Articles filed under Transportation
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NTSB: Fatal derailment could have been preventedFeb 13, 2012 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. — A deadly train derailment could have been prevented if a warning had reached the train crew about a washout ahead that was discovered about an hour earl...
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High-tech car gadgets distracting, experts sayFeb 12, 2012 10:00 pm - One of the best things about media day at the Chicago Auto Show is the hyperbole. Where else would you hear "it's got Alfa Romeo DNA with Dodge passion" to describe the...
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Paratransit lawsuit settledFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - The Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago Transit Authority and Pace announced Friday they had settled a lawsuit over paratransit, the service for disabled riders. ...
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Chicago-St Louis high-speed rail plans speeding upFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Federal transportation regulators are moving faster than expected on choosing the best route for a section of the Chicago-St. Louis high-speed rail line ru...
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Chicago Auto Show is vroom and zoom, not doom and gloomFeb 09, 2012 4:30 am - The next big thing is small. After years of hype over super-sized Humvee-type vehicles, much of the buzz at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show media preview Wednesday focused o...
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Report: Bartlett train derailment caused by broken railFeb 08, 2012 11:00 pm - A Federal Railroad Administration rail accident report brought up at Tuesday’s Bartlett village board meeting shows that a November train derailment in the village was c...
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Aurora cops: Red-light cameras reducing accidentsFeb 08, 2012 9:30 am - Reducing the number of accidents at crash-prone intersections always has been the goal of Aurora's red-light camera program, and police Chief Greg Thomas said numbers sh...
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As auto show opens, suburban car dealers back in driveFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - It was 2009 and the Big Three automakers were barely surviving. After accepting an unpopular government bailout, General Motors and Chrysler dealerships closed across th...
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O'Hare among airports to test lower-hassle screeningFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, including Chicago...
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Chicago Auto Show roars into townFeb 06, 2012 4:30 am - Don't feel inadequate, I told the Honda Civic hatchback as it sputtered along in the wake of a Land Rover. It's the year of the car. Don't believe me? Check out the Ch...