Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra’s ongoing need for oversightJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Damage control has become something of a tired theme around the administrative halls at Metra since the death of former Executive Director Phil Pagano in 2010. The lack ...
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Metra directors exiting gradually under compromiseJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - There won’t be resignations en masse, but the majority of Metra board directors who served during former Executive Director Phil Pagano’s tenure are expected to be gone ...
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Metra's paying $403,000 for spin controlJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Talk isn't cheap — at least when it comes to Metra's public relations consultants. The agency has paid more than $403,000 to Culloton Strategies, a communications firm, ...
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Chicago suggests changes in response to February blizzardJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Four months after a massive blizzard left motorists stranded on Lake Shore Drive for hours, Chicago officials said Monday the city should create a plan that “clearly ide...
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CTA adding security cameras, patrolsJun 19, 2011 11:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority is doubling its number of security cameras and work with police to start special plainclothes patrols. CTA President Forrest Claypool annou...
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United says delays will continue through weekendJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - It could take several days for thousands of stranded travelers to get home after a United Airlines computer system shut down for several hours, leading to widespread can...
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Amtrak crew suspended as collision is probedJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - An investigation into what caused Amtrak and Metra trains to collide June 3 at Union Station continues, but three employees with the national passenger railway have been...
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Law won't let politicians get bigheadedJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Drivers have a lot of distractions these days, but giant, smiling images of Pat Quinn or Judy Baar Topinka won't be one of them. At least on the taxpayers' dime, that is...
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Bike powerJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Ditch those keys and get your knees pumping. It’s Bike to Work Week and everyone’s doing it. Everyone including DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin who has pledged to make...
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Metra wants answers on Union Pacific commuter snafuJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Passengers on Metra's Union Pacific West Line can expect trains to operate on schedule Tuesday after a shortage of UP train engineers ruined the morning commutes of near...