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Airline stowaway suspect once arrested for not paying train fare
L.A. NOWThe Nigerian national arrested after allegedly sneaking aboard a New York-to-Los Angeles flight has a history of not paying for his transportation, court records show. Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, 24, was arrested in Chicago in 2008 after he allegedly refused... -
Corrected: Railroad deaths
Number of reported fatalities from all causes (auto collisions, pedestrians hit, yard accidents, derailments, etc.) on major commuter rail systems from 1999 to Saturday. (Note: this chart is corrects a previously published version) Railroad, location...Tags: Travel, Railway Transportation, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Death, Long Island Rail Road
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Metrolink's grim national record
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMetrolink has amassed the most fatalities among commuter railroads of similar size in the United States over the last decade, a statistic boosted in part by three deadly train collisions in the past five years, according to federal reports. -------------...Tags: Boston, Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Railway Transportation, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Pedestrian crossing closed at Lake Forest Metra stop
Union Pacific Railroad recently closed the pedestrian crossing at the downtown Metra station in Lake Forest in an attempt to improve safety, according to railroad and city officials. Mark Davis, a Union Pacific spokesman, said an engineering team...
Tags: Science and Technology, Travel, Railway Transportation, Union Pacific Corporation, Union Pacific Railroad
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Metra reassigns police official who oversaw NATO security
The Metra administrator who oversaw the commuter rail agency's police for the past several years, along with security during the NATO summit, has been removed from that post, the Tribune has learned. Sharon Austin, a longtime Metra official and one of...
Tags: NATO, International Organizations, Politics, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), NATO Summit
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Memorial Day
Monday is Memorial Day. The following services will be affected: Schools: Public schools in Chicago will be closed. Most suburban and parochial schools will be closed. Check local districts. Government offices: Closed. Postal service: No service except...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Memorial Day, Chicago Public Library
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Restaurant list
This list in not all inclusive. American Contemporary Abigail's American Bistro 493 Roger Williams Ave., Highland Park, 847-780-4862 Simple elegance provides Abigail's with a welcoming ambiance. The menu offers variety from the lunchtime grilled...
Tags: Chicken Breast, Feta Cheese, Pita Bread, Yolo, Music
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Naperville auditing commuter lot wait list
Naperville commuters on the waiting list for a parking permit near the downtown Metra station will need to update their accounts to keep their place in line. The city is performing an audit of the wait lists for the Kroehler, Burlington and Parkview...
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'So far, so good' on first weekday of Red Line shutdown
Tribune reportersCommuting on the South Side changed fundamentally Monday. Yet at the same time, nothing changed. CTA Red Line trains were absent from the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway for the first weekday since the south branch opened almost 44 years ago, except...Tags: Criminals, Forrest Claypool, Media Industry, Chicago Transit Authority, Apple iPhone
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MARC gets a boost
Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...
Tags: Amtrak, Energy Saving, Inner Harbor, Railway Transportation, Travel
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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, Forrest Claypool, Chicago Transit Authority, Employees
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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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