Articles filed under Transportation
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Call for bids on next generation of locomotivesAug 08, 2013 4:55 pm - States that are forging ahead with plans for high-speed passenger rail have put out a call for bids for the production of 35 next-generation locomotives. The request for...
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Lauzen catches heat for illegal RTA appointmentAug 07, 2013 3:00 pm - A day after learning the first major appointment of his administration violated state law, Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen accepted the resignation of RTA board ...
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Palatine man receives wheelchair-accessible vanAug 07, 2013 12:00 pm - After months of relying on others to drive him around, Steve Herbst will finally be able to get behind the wheel again — and this time, in a new car. Herbst, a quadriple...
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Kane County RTA director steps downAug 06, 2013 10:25 pm - Kane County’s representative on the Regional Transportation Authority is stepping down amid concerns he can’t legally serve both on the transit agency and a state commis...
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Executive: Ex-Metra CEO could have had dream job in LAAug 06, 2013 5:00 pm - Alex Clifford could be working at his “dream job” in Los Angeles, according to the executive who wanted him in that post, but he preferred to remain as Metra's CEO, a fa...
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Durbin asks for federal oversight of Metra safetyAug 06, 2013 3:57 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is asking federal transportation officials to provide special oversight of Metra as it deals with “serious management and financial challenges.” In...
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Rush says he did not pressure ex-Metra CEOAug 06, 2013 3:56 pm - U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush said Tuesday that he didn’t engage in improper dealings with officials at the Metra commuter rail agency over a massive construction project on Chic...
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Editorial: Metra needs substantial, but measured changeAug 06, 2013 5:00 am - That the Metra rail agency needs a broad makeover there can be little doubt at this point. But the form and process for that revision is a matter that deserves more thou...
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Des Plaines approves more funding for train station remodelAug 05, 2013 6:00 pm - The Des Plaines City Council Monday night approved allocating more funding to remodel the downtown Metra train station. The city budgeted $500,000 for the project this y...
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Quinn interested in forming Metra task forceAug 05, 2013 3:56 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday that he’s interested in forming a panel of experts to look at overhauling the Chicago area’s scandal-plagued commuter railroad, Metra, and the...