Articles filed under Transportation
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Work starts on new O'Hare air traffic control towerJun 13, 2013 2:00 pm - What's 219 feet tall, requires 50 tons of steel and costs $30 million to build? The new air traffic control tower on the south side of O'Hare International Airport that'...
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Metra ups police presence on trainsJun 12, 2013 4:57 pm - Now’s probably not a good time to scalp Blackhawks tickets on board Metra trains. Passengers will be seeing an increased Metra police presence on trains, in commuter par...
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Group wants gas tax tied to price of fuelJun 12, 2013 3:41 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois transit advocates want to tie a tax on gasoline to the price at the pump as part of an aggressive fundraising effort to get a toehold on what they...
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Metra: Be prepared for rain delaysJun 12, 2013 11:39 am - Heavy rain and hail are on the weather menu for this afternoon, and Metra is advising riders to be prepared for a messy commute. “Weather conditions beyond our control m...
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Truck driver ticketed in Barrington train crashJun 11, 2013 2:25 pm - Barrington police have issued three citations to the truck driver blamed for a May 23 crash with a freight train at the Canadian National Railway crossing of Route 14 th...
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Pace hoping to set up Park and Ride at Sears Centre ArenaJun 10, 2013 5:59 pm - In an effort to expand a bus route that runs from the Rosemont CTA Blue Line stop to Hoffman Estates, Pace is requesting the use of parking spaces at the Sears Centre Ar...
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Funding holding up further fix for train gridlockJun 10, 2013 5:45 pm - A potential drop of more than 60 percent in Metra delays. That number alone makes an ambitious $3.2 billion fix for rail congestion in the Chicago region attractive in t...
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Are you better off after CN/EJ&E merger?Jun 10, 2013 5:15 am - “CN's plan to move many of its freight trains from rail lines mainly in the Chicago area onto the less-used EJ&E tracks has attracted both support and fierce opposition ...
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Signage would help at railroad crossingsJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - The recent collision of a train and truck at Route 14 in Barrington was avoidable. Installation of a “65-foot clearance” road sign, after all grade crossings, would help...
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Man’s death on Tri-State result of collision, examiner confirmsJun 08, 2013 12:48 pm - A 50-year-old Norridge resident died from cranial cerebral injuries suffered in a high-speed traffic accident on the Tri-State Tollway Thursday night, according to the C...