Articles filed under Transportation
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Pilots at American Eagle reject contract offerMar 28, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - Pilots at regional airline American Eagle rejected a contract proposal that they said would freeze their pay and cut health-insurance benefits. Eagle has about ...
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Statewide crackdown to honor Vernon Hills trooper killed in crashMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois State Police will be conducting road safety checks statewide Friday and Saturday in a special enforcement operation dedicated to fallen Trooper James Sauter of ...
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Expert says safety devices might not have given train time enough to brakeMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - As CTA officials work to repair tracks and platforms at the site of Monday's Blue Line crash, the decision to move safety devices at the O'Hare station means the current...
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Elk Grove, Itasca share Devon Avenue bridge improvement costsMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - Elk Grove Village and Itasca will be sharing the cost for Devon Avenue bridge improvements over Interstate 290 that are being completed as part of the Elgin-O'Hare Weste...
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Route 21/137 work to resume:Mar 26, 2014 1:01 am - Weather permitting, construction activities are scheduled to resume on the Route 21/137 project in the Libertyville area on April 15. Work includes completion of traffic...
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Ex-Metra CEO heads back to California for transit jobMar 26, 2014 1:01 am - Former Metra CEO Alex Clifford who blew the lid on patronage scandals at the agency may be headed back to California to take a job with another transit entity. The Santa...
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TSA officer on train's driver: 'She should have been fired'Mar 26, 2014 1:01 am - As a Transportation Security Administration officer, Milka Overton's job is to keep people safe. Yet on her way to work Monday, Overton found herself in danger aboard th...
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Round Lake launches $4.7 million infrastructure projectMar 25, 2014 5:00 am - Round Lake's largest infrastructure improvement project is underway at Hart Road and Sunset Drive in the middle of the village. Officials said the $4.7 million job will ...
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Expert: 'Miracle' no deaths in O'Hare CTA train crashMar 25, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago train driven by an apparently sleepy operator, which jumped its tracks and screeched up an escalator at O'Hare, could have caused untold death and destruction ...
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Surveillance video shows CTA Blue Line crashMar 25, 2014 1:01 am - In case of an emergency, a CTA train operator can push a red button to trigger powerful electromagnetic brakes that could have stopped the lead car of a Blue Line train ...