Articles filed under Transportation
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Metra trains getting defibrillatorsDec 27, 2012 4:16 pm - The Metra commuter rail service is installing hundreds of portable, easy-to-use defibrillators on all of its trains, becoming only the second major transit system in the...
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Billion-dollar settlement in Toyota recall caseDec 26, 2012 2:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has reached a settlement worth more than $1 billion in a case involving unintended acceleration problems in its vehicl...
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Minor train derailment in ChicagoDec 25, 2012 6:10 am - Authorities say a commuter train at a downtown Chicago station has derailed, but no passengers were on board. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says ther...
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Chicago Skyway fare to rise to $4 next yearDec 25, 2012 6:00 am - It's going to cost motorists more to travel on the Chicago Skyway next year. Tolls will jump from $3.50 to $4 on the Chicago Skyway starting Jan. 1. That 8-mile stretch ...
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Toll hikes, NATO among 2012's top transit storiesDec 23, 2012 10:00 pm - Read-them-and-weep gas prices. A failed plan to institute speed cameras in the suburbs. The completion of Wacker Drive construction — finally. The extinction of the Prai...
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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