Articles filed under Transportation
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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...
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McHenry County accident leads to new lawAug 05, 2013 2:00 pm - 'Patricia's Law' targets drivers who had been on court supervision
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JetBlue to add first-class cabinAug 05, 2013 1:23 pm - NEW YORK — JetBlue, known for shuttling vacationers from Northeast cities to the warmth of Florida and the Caribbean, is making a play for corporate road warriors. Start...
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California governor averts Frisco rail strikeAug 05, 2013 1:18 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of thousands of San Francisco Bay Area commuters got at least a temporary reprieve from a massive transit strike when Gov. Jerry Brown intervene...
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Cleanup underway at derailment site in LouisianaAug 05, 2013 10:34 am - LAWTELL, La. — About 100 homes remained evacuated Monday as officials worked to clean up the site of a 26-car train derailment near the small community of Lawtell, about...
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Calif. gov. orders inquiry, averts SF rail strikeAug 05, 2013 9:30 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of thousands of San Francisco Bay Area commuters got at least a temporary reprieve from a massive transit strike when Gov. Jerry Brown ordered a...