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Stuck snowplow slows Metra UP-West Line traffic
Tribune reporterA snowplow that became stuck on railroad tracks in Wheaton stopped trains on Metra's Union Pacific-West Line for a little less than a hour, according to the agency. The plow is believed to have turned over onto the tracks near College Avenue about 7 p....Tags: Metra
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Expanding the database of work jerks
If I am America's most-beloved workplace advice columnist — and I am — then you, my friends, are America's most-beloved workplace advice column readers. And you proved it by responding to my recent column on workplace jerks (Business, Feb....Tags: Rex Huppke, Advice Columns and Columnists, CBS Corp., Chicago Tribune Columnists, Television Industry
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Metra mechanical problems causes cancellations, delays during rush hour
Tribune reporterSeveral mechanical problems on Metratrains during rush hour caused cancellations and delays up to an hour on at least three different lines, Metra said. Shortly after 5 p.m. a train on the Milwaukee District North Line stopped right outside Union...Tags: Metra
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5 freight cars derail in Bellwood lead to Metra disruptions
Tribune reporterFive freight cars from a Union Pacific train derailed this morning as it was pulling out of a yard in West Suburban Bellwood causing some diesel fuel to leak, police said. The incident happened at about 11 a.m. at the yard near Eastern and Erie, said...Tags: Metra, Diesel Fuel
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Despite assistance, businesses affected by derailment still struggle
McGovern's Public House was more than ready for its grand opening on July 6. The venue had been remodeled, including a shiny new bar from Ireland. Owner Declan Morgan predicted hundreds of customers would flock to the only Irish pub in Glenview. But...
Tags: Advertising, St. Patrick's Day, Trials, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Railway Accidents
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Metra train hits unoccupied car in Des Plaines, delaying service
Metra Union Pacific-Northwest Line trains were delayed this evening after an outbound train hit a car in Des Plaines, according to the agency. Train No. 633, scheduled to arrive in Barrington at 5:54 p.m., hit the car near the line's Des Plaines station...
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Trains of Christmas at Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum excites young and old alike
alnotarianni@aol.comThe room goes dark. The lights of the mini-village glow as the whistle blows and the trains roll along the track, their audio footprints trailing off as they enter a cave into a mountain. Children and adults alike point with wide-eyed wonder. Trains of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Empire State Building, Religious Festivals, Holidays
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First editions: A rare present
Never mind the Morlocks. For a book lover, the most chilling scene in the 1960 screen adaptation of "The Time Machine" is the one in which the Time Traveler is taken to the decrepit library of the Eloi race. "I can learn all I want about you from books,"...
Tags: Stephen King, J.K. Rowling , Where the Wild Things Are (movie), George W. Bush, Entertainment Events
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Las Vegas: Megabus is back on the L.A. to Vegas route
It's back. Megabus, which offered low-cost bus service to Las Vegas from L.A. in 2007 and then withdrew from the market, will begin service between the two cities on Dec. 12, it announced Wednesday. Like Greyhound, which also has recently introduced...
Tags: Marketing
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Texas grand jury refuses to indict driver in train crash
HOUSTON -- West Texas grand jurors on Wednesday decided not to indict the driver of a parade float struck by a train, killing four veterans last fall. Midland County prosecutor Eric Kalenak told the Los Angeles Times that he presented the case along...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Trials, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Texas grand jury to examine deadly veterans' float-vs.-train crash
A grand jury is expected to determine whether charges should be filed in the Nov. 15 train crash in Midland, Texas, that killed four wounded veterans riding a parade float. Investigators are still picking through the particulars of what happened...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Justice System, National Transportation Safety Board, Injuries and Wounds, Los Angeles Times
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Delays on UP Northwest line after train derails in Harvard yard
Delays of an hour were being reported on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest line this morning after a train derailed in the Harvard yard, officials said. No injuries were reported. Train 610 from Harvard, which should have departed about 5:45 a.m.,...
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