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Metra hopes worst is over with new BNSF schedule, braking system
By Marni Pyke
Jun 18, 2018 7:24 AM - Does the bumpy debut of a revised timetable triggered by a new braking system on Metra's BNSF Line signal trouble ahead for similar rollouts on the UP, Milwaukee DIstrict and NSC trains?
Remember the Star Line? Some grand transit plans never became reality
By Diane Dungey
Jun 15, 2018 5:33 AM - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls Elon Musk's proposed underground express "the fast lane to Chicago's future," but plenty of grand transit plans never came to fruition. Here are some of them.
Musk's Express Loop predicted to be 'big win' for Des Plaines, Rosemont
By Marni Pyke
Jun 14, 2018 4:20 PM - How an express train that whisks travelers from Chicago's Loop to O'Hare International Airport in 12 minutes would help the suburbs.
Street projects starting next month in Elgin
By Elena Ferrarin
Jun 14, 2018 3:33 PM - Capital improvement projects -- including street resurfacing, sanitary sewer work and bridge rehabilitation -- are expected to kick off next month in Elgin.
Elon Musk wants to build 125 mph underground transit line serving O'Hare airport
By Fred Barbash
Jun 14, 2018 8:43 AM - Elon Musk has taken on a task perhaps more challenging than launching rockets into space: getting passengers from Chicago's O'Hare airport to the Loop in 12 minutes, roughly three to four times as fast as the current taxi journey.
Land deal hailed as 'substantial step' for western access to O'Hare
By Marni Pykempyke@dailyherald.com
Jun 13, 2018 5:07 PM - The Illinois tollway signed a letter of intent with Canadian Pacific Railway to negotiate over CP land the agency needs to build a ring road on O'Hare's west side.
Metra official: 'We dropped the ball' on BNSF Line, and fixes could take weeks
By Marni Pyke
Jun 13, 2018 7:12 PM - Day 3 of Metra's BNSF overcrowding saga includes apologies by board directors for bad customer service and some improvements, riders said. A total fix is still a few weeks off.
Public hearing June 28 on Ela-Long Grove intersection improvement plan
Daily Herald report
Jun 13, 2018 9:58 AM - The Lake County Division of Transportation is hosting a public hearing for the Intersection Improvement Study of Ela Road and Long Grove Road in Barrington and Deer Park.
Elon Musk firm picked to build 12-minute O'Hare-to-Loop rail line
Chicago Sun-Times
Jun 13, 2018 10:43 PM - The Boring Co., owned by visionary billionaire Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame, has been chosen to build and operate an elusive high-speed rail line between downtown and an expanding O'Hare International Airport, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Metra apologizes for crammed trains on BNSF line after changes
By Marni Pyke
Jun 12, 2018 7:54 PM - Two days into its revised schedules on the BNSF Line, Metra is asking passengers to be patient about crammed trains.

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