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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Red Line rides out first weekday of construction project

    Commuting on the South Side changed fundamentally Monday. Yet at the same time, nothing changed.
    Commuting 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: Twitter, Inc., Forrest Claypool, Criminals, Hyde Park, Media Industry

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. 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.
    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...
    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 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 forward to relieve congestion, make roads safer and stimulate economic development.
    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: Maryland Transit Administration, Long Island Rail Road, Services and Shopping, Inner Harbor, Railway Transportation

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. CTA officials, riders prepare for Red Line work

    Marie 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 Ryan branch that had started just hours earlier.
    Tribune reporter
    Marie 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: Forrest Claypool, Career and Workplace, Employees, Chicago Transit Authority

    5. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. 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 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: Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Amtrak

    6. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. CTA Red Line Dan Ryan closure starts early Sunday

    CTA Red Line riders who use the south leg of the north-south “L” line will have to find alternate transportation starting 2 a.m. Sunday.
    CTA Red Line riders who use the south leg of the north-south “L” line will have to find alternate transportation starting 2 a.m. Sunday. The line will be closed for five months south of the Roosevelt Road station for a $425 million track...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Transit agencies look to keep South Side moving during CTA work

    The time for campaigning is about to end. Now the hard work — delivering on promises made to 80,000 daily CTA Red Line customers who will lose a vital transportation lifeline for five months — is set to begin Sunday.
    The time for campaigning is about to end. Now the hard work — delivering on promises made to 80,000 daily CTA Red Line customers who will lose a vital transportation lifeline for five months — is set to begin Sunday. Public outreach for...

    Tags: Roseland, Chicago Police Department, Forrest Claypool, Career and Workplace, Chicago State University

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 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.
    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

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Boy struck by train returns to school

    Two 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.
    Special to the Tribune
    Two 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

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 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 new study finds.
    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: Advertising, Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Marketing, Media Industry

    11. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Wi-Fi on Metra: Where studies and balance sheets differ

    Metra provides over 300,000 passenger trips a day and thousands of Chicagoland customers have come to rely on personal electronic devices -- anything from cell phones to laptops to iPads and Kindles -- to ease long commutes.
    Metra provides over 300,000 passenger trips a day and thousands of Chicagoland customers have come to rely on personal electronic devices -- anything from cell phones to laptops to iPads and Kindles -- to ease long commutes. Since 2009, the Tribune...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Electronics

    12. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 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, Boston, Amtrak

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