Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, June 18
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• More coverage of yesterday’s City Club panel featuring key players in the transit fiscal cliff drama (Crain’s)
• Metra CEO Derwinski discusses the upcoming budget cuts, Metra’s motive power fleet, and the future of passenger rail in Chicago (Railfan & Railroad)
• Private ambulance driver rear-ended CTA bus Tuesday around 10:15 AM near Michigan/Roosevelt, causing minor injuries to 7 passengers (ABC)
• “Chicago aldermen calling for CTA to enforce smoking ban.” Maybe a new courtesy campaign PSA would be helpful? (CBS)
• Video shows moment semi driver blocked Metra BNSF line, causing crash that delayed train service for hours (CBS)
• In case it wasn’t already obvious, a new CTA cartoon explains why you shouldn’t go down to ‘L’ tracks to pick up your phone.
• Capitol Fax editor posted that our recent guest op-ed about the transit fiscal cliff was “doing harm by of spreading misinformation.” Here’s our response.
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