Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra hopes worst is over with new BNSF schedule, braking systemJun 18, 2018 5:30 am - The debut last week of a revised BNSF Line timetable caused sardine-like conditions and enraged passengers on some cars, followed by mea culpas by Metra officials. The q...
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Remember the Star Line? Some grand transit plans never became realityJun 15, 2018 5:33 am - Elon Musk announced an imaginative plan Thursday to bore a tunnel under Chicago and offer 12-minute trips between the Loop and O'Hare International Airport. The underg...
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Musk's Express Loop predicted to be 'big win' for Des Plaines, RosemontJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - Would an express train that whisks travelers from Chicago's Loop to O'Hare International Airport in 12 minutes help someone who lives in the suburbs? Experts acknowledge...
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Street projects starting next month in ElginJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - Capital improvement projects - including street resurfacing, sanitary sewer work and bridge rehabilitation - are expected to kick off next month in Elgin. Mike Pubentz, ...
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Elon Musk wants to build 125 mph underground transit line serving O'Hare airportJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - Elon Musk has taken on a task perhaps more challenging than launching rockets into space: getting passengers from Chicago's O'Hare airport to the Loop in 12 minutes, rou...
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Land deal hailed as 'substantial step' for western access to O'HareJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois Tollway and Canadian Pacific Railroad leaders agreed Wednesday to resolve their disputes over acquisition of CP land to build a ring road around O'Hare Internat...
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Public hearing June 28 on Ela-Long Grove intersection improvement planJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation is hosting a public hearing for the Intersection Improvement Study of Ela Road and Long Grove Road in Barrington and Deer Park...
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Metra official: 'We dropped the ball' on BNSF Line, and fixes could take weeksJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - Metra's rollout of a new BNSF Line schedule let down riders, one Metra director said Wednesday as complaints about crammed BNSF Line trains surged and administrators ack...
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Elon Musk firm picked to build 12-minute O'Hare-to-Loop rail lineJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - Would you pay up to $25 for a 12-minute ride from downtown's Block 37 to O'Hare Airport aboard an electric vehicle seating 16 - dubbed "Tesla-in-a-tunnel" - racing under...
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Metra apologizes for crammed trains on BNSF line after changesJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - Two days into its revised schedules on the BNSF Line, Metra is asking passengers to be patient about crammed trains. "Please accept our apologies for the crowded conditi...