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Chicago’s Metra announces 2025 infrastructure upgrade plan
Metra has announced a comprehensive 2025 construction programme, focusing on station improvements, track maintenance ...
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‘A spiral effect’: 40% service cuts estimated if Metra, Pace, CTA veer over the fiscal cliff
More than 50% of BNSF trains canceled. Half of the 'L' shut down. No Pace weekend service. Transit leaders laid out a ...
Major service cuts on Metra, CTA, Pace possible if $771M budget shortfall not solved: RTA
Public transportation in Chicago is in jeopardy, if a $771 million budget shortfall isn't solved, the Regional Transportation Authority said Friday.
Chicago transit agencies warn of drastic cuts in face of looming $770 million budget shortfall
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
Metra train hits truck in Chicago's southwest suburbs, causing delays
As seen from CBS Skywatch, the truck remained upright at the scene and did not seem to be seriously damaged. No injuries were ...
Metra considers renaming lines, changing maps for Chicago area
Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey to gauge public feedback ...
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Metra Considers Renaming Lines Across the Chicago-Area System. Your Feedback is Welcome
Metra has launched a survey to get feedback on potentially renaming lines to make the system “easier to understand for new ...
Chicago Tribune11d
New names could be in store for Metra lines, as agency sues Union Pacific during takeover of UP routes
Commuters wait to board an inbound Union Pacific Northwest Metra train at the Arlington Heights station on Sept. 15, 2022. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Metra is instead proposing three options.
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Metra trains halted in Chicago's west suburbs after train hits, kills pedestrian
Trains on the Metra BNSF line were halted just in time for the afternoon rush Monday, after a train hit and killed a pedestrian in Downers Grove, Illinois. Downers Grove police said at 4:36 p.m ...