after Monday meltdownAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - Metra BNSF commuters had an abysmal ride home Monday afternoon after signal problems delayed rush-hour trains and caused overcrowding at Union Station, which one rider d...