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South Bend-bound South Shore stuck, no power
WSBT-TVA South Shore train got stuck on the tracks near Chicago late Sunday morning, creating quite a headache for passengers headed east to South Bend. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the South Shore, says Eastbound Train...Tags: South Shore
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UPDATE: Train derailment brought South Shore rail service to halt
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – People trying to ride the South Shore Railroad Monday morning were forced to find another ride. That’s because a South Shore train derailed in Michigan City. That derailment suspended all South Shore service between South Bend...Tags: South Shore, Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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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. The line will be closed for five months south of the Roosevelt Road station for a $425 million track...
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority
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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. Since 2009, the Tribune...
Tags: Science and Technology, Electronics
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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. Public outreach for...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Forrest Claypool, Chatham, Elections, Roseland
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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. Commuters on all three Union Pacific lines--West, North and Northwest--should expect delays of at least a half-hour...
Tags: Union Pacific Corporation
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Boy struck by train returns to school
Special to the TribuneTwo 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: Health Treatments, Physical Therapy
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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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Choose your adventure: Red Line shutdown
RedEyeHere comes the pain—but not the train. It's finally arrived, CTA riders. The CTA on Sunday will shut down the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and 95th Street for five months to overhaul the track. The agency is offering various alternatives from...Tags: Public Transportation, CTA Ventra Card, U.S. Cellular Field, Vehicles, Services and Shopping
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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...
Tags: Public Transportation, Media Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry, McDonald's, Science and Technology
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Red Line going offline during reconstruction
The CTA Dan Ryan Line was state-of-the-art when it opened in 1969 on Chicago's South Side. Today, almost 44 years later, service has become feeble. About 40 percent of the Red Line south branch is mired in slow zones because of severe track...
Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Highway Transportation, John Hancock Center, Transportation, Travel
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Last chance for Sox Red Line stop for games
RedEyeWhite Sox fans, this weekend is the last chance you'll have to use the Sox-35th Red Line station for Sox games this season. Starting May 19, the CTA will close the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and 95th Street in a five-month project to overhaul...Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Transit Authority, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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