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Chances of Wi-Fi on Metra get dimmer
The chances of Metra riders getting wireless Internet access appear to have diminished considerably after officials refused to approve further evaluation of adding Wi-Fi service to trains. Several members of Metra's board agreed Friday with member...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry
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MARC to add weekend service to Washington
Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Carrollton, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Penn Line, Maryland Department of Transportation
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Amtrak replacing 35-year-old cars in Northeast, Pennsylvania
Amtrak is receiving the first of 70 electric locomotives made by Siemens AG intended to replace decades-old equipment. The first three locomotives bought with money from a $532 million U.S. Federal Railroad Administration loan are coming off the...Tags: Siemens
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Court ruling aims to reduce diesel fumes at Union Station
A recent federal court decision will require the owner of a downtown building to maintain its ventilation system, improving air quality at nearby Union Station by sucking out diesel fumes from the station's tunnels. The old post office will have to...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Heads of State, U.S. Postal Service, Heart Attack, Health
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Train Safety Awareness Week may bring warnings and citations for drivers and trespassers
Staff writerThirteen people were killed in 57 rail crossing crashes in Florida in 2012, and 27 people died during trespassing incidents, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority/Tri-Rail says. Florida ranks 4th in the U.S. in trespass fatalities, and...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Rick Scott, Railway Transportation
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Chicago overnight report
Tribune reporterA wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • The great-nephew of a prominent Englewood community activist was fatally shot as he was driving from his great-grandmother's home Sunday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood, according...Tags: Shootings, Englewood
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Playground equipment vandalized in Bel Air [Harford County Police blotter]
Aberdeen Forshaye Deshawn, 21, of the 100 block of Holloway Road, was charged Monday with being a fugitive from Virginia. Shona L. Murray, 42, of the 4900 block of Villa Point Drive, was charged Monday with failing to appear in court for a case in...Tags: Prosecution, Aberdeen, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Theft, Apple iPod
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Busway Bridges Begin To Take Shape In New Britain
The Hartford CourantMotorists on the city's east side can expect minor delays and detours for the next two weeks as contractors begin the next phase of busway construction. Trucks have delivered steel support beams for a new bridge over the intersection of Allen and East...Tags: Traffic, Newington, Flatbush, New Britain, West Hartford
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Man struck, killed by Amtrak train on South Side
A 60-year-old man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in the West Pullman neighborhood Sunday evening, authorities said. The man was struck near the intersection of 116th and South State Street, police and fire officials said. He was pronunced...
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Former Wall Street success finds new path reviving Carver baseball
The Baltimore SunThe pitch bores in low and skitters under Ian Anderson's mitt. As he chugs to retrieve the baseball, another enemy runner dashes across home plate, putting the Carver Bears more hopelessly behind. Shoulders slump around this West Baltimore diamond,...Tags: College Baseball, Chicago Bears, Baseball, Craigslist, Inc., University of Pennsylvania
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Club's plant sale Saturday in Niles
NILES -- The Four Flags Garden Club will conduct its annual spring plant sale from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, rain or shine, in Riverfront Park at Main and Front streets downtown. Established plants from the club members' gardens will be available,... -
Hartford Mayor's Shift On Flower Street Closure Upsets Business Owners, Residents
The Hartford CourantVirginia Iacobucci said business declined at her coffeehouse when busway construction in December blocked cars from reaching it by using Flower Street. She now wonders if her business, La Paloma Sabanera, will survive if pedestrian and bike traffic from...Tags: Pedro E. Segarra, Aetna Inc., Newington, Dannel P. Malloy , Restaurant and Catering Industry
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