Articles filed under Metra
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Metra still having problems with Ventra appFeb 02, 2024 9:16 pm - Metra riders experienced a commuting version of the movie “Groundhog Day” Friday with a repeat of glitches on the Ventra app. The agency was optimistic the app would wor...
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Report of vehicle on tracks in Barrington causes Metra delaysFeb 01, 2024 10:38 am - Reports of a vehicle on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line tracks in Barrington caused a brief delay for some Thursday morning commuters. But it turns out that althou...
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New fares, new zones, machines selling tickets: Here’s what Metra’s major changes meanJan 29, 2024 6:24 am - Thursday marks an epic shift in how Metra does business.The commuter railroad will slim its 10-zone system to four and shake up fares in the process. It also will end in-person ticket sales and expand the reduced fare program.
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‘Our whole community is devastated’: Barrington student killed crossing downtown tracksJan 26, 2024 6:54 am - A Barrington High School student was killed Thursday morning when she was struck by a Metra train as she walked to school through the village’s downtown, officials said. ...
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Body found in Lisle Metra stationJan 18, 2024 7:47 pm - A man’s body was found Thursday morning inside the Metra depot at the Lisle train station. A customer noticed the body near an elevator and notified a ticket agent, who c...
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Storm forces more than 1,000 flight cancellations at O’Hare, Midway, delays Metra trainsJan 12, 2024 10:18 am - A winter storm Friday punished air travelers and commuters with widespread flight cancellations and delays. Over 1,060 flights were canceled at the O’Hare and Midway airp...
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Metra kicks off machine-only ticket sales at BNSF stationsJan 08, 2024 9:06 pm - Metra’s shift from humans to machines selling train tickets at stations on the BNSF Line Monday left a number of veteran commuters unfazed during the morning rush. “I buy...
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2024 transportation predictions: Blustery skies over O’Hare redo and peering down a transit cliffJan 02, 2024 10:25 am - The train has left the 2023 station loaded with major stories, from a controversial CP railway merger to a transit funding crisis. So what’s next in 2024, you ask? In a t...
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Taking transit this holiday? Here are tips on family fares and free ridesDec 31, 2023 11:23 am - A holiday staycation doesn’t mean hunkering down the entire time. And for active suburbanites experiencing cabin fever, Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority are offeri...
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Two busloads of migrants dropped off at Elmhurst train stationDec 24, 2023 7:22 pm - Two busloads of migrants who reportedly had entered the U.S. in Texas were dropped off at the Elmhurst train station Saturday night, police announced. A total of 91 peopl...