Articles filed under Transportation
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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...
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Red Gate bridge opens after years of waitingDec 15, 2012 11:00 am - Standing in the middle of the new Red Gate Bridge in St. Charles, supporters of the new Fox River crossing could feel the structure flex as nonconstruction vehicles rumb...
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Mundelein to retire automated train crossing hornsDec 15, 2012 7:00 am - Mundelein’s original solution to train horn noise — the automated horn — will be retired and removed from crossings next month. The removal of the digital equipment — b...
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City opens dedicated bicycle lanes in LoopDec 14, 2012 3:57 pm - Downtown Chicago has its first two-way bike route with dedicated traffic signals. The bike lanes opened on Friday along Dearborn Street through the city’s Loop neighborh...
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Metra raises fares for passengers using 10-ride passesDec 14, 2012 9:40 am - Despite objections, Metra leaders raised fares on 10-ride passes by 11 percent Friday, effective Feb. 1, 2013. The hike follows on the heels of a 30 percent increase in ...