Articles filed under Metra
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Big upgrades coming to Union Station; more trains to Midwestern cities plannedDec 12, 2023 5:00 am - A massive revamp of Chicago's Union Station plus potentially more trains to Midwestern cities including Milwaukee are among the projects Amtrak is eying with over $101 m...
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A 50-foot tree and hundreds of ornaments: How Union Station is transformed for the holidaysDec 07, 2023 5:29 am - A little to the left. A little to the right. Christmas tree perfectionists can relate to the desire to apportion ornaments correctly. But in Maria Delgado's case, it's e...
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Pritzker promises transit fix, talks migrant housing and praises Biden at forumNov 30, 2023 5:52 am - The state and other stakeholders will resolve a looming $730 million annual shortfall facing Metra, Pace and the CTA in 2026, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday. The funding...
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Metra adds another Holiday Train on UP NorthNov 29, 2023 4:57 am - After tickets for Metra's Holiday Train were snapped up in a day, the commuter railroad is adding one more trip for Santa afficionados. The extra Holiday Train will run ...
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Pretrial release denied for man charged in Elgin murderNov 22, 2023 10:10 am - An Algonquin man is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a man earlier this month in Elgin. Pretrial release was denied Sunday for Brian Hu...
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Seismic shifts coming to Metra zoning and fares in 2024Nov 12, 2023 6:21 am - Metra leaders adopted sweeping updates to fares and zoning Friday, reforms officials said would simplify travel on the system for riders. The changes include shrinking t...
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Get your tickets for Metra's holiday trainsNov 04, 2023 7:59 am - It's a feat only Santa Claus could pull off. In 2022, Metra offered a holiday train on just one route - the Metra Electric Line. This year, Santa's commuting on five tra...
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How Metra is working harder to stop suicides on tracksOct 31, 2023 7:31 am - Interventions to save lives and prevent death by suicide on railway tracks increased substantially in 2023, Metra reports. Through mid-October, police and train crews tr...
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Antioch man facing felony charges in crash that killed wife, grandsonOct 26, 2023 10:15 am - A 71-year-old Antioch man whose car crashed into a Metra train in December has been indicted by a grand jury on felony charges related to deaths of his wife and grandson...
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'The stakes are ... high': 5 takeaways from CMAP's report on transforming transitOct 17, 2023 6:52 am - A seismic report on how to pull Metra, Pace and the CTA away from a $730 million fiscal cliff and transform public transit is headed to the General Assembly and Gov. J.B...