Articles filed under Transportation
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Qantas flights to resume about 10 p.m.Oct 30, 2011 12:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian court has ended the strikes and employee lockout that had abruptly grounded Qantas Airways and stranded tens of thousands of passenge...
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48 stranded overnight on Amtrak trainOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - PALMER, Mass. — Officials from Amtrak say 48 people are being taken to their destinations by bus after spending the night stuck on a train in central Massachusetts. Amtr...
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Woman killed by train in Naperville, suicide presumedOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville police say a woman sitting on the railroad tracks was struck and killed by an eastbound commuter train late Saturday night. Police are not identifying the nam...
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Study faults red-light camera contracts across U.S.Oct 27, 2011 12:00 am - Red-light camera companies are proliferating across Illinois and the U.S. and that has meant problems for municipalities who don’t check the fine print when signing a co...
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Tollway budget grows with road expansionOct 27, 2011 12:00 am - As the Illinois tollway expands the road system, it’s also expanding spending and adding engineering jobs, the preliminary 2012 budget shows. The agency will hire 20 eng...
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Schaumburg ends tax district for STAR lineOct 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Schaumburg officials Tuesday night pulled the plug on a tax increment finance district established 2½ years ago to help spur redevelopment of the commercial area near th...
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New tollway directors speak out as Quinn stands behind dumping criticOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is defending his decision to drop the only Illinois tollway director who voted against a rate increase. Quinn on Monday replaced half the tollway board, g...
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What's up with Pace HQ traffic cops, at $35,000 a year?Oct 24, 2011 5:30 am - This column stems from a reader who wanted to know: How much does Pace pay for the two traffic cops at its headquarters who direct cars out of the parking lot during the...
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'Squeaky wheel' Bill Morris, George Pradel off tollway boardOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Three financial experts — including one who voted against a major toll increase — were ousted from the Illinois tollway board even as it's poised to borrow billions for ...
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Focus on train safety stronger than everOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Cary-Grove High School senior Chelsie Tamms says that whenever she drives through train crossings, she’s always alert and careful. For that, the 18-year-old credits her ...