Daywatch: RTA outlines ‘doomsday’ transit cuts
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said he “absolutely” will continue to hold town hall meetings even though an event in ...
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Chicago’s Metra announces 2025 infrastructure upgrade plan
The plan includes Metra Electric track and signal upgrades, and major tie replacements on three lines, plus other system-wide improvements. Credit: Markus Mainka/Shutterstock. Chicago’s commuter rail ...
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Metra considers replacing rail line names with numbers, letters
Passengers walk toward their Metra train at Union Station last year. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share How Metra named its 14 suburban commuter rail lines made little sense. Its two “Milwa ...
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Metra asks feds for relief in feud with Union Pacific over ‘unreasonable’ costs to run trains on tracks
Metra filed separate actions with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and in federal court seeking relief from what they called “windfall” rates proposed by UP to use its tracks.
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Metra considers renaming lines, changing maps for Chicago area
Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey to gauge public feedback on the potential changes, saying it aims to "make the system easier to ...
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CTA, Metra, Pace say they will have to cut services by 40% in 2026 if state doesn't intervene
Sun-Times file Share The CTA could eliminate half its bus lines, Metra could end service on its Electric Blue Island branch and Pace could cut all weekend bus service under a worst-case scenario ...
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Metra ‘owes an explanation’: Documents show ‘allegation chart’ and ‘discrimination section’ in secret police probe
Originally, Metra blacked out descriptions of the actual work performed by consultants McGuireWoods when it responded to a Freedom of Information Act request for invoices in late 2024.
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Metra considers changing the names of all its lines, asks public to weigh in
CHICAGO (WGN) — A change in the operation on three of Metra’s lines has given the agency an opportunity to rename all lines, and the public has a chance to weigh in. Metra will soon assume ...
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Dozens of Metra, CTA train, bus lines could be cut due to $770M budget hole: Transit officials
The event, dubbed a "Day of Action" by workers comes as COVID grant money is set to run out for Chicago-area transit agencies, including the CTA, Metra and Pace. In a report from the Regional ...
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Metra train hits truck in Chicago's southwest suburbs, causing delays
A Metra train was stopped in Chicago's southwest suburbs in the middle of the afternoon rush Thursday, after it hit a semi-trailer truck on the tracks. Metra Heritage Corridor Train 915 was ...
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Major service cuts on Metra, CTA, Pace possible if $771M budget shortfall not solved: RTA
Services on Metra and Pace could also be slashed ... who co-chairs the House Democrats' Transit Working Group said in part, "We cannot throw money at this problem and address this fiscal crisis ...