Articles filed under Transportation
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Chicago-bound train hits tractor in MichiganDec 21, 2012 4:37 pm - PARMA, Mich. — Officials say a Chicago-bound Amtrak train collided with a farm tractor in southern Michigan, delaying the train while authorities investigated the crash....
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Chicago to explore leasing Midway airportDec 21, 2012 4:00 pm - Chicago plans to explore leasing Midway International Airport and would proceed with a deal only if a transaction would benefit taxpayers and travelers, Mayor Rahm Emanu...
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Editorial: We can’t let rail safety priority waneDec 21, 2012 9:47 am - If you do something careless, or stupid, do you deserve to die? Of course not. That’s why we put fences around backyard pools, cordon off steep drop-offs on popular par...
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Storm brings rain, little snow to suburbsDec 21, 2012 8:36 am - Winter Storm Draco didn’t hit the Chicago area as hard as expected, as most suburbs experienced only a light dusting of snow on the first official day of winter. AccuWea...
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Train safety too costly for some suburbsDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - Some communities can't make up revenue gap
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Hundreds of flights canceled as snow startsDec 20, 2012 5:00 am - Gas up the snowblower and break out the shovels because the first recorded snowfall in 290 days has begun. A winter storm warning is now in effect and lasts until 3 a.m....
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Making railroad crossings safer is father's crusadeDec 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Second of three parts Lauren Wilson is frozen in time as a sweet-faced 14-year-old who told her father she wanted to follow in Ronald Reagan's path “from the silver...
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One injured in tollway accidentDec 19, 2012 7:04 pm - One person was injured Wednesday evening in a one-car accident on the Northwest Tollway, according to police. A spokesman for the Illinois State Police said the accident...
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Suburbs fail to mirror state's drop in train collisionsDec 18, 2012 10:00 pm - This is a test correction. First of three parts At least three people a month will die when they are hit by a train in the Chicago region next year, according ...
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Decision clears way for high-speed rail lineDec 18, 2012 6:01 pm - The Federal Railroad Administration has taken action that will allow the full build-out of a high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and St. Louis. The administration s...