Articles filed under Transportation
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The SoapboxJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Finally, a single card: We’re certainly on board with Pace, Metra and the CTA in their decision to finally go to a universal fair system — but by 2015? Seems a long time...
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Quinn signs Chicago-area universal fare card billJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban commuters transferring from Metra to CTA or Pace to Metra know the frustration of having to provide separate fares. But by 2015, the region's three transit agen...
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CSX train derails, disrupts Amtrak serviceJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - MORRISTOWN, Ind. — The derailment of a freight train near Indianapolis is causing disruptions to Amtrak service between New York and Chicago. Amtrak spokesman Steve Kulm...
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Metra promises to fix credit card snafuJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - Metra promised customers Tuesday it would make good on double-charges that occurred on credit transactions last week. About 1,500 customers were affected by the mistake ...
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Bad UP crossing, old but feisty transponders and tollway warning ticketsJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - By Marni Pyke On a day we celebrated our independence, I celebrated dependency. On you, of course. I don’t know how I’d survive without In Transit nation. Thanks for rea...
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I-294/I-90 ramp closure starts WednesdayJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Southbound Tri-State Tollway drivers accustomed to zooming down the exit ramp onto eastbound I-90 will be out of luck Wednesday and the rest of the summer. The Illinois ...
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Route 53 expansion inches forwardJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - If the jury in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s retrial could reach an amicable consensus on 17 of 20 criminal counts, there’s hope for a new Illinois tollway panel looking...
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Mechanical failure caused emergency landing of Chicago United ’10 flightJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Investigators say a mechanical failure and a confusing flight manual contributed to an emergency landing of a United Airlines flight out of Chicago at Newark Liberty Int...
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Tollway vows to speed up violation noticesJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - The tollway violation notice you receive in the mail won't be a blast from the past, anymore. Recognizing a trend of tardy fine notifications for missing three toll paym...
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Could Elgin O’Hare’s finish mean higher tolls?Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am - A systemwide toll increase and tolls on a segment of I-290 are all on the table as possible ways of paying to extend the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway and build a western bypa...