Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra expects normal service today, but delays likelyJan 07, 2014 9:30 am - We did the best we could, Metra officials said Tuesday, when asked about gripes from riders over canceled trains and mega-delays during the region's big chill. Thousands...
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Experts predict: BoltBus, transit reform, airlines wars on tap for 2014Jan 06, 2014 4:30 am - Goodbye, quiet 2013. What a boring year. All we had to talk about was a Metra leadership crisis, a scandalous RTA report, sequester fallout at airports and control towe...
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Small plane makes emergency landing on NYC highwayJan 04, 2014 3:49 pm - NEW YORK — A small plane has made an emergency landing on an interstate highway in New York City. Fire Department officials say the plane touched down at 3:20 p.m. Satu...
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Boeing machinists OK contract tied to 777XJan 04, 2014 12:00 pm - SEATTLE — Boeing machinists narrowly approved a contract Friday that concedes some benefits in order to secure assembly of the new 777X airplane for the Puget Sound regi...
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Mt. Prospect selling parking passes for Metra lotsJan 03, 2014 4:56 pm - Mount Prospect will implement “Easy Park” March 1 in its parking lots for Metra commuters. Rather than paying at the parking machine each day, commuters will have the op...
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Woman hospitalized after crash into I-90 guardrailJan 03, 2014 1:00 pm - A one-vehicle crash into the right-side guardrail on the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Elmhurst Road at 1:28 p.m. Friday triggered a traffic backup that ex...
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Chicago fire causes Elgin Metra delaysJan 03, 2014 9:00 am - A warehouse fire in Chicago is causing major delays on the Metra Milwaukee District West train line this morning. According to ABC 7, the warehouse fire began just after...
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Midway Airport experiencing heavy delaysJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Hundreds of passengers found themselves stuck on the tarmac for hours at Chicago's Midway International Airport, NBC 5 Chicago is reporting. As many as 30 planes were s...
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Curb-to-curb bus service available:Jan 02, 2014 3:17 pm - Fremont Township residents now have access to curb-to-curb dial-a-ride bus service to anywhere in Antioch, Avon, Fremont, Grant, Lake Villa, and Wauconda townships. The ...
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Train strikes car in Des PlainesDec 31, 2013 7:51 pm - An outbound Metra train struck a car as it approached the Des Plaines station near River Road and Miner Street this evening. About 6:30 p.m. Delia Enrique, of Niles, was...