Articles filed under Transportation
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Computer failure causes Metra North line delaysSep 27, 2013 8:00 am - At least three trains on Metra's Union Pacific North line from Chicago to Kenosha are delayed this morning because of a “system-wide computer failure,” according to a Me...
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Tollway employees fired for bullying, growing pot and moreSep 26, 2013 5:02 pm - An Illinois tollway employee growing marijuana — although not on the premises — and maintenance workers going AWOL were among the findings in a semiannual report by the ...
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Fitzgerald criticizes Metra hiring policiesSep 26, 2013 3:33 pm - Chicago-area transit agencies don’t appear to adequately train staff on how to prevent political hiring, according to former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, a member o...
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Des Plaines tollway oasis closing next yearSep 26, 2013 11:48 am - It’s had a good ride, but the Illinois tollway’s Des Plaines Oasis will close ahead of schedule in 2014 to make way for the extension of the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway and ...
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Rooney says there’s time to oppose Route 53 tollSep 26, 2013 9:08 am - Rolling Meadows Mayor Tom Rooney thinks the city has ample time to launch a campaign against a proposal to institute tolls on Route 53 in Cook County to help fund the ex...
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Transit agencies lay out differences to panelSep 25, 2013 6:59 pm - Give us more power, merge all four agencies, or leave us alone were among the conflicting arguments presented by Metra, Pace, the CTA and the Regional Transportation Aut...
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Failed attempt to take Midway private cost $3.5 millionSep 25, 2013 5:00 pm - The city of Chicago spent $3.5 million seeking advice on plans to privatize Midway International Airport before pulling the plug on the idea. The Chicago Sun-Times repor...
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West Dundee police eager for construction hiatusSep 25, 2013 12:33 pm - No one is more anxious to see the routes 72 and 31 intersection work reach its hiatus this year than the West Dundee Police Department. For more than a month, patrol off...
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Bicyclist killed in collision with Metra train in Mount ProspectSep 25, 2013 8:55 am - A 95-year-old bicyclist died Wednesday after being struck by an eastbound train on the Union Pacific Northwest Line in Mount Prospect, police said. The collision involve...
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Indiana begins passenger rail talks with AmtrakSep 24, 2013 6:42 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Transportation has begun negotiations with Amtrak over continuing passenger rail service four days per week between Indianapolis...