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CTA officials, riders prepare for Red Line work
Tribune reporterMarie Drake was already displeased Sunday morning when she boarded a free shuttle bus near the 63rd Street Red Line station. The Chicago Transit Authority, she said, hadn’t done enough to explain the five-month shutdown of the Red Line’s Dan...Tags: Career and Workplace, Chicago Transit Authority, Employees, Forrest Claypool
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Signal problems delay Metra Union Pacific lines
Trains on Metra's Union Pacific lines ware being delayed by as much as an hour late this afternoon because of computer signal problems. Commuters on all three Union Pacific lines--West, North and Northwest--should expect delays of at least a half-hour...
Tags: Union Pacific Corporation
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Metra: Rock Island District service resumes after Amtrak derailment
Metra service on the Rock Island District line resumed this afternoon after an Amtrak train derailment block the Metra tracks at 16th Street, according to Metra. Metra trains were not allowed to enter or exit the LaSalle Street station due to the...
Tags: Amtrak, Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Bike-friendly developments are on a roll
Take a stroll through Mill Creek in Geneva most weeknights, and you're likely to see resident Mike Mayszak zipping past on his mountain bike. That is, if you're paying close attention. After all, Mayszak's got a 14-mile course to complete. Using a...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Millennium Park, River West, Illinois Prairie Path, Wheaton
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Surviving the Red Line reconstruction
Coming next week: A commuter's guide to getting through the next five months without the Red Line Dan Ryan branch. The guide will detail alternative service to be offered on free shuttle buses and additional service on the Green Line, as well as travel... -
Cost has Metra leery of Wi-Fi
Reading newspapers and books or taking naps were once the prime pastimes for Metra customers. Now nearly half the riders are using personal electronic devices like laptops, smartphones, iPads and Kindles, and that percentage has doubled since 2010, a...
Tags: Science and Technology, Advertising, Media Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Marketing
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Living green exhibit opens in Arlington Heights Metra station
After years of vacancy, the empty corner space in the downtown Arlington Heights train station is now home to a permanent exhibit on energy conservation. The "Living Green" exhibit opened in late April in the northeast corner of the Arlington Heights...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Conservation
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Red Line going offline during reconstruction
The CTA Dan Ryan Line was state-of-the-art when it opened in 1969 on Chicago's South Side. Today, almost 44 years later, service has become feeble. About 40 percent of the Red Line south branch is mired in slow zones because of severe track...
Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Highway Transportation, Transportation, Railway Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA, University of Chicago reach bus deal
RedEyeThe CTA board is poised to approve an agreement Wednesday with the University of Chicago that would allow the CTA to continue to operate four campus bus routes for five years. The buses that would continue to run are the Nos. 170-U. of Chicago/Midway,...Tags: Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology, University of Chicago, Agriculture, Education
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Boy struck by train returns to school
Special to the TribuneTwo months after he was struck by a train and lost his foot, Dominic Szymanski surprised his classmates at his Barrington school today, his first visit since the accident. More than 300 students at Hough Street Elementary School were gathered for an...Tags: Physical Therapy, Health Treatments
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In Boston, Wi-Fi response 'tremendous'
Boston's commuter rail passengers have had the benefit of wireless Internet aboard their trains for years, unlike their Metra brethren in Chicago. The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad provides Wi-Fi on 258 of its 410 coaches, through a deal signed...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Amtrak, Boston
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Choose your adventure: Red Line shutdown
RedEyeHere comes the pain—but not the train. It's finally arrived, CTA riders. The CTA on Sunday will shut down the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and 95th Street for five months to overhaul the track. The agency is offering various alternatives from...Tags: Services and Shopping, United Center, Public Transportation, McKinley Park, Vehicles
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