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La Grange Road closure extended to March 3
La Grange :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Orland Park announced that the project, originally estimated by the Illinois Department of Transportation to be finished by Feb. 21, will be extended with a new tentative completion date of March 3. Work to tear down the old bridge was canceled on
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La Grange Road closed while bridge demolished
La Grange :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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The stretch is scheduled to be shut down from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for two five-day periods as crews work to demolish the Metra Southwest Service bridge that crosses La Grange, said Mike Claffey, spokesman with the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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South Shore releases plans for NATO conference
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Updated: May 14, 2012 1:50PM If you're planning to take a South Shore train to Chicago on May 20 or 21, you might want to rethink your plans or at least be ready for delays and headaches...However, there will be a number of restrictions affecting
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Heard the latest? Metra runs on time
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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Regular riders may find the numbers hard to believe, but Metra on Friday reported that its trains ran on schedule 97.4 percent of the time last month. That overall performance would rank February among Metra's best showings ever, including years when
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Metra rolls out new ticket vending machines
Cook :: NE :: USA | 1 year ago
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Metra Acting Chairman Larry Huggins takes off a ribbon attached to new Metra ticket machines at Union Station, 201 S...Kim~Sun-Times Updated: March 9, 2012 12:48PM In what Metra calls a major new convenience for riders, the agency has added credit
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Metra train kills motorcyclist in Orland Park
Orland Park :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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45 a.m. near 175th Street and Wolf Road, Metra spokesman Tom Miller said...LeeAnn Shelton and Victoria Johnson Latest News Videos Comments
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Revamped on-time stats show Metra slipping
Chicago :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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But in 2011, that number slipped to 93.6 percent after the commuter rail agency revamped the way it calculates on-time performance, officials said Friday. In light of those figures, Metra officials vowed to improve on-time service and at the same
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Metra trains delayed/canceled in Waukegan
Waukegan :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Metra spokesman Tom Miller said delays are averaging an hour and that some trains have been canceled all together after a train derailed coming out of the Metra train yard in Waukegan at 5:30 a.m. He said the train that derailed was a nonrevenue
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Metra sorry for delays, Union Station fiasco
Chicago :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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January 10, 2012 Metra issued an apology today to customers for the lengthy delays, crowded conditions and communication problems that occurred at Union Station on Monday evening. SouthWest Service and Heritage Corridor lines were delayed anywhere
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Southland leaders to Metra: Don’t cut service
Orland Park :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Metra officials are considering cutting Saturday service on the SouthWest Service line, which includes stops in Orland Park, New Lenox and Manhattan where village officials are hoping for transit-oriented development. File photo A letter to Metra
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