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The Surface Transportation Board has denied Metra’s request for a temporary injunction or emergency service order protecting ...
Police activity on the CTA Red Line as led to trains to be rerouted to the elevated tracks between Fullerton and Cermak/Chinatown. The police activity is at the Roosevelt Red Line subway station.
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More than $104 million in grants from Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality ...
Although 20 miles from the city, Elmhurst residents can soak in the Chicago skyline when looking east on St. Charles Road, and the Metra express train can transport them to downtown Chicago in ...
Metra said it would also suffer a 40% reduction in service, and Pace is also in a similar situation. The suburban bus agency is threatening to eliminate all service after 8 p.m. and all weekend rides.
In addition to major projects to replace aging bridges on the UP North Line; track, electrical and signal upgrades on the Metra Electric; and major tie replacement projects on three lines, the 2025 ...
Meanwhile, Metra uses colors to designate its line on maps and timetables. “The result can be confusing for new users, and for those who have limited proficiency with English,” officials said.
Metra lines could be set for new names, as the agency prepares to take over Union Pacific routes. But first, Metra and Union Pacific must resolve a compensation dispute.
CHICAGO — Metra has begun a rider survey over renaming its lines from their current names — which largely are derived from their historic operators — to one of two alphanumeric systems, one of which ...
Metra has launched a survey to gather feedback on potentially renaming lines to make the system “easier to understand for new and occasional riders,” the rail service announced Monday. The efforts ...
Option 2 would utilize the letter "M" for Metra, paired with a number. The lines would be numbered in counterclockwise order based on how they converge in downtown Chicago.