Articles filed under Metra
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Metra hopes plan eases overcrowding at Union StationDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - There's no greater buzz-kill after attending a ticker-tape parade celebrating your favorite team's winning season than to walk into Union Station and face claustrophobic...
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Hinsdale teen critical after being struck by trainDec 13, 2014 12:00 am - A 17-year-old girl who was struck by a Metra train Saturday night in Hinsdale remains in critical condition at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, authorities said Su...
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Metra starts push for latest congestion relief megaprojectDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - Metra and freight railroad officials were preaching to the choir Friday when they touted the benefits to come from a $1 billion project aimed to straighten out a train b...
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Pyke: Do tax breaks encourage driving over transit?Dec 08, 2014 4:00 am - Winter 2015. Commuter A nips out of her garage in the suburbs, turns onto I-88 and then crawls along the tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway, eventually arriving at wo...
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Suspicious package leads to temporary train delaysNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - What appeared to be a suspicious package on the tracks near the Aurora Metra station temporarily delayed trains on the BNSF line Tuesday, Metra officials said. Outbound...
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Proposed sales tax hike would fund transportation projects, moreNov 24, 2014 4:00 am - Would you pay 25 cents more on a $100 purchase to put a bridge over the Fox River? Or repair a CTA line? Or build a road near O'Hare to relieve congestion? The Chicago M...
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Metra answers frustrations on fare hikes, staff raisesNov 14, 2014 4:15 am - Metra's still got a lot of explaining to do when it comes to raising fares by a proposed average of 10.8 percent. The agency's board of directors is poised to vote on it...
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Metra board approves 10.8 percent fare hikeNov 14, 2014 12:00 am - Metra commuters who weathered the polar vortex of January 2014 can expect another big chill in February 2015 — higher fares. Metra leaders Friday debated and then approv...
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Editorial: Doubts cloud proposed Metra fare increasesNov 13, 2014 4:01 am - Metra is set to vote Friday on proposed fare increases that for 2015 average 10.8 percent and would go up an average of almost 5 percent each year from 2016 to 2024. If ...
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Metra employees get raises averaging 15% as agency eyes fare hikesNov 11, 2014 4:30 am - Metra leaders will vote Friday on proposed fare increases, including up to 19 percent for monthly passes in the same year hundreds of employees' salaries jumped by 15 pe...