Articles filed under Transportation
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Taxes? Tolls? 'Transit is the Answer' plan brings bevy of questionsMar 06, 2023 4:30 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com Imagine being able to jump from Metra to the CTA or Pace seamlessly. Imagine audible announcements instead of "ruhmmhmmm ... delays ....
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'All we want is transparency': O'Hare noise map updated, but some want soundproofing specificsMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - This story has been updated to correct ONCC Chairman's Joe Annunzio's name and reflect that South Barrington approved adopting the noise contour map. Amid debate an...
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'It really is about the training': Barrington leaders say they're prepared for train derailmentMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Since the Canadian National Railway acquired the Elgin, Joliet Eastern Railway in 2009, Barrington has raised concerns about the volume of freight train traffic it's ca...
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Ohio senators ready rail safety bill after fiery crashMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - Railroads like the one involved in last month's fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regula...
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Input sought on Rollins Road improvement plan in Round Lake areaFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation is seeking input as part of a study for potential nonmotorized improvements on Rollins Road between Fairfield Road and Civic C...
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'Major traffic' ahead as Kennedy Expressway construction begins in MarchFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Transportation officials are not sugarcoating the impact of a three-year, $150 million bridge structure rehabilitation project on the Kennedy Expr...
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New IDOT warning sign no match for car flying off Route 20 in ElginFeb 27, 2023 4:30 am - By Marni Pyke mpyke@dailyherald.com Christopher Hilton is inured to mayhem. But the Elgin resident recently had cause for optimism that cars would stop flying off a Rout...
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'What if that happens in my town?' Mayors urge feds to slow merger after Ohio rail disasterFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - With a decision on a controversial railroad merger coming soon, suburban mayors and lawmakers on Monday exhorted federal regulators to postpone any decisions given a rec...
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Route 47 in Elburn to be closed for rail repairs starting March 9Feb 26, 2023 12:00 am - Beginning March 9, motorists in downtown Elburn should plan for Route 47 road closures due to scheduled railroad repairs. The Union Pacific Railroad will be making repai...
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Lawmakers seek delay on rail merger vote after Ohio derailment crisisFeb 24, 2023 4:30 am - Federal lawmakers from Illinois are asking the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's chief to delay a vote on a freight railway merger in light of hazmat concerns after a ...