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Runaway overtime spending at CTA
Working for a public agency with a runaway overtime problem, CTA veteran Jackie Hubbard logged an average of 34 hours of OT on top of each 40-hour week, according to payroll records.
"Some people at CTA are picky about the type of work they do and the...Tags: Interior Policy, Unions, Commuting, Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune
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No. 7 Subway Service Disrupted For 11 Straight Weekends
PIX11.com / @kerrydrewFor the next 11 consecutive weekends, construction on the No. 7 subway line could affect how you get around on the weekends. Here's what you need to know: There will be no 7 trains running between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square-42nd Street. Also,...Tags: Transportation, Queens (New York City), WPIX, Subway Transportation, Manhattan (New York City)
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Behind our story on avoiding toll roads to avoid higher tolls (Does it work?)
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is one governmental agency that people love to hate. Thus, the agency’s decision to nearly double tolls Jan. 1 raised the hackles of many motorists.
Lots of them have vowed to change their driving habits...Tags: Transportation, Facebook, Road Transportation, Highway Transportation, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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The real deal to get great airfares
If you’re thinking about taking a trip, maybe you’ve seen some offers that sound great. Not so fast. When you try to snag a great airfare online, sometimes it can vanish into thin air. That’s what Consumer Reports’ shopping expert,...Tags: Transportation, Expedia Incorporated, Consumers, Spirit Airlines, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Massive Service Disruptions On Subways
pix11.comWord to the wise. If you ride subways regularly -- especially on the weekend, expect chaos underground. You'll be better off walking due to wide-spread service disruptions affecting 17 of the city's 22 subway lines in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the...Tags: Transportation, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Manhattan (New York City), Subway Transportation, Travel
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New York Subway Workers Run 'Rate My Rat' Photo Contest
REUTERSSubway workers angered over what they say is a rat infestation in their workplace are holding a photo contest for the "nastiest" shot of a rodent, with a grand prize of a monthly transit pass. Commuters, who frequently see rats on subway platforms and...Tags: Transportation, Unions, Subway Transportation, New York City, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Next phase of Wacker reconstruction reopens one intersection, closes 2 others
Tribune reporterWacker Drive will be closed at the intersections of Monroe and Adams streets starting Monday until next summer and the Madison Street intersection also will reopen Monday as part of the next phase of the $300 million Wacker reconstruction, city...Tags: Transportation, Reconstruction, Jon Hilkevitch, Traffic, Road Transportation
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The fondly remembered Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad subject of recently published book
It's been more than half a century since the trains of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad — quaintly remembered by old-timers in these parts as the Ma & Pa — rolled over a single set of tracks on a circuitous 77.2-mile route that began...Tags: Transportation, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Passenger Cars, Charles Street
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Plan to use Amtrak as fallback for high-speed rail criticized
When the Obama administration gave California $3.4 billion in startup money for a high-speed rail system, it insisted on a guarantee that the project would not become a white elephant — something critics could brand as a train to nowhere.
The first...Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Travel, Amtrak
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Model trains create popular attraction at Bedford Museum
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefIs your family stuck at home with nothing to do this week? A group in Bedford wants to get your kids off the couch, and get them excited about an old hobby. "I love trains, and I love people," said Wallace Post, a retired rail engineer and model train...Tags: Museums, Transportation, Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Hobbies
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Model railroad open house today
The January open house for the James Valley Model Railroad Association will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the old Milwaukee Road depot on Main Street. Five model railroad layouts will be in operation. Admission is free. Visitors are asked to use the...Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Travel
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Johns Hopkins founder remembered on anniversary of death
A Christmas wreath lay near Johns Hopkins' grave Saturday morning, atop a hill at Green Mount Cemetery.
Dozens gathered around Hopkins' gravestone in what has become an annual Christmas Eve tradition. Faculty, staff, alumni and their family members...Tags: Transportation, Colleges and Universities, Religious Festivals, Colleges and Universities, Railway Transportation
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