Articles filed under Transportation
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Consensus near on Route 53 extension?Feb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - It was a daylong meeting with multiple handouts, expert testimony, myriad graphics and maps. So I'll try to summarize in a paragraph. The Illinois Tollway is convening e...
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Metra plans for next Union Station service disruptionFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - If you’ve ever tried and failed to understand what the announcer is saying about delayed Metra trains at Chicago’s Union Station — you’re not alone. Metra is working on ...
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Metra puts a fifth lobbyist on the payrollFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Two months after deciding to pay four state and federal lobbyists $624,000 over two years, Metra officials signed up another lobbying firm for $138,000 on Friday. Raucci...
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Tollway examining interchange cost-sharing rulesFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - It’s everyone’s dream commute — an access on and off the tollway near both your home and your workplace. But interchanges don’t come cheaply. A partial interchange at th...
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NTSB: Fatal derailment could have been preventedFeb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. — A deadly train derailment could have been prevented if a warning had reached the train crew about a washout ahead that was discovered about an hour earl...
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High-tech car gadgets distracting, experts sayFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - One of the best things about media day at the Chicago Auto Show is the hyperbole. Where else would you hear "it's got Alfa Romeo DNA with Dodge passion" to describe the...
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Paratransit lawsuit settledFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - The Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit Authority and Pace announced Friday they had settled a lawsuit over paratransit, the service for disabled riders. ...
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Chicago-St Louis high-speed rail plans speeding upFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Federal transportation regulators are moving faster than expected on choosing the best route for a section of the Chicago-St. Louis high-speed rail line ru...
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Chicago Auto Show is vroom and zoom, not doom and gloomFeb 09, 2012 4:30 am - The next big thing is small. After years of hype over super-sized Humvee-type vehicles, much of the buzz at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show media preview Wednesday focused o...
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Report: Bartlett train derailment caused by broken railFeb 08, 2012 11:00 pm - A Federal Railroad Administration rail accident report brought up at Tuesday’s Bartlett village board meeting shows that a November train derailment in the village was c...