Articles filed under Metra
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How Metra may fill its budget hole if there's no federal rescue
Oct 19, 2020 5:30 AM - Metra CEO Jim Derwinski talks about shaky finances, possible service cuts, if capital dollars are off-limits to offset operating freefalls. -
Metra sues Union Pacific, wants conductors back walking trains
Oct 14, 2020 6:44 PM - Metra smacked partner Union Pacific with a lawsuit Wednesday demanding conductors collect fares. -
Traffic, crashes and congestion rebounding after COVID-19 spring slump
Oct 12, 2020 5:30 AM - How badly did COVID-19 affect travel and traffic in the metro region? A Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning analysis shows that car volumes remain below normal, but truck traffic is back to pre-pandemic levels.
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Metra won't raise fares but needs to cover $70 million gap
Oct 6, 2020 6:12 PM - Even with running trains on reduced schedules, Metra faces a $70 million shortfall next year because of COVID-19. -
Huntley may get a Metra or Amtrak stop with new passenger rail projectOct 6, 2020 2:00 PM - After multiple false-starts, Huntley is on track to get a Metra or an Amtrak stop as plans to reconnect Chicago and Rockford by train move forward for the first time in decades.
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No more free rides on Metra Union Pacific lines
Oct 6, 2020 8:38 AM - Metra Union Pacific riders should be prepared to show tickets or passes at Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago this week after months of absent fare collection amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a contract dispute. -
Barrington officials: New rule for gas on trains has 'quite acute' potential for catastrophe
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Railway collisions plummet nationwide, but not in Illinois
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Weekend service to continue, Metra, RTA officials say
Sep 24, 2020 7:29 PM - Weekend trains will run, Metra and RTA officials say, despite some messaging to the contrary. -
Work progresses on Glenview Road Metra crossing
Sep 23, 2020 7:06 AM - Metra crews are working to replace the rubberized crossing at Glenview Road -- the main thoroughfare through downtown Glenview -- with precast concrete sections. The work started Sept. 16 and is expected to be done by Friday.
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