Articles filed under Metra
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Metra dubious about idea of merging with Pace and CTA
Sep 21, 2023 11:45 PM - Metra leaders question the ambitious Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning proposal to reinvent transit in the region. -
Merge Metra, Pace, CTA into a mega-agency? CMAP suggests massive changes, but there's pushback
Sep 14, 2023 10:05 AM - A new CMAP plan to fix a $730 million transit shortfall suggests new taxes or tolls to generate revenues and possibly merging CTA, Metra and Pace into a superagency. Both support and pushback emerged at a meeting about it. -
RTA safety summit hits nerve with concerned CTA, Metra riders
Aug 14, 2023 6:52 AM - CTA and Metra riders talk about security on trains and buses in a post-pandemic world. It's not just crime, they say.
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Say goodbye to Canal Street at Union Station for 1½ years
Aug 8, 2023 7:20 PM - Big closures on Canal Street at Union Station just got started and will last until early 2025. Here's what to know. -
Metra Milwaukee North riders should expect weekend schedule tweaks
Aug 8, 2023 6:42 PM - Three Metra Milwaukee North District trains will be affected by construction starting Friday. -
8 things to know about getting to Lollapalooza on public transit
Aug 4, 2023 7:11 AM - Don't keep the Red Hot Chili Peppers waiting as you stew in traffic en route to Lollapalooza. Here's how to rock on and avoid traffic jams en route to Lollapalooza this year. -
Service resumes on UP Metra trains, but delays expected
Jul 29, 2023 5:03 PM - Union Pacific Metra trains are running again, but may be delayed due to police activity, according to a Metra alert. -
Metra takeover of UP service is coming down the track
Jul 27, 2023 6:28 PM - A familiar brand will be operating Metra Union Pacific trains next year after the freight giant steps away. That would be Metra, after 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals judges ruled Wednesday that Union Pacific is not obligated to keep running commuter trains on the three UP lines. -
Metra crime grows with ridership, but 'it is a very safe system,' officials say
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Metra's on board with train service to Rockford
Jul 19, 2023 6:13 PM - Metra directors Wednesday agreed to collaborate with the Illinois Department of Transportation to provide train service to Rockford with provisos the railroad won't pay for implementation.
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